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At the beginning of the school year, teachers need to gather the supplies they’ll need for a successful year. For kindergarten teachers, there are plenty of must have teaching supplies. However, here are 7 additional must haves for teaching...
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As a teacher, you need to complete teacher professional development opportunities to maintain your license. However, you can also learn a lot of...
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I am a self-proclaimed Birthday Brat! In fact, I come from a long line of Birthday Brats. We take our birthdays (and sometimes birth-weeks) very...
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Student teaching is basically a full-time job. After spending the day with your students, your nights are filled with meetings, grading assignments,...
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When first entering the field, you hear a lot about teachers unions. And depending on where you teach, you may be forced to pay dues to the union. If...
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As I prepared for my first day of student teaching, I wasn’t sure what to expect. What would my cooperating teacher be like? Would the students test...
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Throughout your college experience you spent a lot of time learning about methodologies and strategies for teaching. However, nothing quite prepares...
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Teaching while pregnant is not always easy. In fact, it can be rather difficult. What’s even more difficult? Walking away from your classroom for...
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One of the reasons I decided to teach high school was because I think Language Arts is fun—unfortunately, many people disagree with me. So as I...
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In 2014, there were over 300,000 college students who chose to study abroad. These students took advantage of the opportunity to learn about other...
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Adding furniture and decorations in your classroom helps spruce up the space. Unfortunately, classroom furniture is expensive. I remember looking for...
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It doesn’t matter how well prepared you are or how well you did in student teaching. Sometimes, it’s just difficult to find teaching jobs in your...
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If you were wondering whether or not it’s possible to fail student teaching, you should know that it’s absolutely possible. Most universities grade...
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Can you complete student teaching in summer? Unfortunately, most programs will tell you that this isn’t possible. However, there are select programs...
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A new student teacher often looks like a deer in headlights. They’re full of anxious anticipation to find out what the experience has to offer. It...
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Your lesson plan should follow the format outlined by your college or cooperating teacher. In general, most lesson plans should include:
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Studies have shown that when you set high expectations for your students, they will work to meet and exceed them. Of course, there are lots of...
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Student teaching is meant to be difficult, but some people have tougher experiences than others. They have unresponsive students, mentor teachers...
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At the beginning of the school year, you need to stock your classroom with the supplies that you’ll need. When you have everything at your disposal,...
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Rather than asking students to regurgitate facts on a test, it’s important to come up with alternate classroom assessment techniques to determine...
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An alternative school is typically known for helping students that are considered at risk for not graduating from school. They may not have enough...
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Student teaching. The very idea strikes fear into the hearts of many teacher education students. As they prepare for the moment that they take over...
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From the moment that your students arrive, you can start the day on the right foot. These first few moments can set the tone for the day. Your goal...
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It seems like there’s an app for just about everything these days. Therefore, you probably aren’t too surprised to find that there are a lot of apps...
