Lessons on credit and credit cards, taxes, and how to find an apartment and make the rent are invaluable for high school students.
This is my second post in my "Getting a Teaching Job" series! Today I am sharing one of my favourite interview tools.. The teaching portfolio! I am a LTO
Understanding students’ lives can help teachers foster a sense of belonging and ensure that all students feel respected and challenged.
We answer your frequently asked questions about teaching English in China - wage, visas, hours, contracts, living expenses and more.
I often hear people say that it is better to teach your kid to ski before letting them snowboard. They talk about how skiing is more natural than snowboarding because you face forward. In reality my two daughters learnt to do the perfect squat that is essential for snowboarding
We had such a busy week this week, but I feel like we got so much accomplished in such a...
Start the school year off with a bang with this getting-to-know-you activity.
This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series Charlotte Mason for the Early YearsIt’s easy to think that there isn’t much to do school-wise for the first six years of a child’s life when you plan to home educate the Charlotte Mason way. She assertively states in her writing that a mother’s (modern-day...
I was barely 23, going on way too many interviews for my first teaching job. What I lacked in experience I made up for in confidence.
Happy Thanksgiving week! There is so much that I have to be thankful for. One thing that I am thankful for and really appreciate is the calm in my life. I definitely did not always have this calmness! I finished my master’s degree a couple of years ago, and while I am really glad to have my M.Ed, I do NOT miss the craziness of getting my degree and being a classroom teacher!When I was getting my master’s degree in literacy (and my bilingual endorsement at the same time), I taught full day Kindergarten in the suburbs and had to commute into the city after school 2-3 days a week to take classes. My program was very good…but also challenging and time-consuming. I would be exhausted from teaching my Kinders, and by the time I sat through class at night and drove home, it was time to go to bed. I also got married and bought a house during the last year of my program, which added to the craziness! I thought I was going to lose my mind at some points. One time during this crazy phase, I left one of our gas burners on ALL night and ALL day, not realizing it until I got home from work! The house and cats were fine, thank God. Another time I planned a trip for my husband and I to go visit my grandfather, and didn’t realize until the night before that I had bought a plane ticket for him, but not for myself!! Other people go through much more difficult things than this in their lives, but this was definitely a challenging time for me.I am really thankful that I have my degree now, though, because it’s enabled me to become a reading specialist. In the spirit of giving, I want to share with you some things I did that helped me survive teaching full time and getting my degree. If you are a teacher getting your master’s degree or considering it, read on for tips about managing your time, finding time to cook, and maintaining your sanity. 1. Be sure you want/need the degree you are getting. When I graduated from my undergrad program, I knew I wanted to eventually become a reading specialist. But I still taught for several years before starting my master’s program. I’m really glad I did this for a few reasons! First, being a new teacher is exhausting by itself, and I wouldn’t have wanted to make life crazier (or impede all of the learning I was doing as a new teacher) by piling coursework on top of teaching. Second, I think it’s important to be sure that you are getting the degree that you want. If you get your master’s degree right after finishing your undergrad, you might realize that there’s something else that you love about teaching/education even more than what you originally planned to study. Graduate courses can be really expensive, so you want to be sure you want and need the degree you choose!2. Accept that you can’t do it all. I am a perfectionist. Sometimes to a fault. When I do something, I want to do it well – REALLY well! It was hard for me to adjust to the idea that I wasn’t going to be able to do everything perfectly while getting my degree. My bulletin boards weren’t always going to be frequently changed…or ever changed… 🙂 I wasn’t going to be able to reread my assignments 5 times to make sure that they were perfect before turning them in. It just wasn’t going to happen. In order to survive those 2.5 years, I had to lower my expectations for myself. I still gave everything that I could to my students and my program, but it wasn’t perfection. And that was okay!3. Don’t take on “extras.” When I was getting my degree, I got to school when my contract required me to, and left almost immediately after my students did. I didn’t volunteer for extra duties, committees, or clubs. I sometimes felt guilty when I would see my coworkers getting super involved in school activities. But you know what? It was okay. My principal knew I was getting my degree. No one suffered because I didn’t lead a club. I focused on work, school, and, well…surviving. I didn’t need anything extra to worry about then!4. Become BFFs with your casserole pans. Getting myself and my husband fed during this time was a challenge! He was working long hours and generally doesn’t cook during the week, so I wanted to make sure he had food at home when I was at class until 8. Each weekend, I would make a few different (large) casseroles that we could eat all week. I often brought some of a casserole to work so that I’d have a little something eat before class, rather than waiting until 8:30 to eat dinner. Was my cooking always incredibly healthy, fresh, and exciting? No. But we managed to survive! 5. Plan ahead. This one pertains to food as well! On Sundays, I used to make sandwiches and prepare other lunch items for the entire week ahead of time. Then it was just a matter of throwing things in my lunchbag each morning. I still do this with my husband’s sandwiches today! Also related to planning ahead – plan your meals, make a grocery list, and go to the store the same day each week. This will help you avoid the It’s-9pm-and-I-have-nothing-to-eat kind of moments and will help you avoid getting fast food. 6. Set timers, use a planner, and write EVERYTHING down! As a result of being so busy, I became verrrrry forgetful. Things that I ordinarily would have remembered instantly flew out of my brain. I had to train myself to write down every little detail of any work or school requirements, counting on the fact that I wouldn’t remember a thing about them the next day or even a few hours later! 7. Take walks. This one is kind of random, but
Getting parents on your side as a teacher can be a challenge, but it doesn't need to be! Simply follow the tips at this post and you'll be set! Get Freebies
Have you ever pushed a little too far in a yoga pose you practice regularly? Or maybe you’ve harshly criticized yourself while practicing? Brea Johnson has been teaching yoga and movement since 2003. As teacher, mentor and community builder with a focus on a sustainable approach to yoga. Brea is also the founder of Heart + Bones Yoga. We talked about the idea of a sustainable and loving approach to yoga, especially in a time where so many of us practice and teach online.
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Matthew Hawn is an early casualty in this year's fight over how teachers can discuss with students America's struggle with racism.
As they get older, kids are often discouraged from using their fingers to do math. However, research is showing that doing math with fingers is helping the brain.
Getting a teaching job via an Alternate Route Program is an option for aspiring teachers who didn't complete a degree in education from college.
The Power of Surprise in Creating Memorable Lessons Here's another example of the brain science catching up to what good teachers and lesson writers have known for a long time. German researchers at the University of Magdeburg 's Neurology Clinic have discovered and described how the brain's memory process is both activated and enhanced by the student's experience of "surprise" or "novelty." You can easily test this science simply by comparing your recall of that surprise birthday party...
3rd Grade Thoughts: A teaching blog by Stephanie Van Horn
