Being More than a Teacher
Every year, many teachers are leaving the profession at alarming rates. Over half a million according to NPR Education reports. The cause? Teacher burnout. Underpaid, overworked, unappreciated, and disrespected. These are just some of the adjectives that have been described by teachers and why the burn out rate is so high. They are drained and […]
After sitting through countless English Language Arts professional development workshops and PLC’s one question always comes up: How can I get my students to read? English Language Arts teachers are tasked to get students to improve in reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary and grammar…just to name a few. But reading is the heart of it all. […]
Have you ever looked around the classroom and noticed some blank stares? Like your entire lesson, was spoken in a foreign language? Maybe, there are a few heads on the desk, or kids fidgeting because they are amazed by the look of their pencil. And as a teacher, you are now counting the days until […]
As a teacher of color, from two different cultures, I try to celebrate diversity with all my students. Not only that, but I work in one of the most culturally diverse school districts in the nation. To give you an idea, there are 130 languages spoken by families at the school district I work at […]
Respect. It has been an issue for teachers to gain students’ respect at some point in their career. At a stage where most teachers are in their teaching “groove,” some still haven’t mastered earning their students’ respect. But no matter what, it’s difficult to teach without it. Without respect, students are not motivated and will […]
Back to school means the first day of school and for most teachers, usually means teaching a lot of procedures, expectations, and icebreakers to fill out their day. And as for us secondary teachers, there is so much repetitiveness that it can wear you and your students out on the first day of school. So […]