Being More than a Teacher
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 […]
In the Spring 2006, I walked into my first classroom as an emergency substitute teacher. At that time, I had NEVER taken an education class. I only had a 1-day training at the school district office under my belt. And my personal experience as a student. As an emergency substitute teacher, we were the final […]
How do we really know our students are learning? Across the board, I believe teachers question themselves a lot. I know I do. Thank goodness for PLCs, staff meetings (some of the time anyway) and if your classroom is next to your department buddies, even better. Most of the time, teachers are in the classroom […]
I never wanted to teach. I never even wanted to go to college. But I also didn’t have any options. I slacked off in high school with the mindset that I wasn’t going to college. With less than 6 months before my high school graduation, everyone was talking about their plans, I didn’t have one […]