Standing naked while doing a presentation. Dropping your 3-D model of Moby Dick on your way to school. Forgetting everything the moment you begin that final exam. There are 4 types of assessments for students, and it seems that we have all had these momentary (or maybe not just momentary)
If you teach elementary school, you most likely think about your job a lot. Like, a lot a lot. I would be willing to bet that those thoughts can be quite negative if you’re within your first 5 years in the classroom. For me, those used to build up over
Got an interview coming up? Congrats! Now’s the time to research and prepare answers to questions for teacher interviews. While you cannot predict scenarios that may be thrown at you during the interview, you can prepare for questions such as “what is your planning style?” or “how do you plan?”.
“I want to create unit topics that get my students excited, but I’m not creative enough to think of cool ideas.” I heard this from a teacher friend recently and it got me thinking. Why does she think this? Is it true that there are creative people and noncreative people?
Have you ever searched for terms on Google, such as “what is curriculum planning” into Google, only to b redirected by site after site? You may find some tips from one site here, another one there., but you never get a clear answer. This ends up with you, sorta just
Planning. Lesson planning. Curriculum planning. Do any of these words send shivers down your spine? Do they provide a visceral feeling? Planning for teachers is often a dreaded task. Most teachers would say they wish they could skip the planning part and just teach. But why is planning important for