And just to be sure you understand, it’s not that teachers don’t want to teach.
It’s not that there aren’t enough teachers certified to teach.
It’s that teachers don’t wish to teach among the horrible conditions that exist in the public
school system in the United States…READ MORE
It’s funny how students take things you say every day and turn it into “a thing.”
Every morning I share the Morning Meeting slide with my class. (I tweaked someone else’s template).I always try to connect the topic to the National Day or things that are going on in the world. In order to give my class a chance to talk about what they want to talk about, I would say,”Who has something to share outside of the topic? READ MORE…
When I learned how to create a Bitmoji slide, it was a game-changer for me.
When I learned how to add the slide to Schoology and post as an update, I was over the moon!
Yes, it’s the little things. 😎 READ MORE…
It’s time to go back to school.
And whether you are face-to face or virtual, making connections with your students is vital.
Here are a few digital ideas for getting to know your students and/or letting your students get to know you.
1. BINGO.The great thing about BINGOBaker is that there are thousands of ready-made cards or you can create your own BINGO. You can post images, text, and numbers on the BINGO card.
There is a $14.99 LIFETIME fee if you want all the extras. I chose to go with the extras, which are very cool! There are also very simple directions on how to set it up and play on the site. (Looking at my old posts I realized I had written about Bingobaker in 2013)
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Originally posted on “Diary of a Public School Teacher”…(Blogger)
This was a FB post and I had to share it.
After being attacked online by some troll who thinks I only work 8-3, and always have 3 paid months off, and who thinks I request school supplies for myself and not for my students, I had to write this rant. I’m getting so sick and tired of how teachers are viewed and treated.
Teachers in all fifty states should stop using their own money in their classrooms. Just stop. If the children don’t have supplies, go hungry, if the room and supplies get broken down and dirty, whatever, let it happen. Then people can truly understand how much work and money teachers put in behind the scenes. If you paid for any of those decorations, books, science lab supplies, furniture, lamps, pillows, remove them from the classroom; let parents see how bare bones a classroom is without a teacher’s input. READ MORE…
Originally posted on “Diary of a Public School Teacher!”(Blogger)
This tweet. (See below)When I read it, someone else had retweeted it, the first thing that stood out to me was her use of the simile, “like wild animals.” Hmmmm…..
So she, and I am sure she is not the only one, has a problem, because educators aren’t being silent about the issues America has with systemic racism. Educators had the audacity to bring what is happening in the world into #Edutwitter! Gasp!
She doesn’t believe that educators should post their anger, sadness, their emotions, that they should continue to “share resources and build each other up, and model digital citizenship.” READ MORE…
Originally posted on “Diary of a Public School Teacher” (Blogger)
Sometimes kids just want to do something that is fun. Meanwhile, I want fun and meaningful.
I gave them a @Quizizz pre-test on Genres and they bombed! They had an accuracy of about 42%, which told me that they knew almost nothing about genres. READ MORE…
I share these ideas twice a year. At the beginning of the school year, and the beginning of the year. I’ve made some changes to my list.
One of my best friends and I were sitting around talking and the conversation turned to IEPs. Let me put this in perspective. My friend is a Spec.Ed supervisor and I am a 5th grade teacher. I was discussing how overwhelming IEPs are and the work Spec Ed teachers have, not only writing them, but following through on them, etc…
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