Here’s What You Should Ask Yourself Every Friday Every Friday, when all the students have left and I’m finally left with a quiet classroom, I think about my week. The highs, the lows, the ups, the downs … I want to share a ‘checklist’ with you that will help you think about your week and […]…
How to Attract Employers Using Your Social Media Profile If you think social media is only about stalking on people or tweeting to celebs, you need to think again. Social media can act as a strong self-marketing tool and help you get hired in the school or college of your choice. Job seekers from various […]…
Learning A-Z (Formerly Learning Page.com) https://www.learninga-z.com/ Learning A-Z features 9 products and 5 collections for PreK-6 classrooms.* * All descriptions of products and collections have been copied from the company webpage Products Raz-Plus powers personalized reading instruction, assessment, and practice for PreK-6 classrooms. ELL Edition provides research-based resources for teaching English language learners. Reading A-Z provides […]…
Classroom Management Questions and Answers In 2008, I surveyed my teacher subscribers and asked them what they wanted to know before the school year starts. Hundreds of teachers replied. We took a sampling of their questions and answered them. The presentation with teachers took place just before school started in August 2008. The question […]…
Social Media for Teachers – Some Nuggets of Advice Social media is highly accessible and addictive, and this is why you will find almost everyone on social media. Teachers, principals, and students are no exceptions – they are all present on social platforms. While in the classroom, the interactions are more formal, on social media, […]…
A Strategy For Parent Teacher Communication That Works I was reading in our local paper this article: Survey suggests communication gaps between parents, local school board https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/thames-valley-district-school-board-survey-results-1.4727284 This question caught my eye: The school lets me know when my child is doing something well at school: Parents with students in elementary school: 43 per […]…
Hello Busy Educator! In the age of smartphones and social media, almost all students are on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. So are many school principals and other school faculty. There have been news stories about teachers being fired for inappropriate social media updates. In such a scenario, it’s very important […]…
Hello Busy Educator! How Social Media Can Help You in Your Teaching Job Hunt When it comes to job hunting, sometimes prospective teachers don’t use social media very well. And this can become their weak point. Social media is as important in teaching as in any other industry. Your social networking profile is like […]…
The environment is stressful in any interview, but it becomes more stressful when you have applied for a position that is located overseas. You’re not just going to join a new job but a completely different country. This means you’ll have to relocate and adapt to a different culture. Your entire life is going to […]…
Teaching Empathy to Students With a Can of Pop Every year I had students pushing and jostling each other in line ups for the water fountain, during transitions and at dismissal. Sometimes the pushing and jostling resulted in shouting, swearing and punching each other. To say these kids had very little impulse control, social skills […]…