Tag: classroom organization
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Building Personal Habits for a Successful School Year
I attribute my healthy habits to why I am able to maintain a positive mindset while tackling significant challenges like teaching 9th graders and convincing them over and over again that they should read! I mean have you ever tried to convince a teenager to read, it is exhausting and it takes the utmost self…
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3 Tips on How to Manage Clerical Tasks
When I started teaching, there was an undercurrent of dread that came from something that is overlooked in most teacher training. There was little to no preparation for all of the CLERICAL TASKS teachers are asked to do. I was not prepared to keep up with parent contacts, student contacts, emails, special education documentation and…
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Procedures: Different routines to think through BEFORE the beginning of the year.
Many of us are stepping into new roles this year. Whether it is our first year teaching at all, or our first year at a new school, or our first at a new grade level, being intentional at the beginning of the year, before you ever see a student, can save you so much time,…
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