Post Holiday Blues
During my years in the classroom I often wondered who came back with the worst holiday hangover – my students or me. Let’s face it, we all look […]
Read more »How Do I Learn?
Over the past couple of years there has been a strong push in our education system to differentiate instruction. With No Child Left Behind and now Common Core Standards legislation […]
Read more »Need for More Training
I find it interesting that although we’ve known about Autism Disorder for decades the educational system continues to lag behind when it comes to training staff to work effectively with […]
Read more »Common Core Information for Parents
There has been quite a bit of discussion about how Common Core Standards (CCS) will affect schools and students, but little of this information has been shared and explained to […]
Read more »Meeting Student Needs
You know it’s interesting that as teachers we generally assume students know what they want or need, when the reality is in many cases they have absolutely no idea what […]
Read more »You Don’t Always Get What You Give
Teachers as a group make a valid attempt to connect on some emotional level with most all of their students, especially those in smaller classes or self-contained, full-day classrooms. We […]
Read more »Who’s To Blame?
Another interesting point about teaching is that there are many people in the country, and I’m sure your own district, who believe the individual teachers are somehow responsible for the […]
Read more »Student Motivation
I find myself wondering sometimes what is actually expected of teachers nowadays. We’re mandated by the states and Federal government to teach academic skills at a standardized level, but are […]
Read more »Take advantage of down time.
There always seems to be a collective sigh of relief when the last day of the school year has arrived. The warm summer months can be spent immersed in many […]
Read more »Beyond the Teaching of Academic Content
The national focus on student achievement has increased in recent years and meeting state standards has become the focus of many districts and schools. Although academic achievement is always a […]
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