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Oklahoma Tornado And Stude ...May 20, 2013, a ferocious tornado cut a 17-mile path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. Among the lives lost were seven students from Plaza Towers Elementary School. As ma ... read more The Best Commencement Spee ...The end-of-year rituals are coming, from school picnics to graduations, and like every year, many feelings arise and many words are said to send off students to the next level of life. Thi ... read more |
Recent posts
Handling Angry Parents
March 26, 2012 - 04:49 amHave you ever had a parent storm into your classroom without an appointment and demand that you meet with them right away, meanwhile your students are waiting outside the classroom unsupervised, peering in the window wondering why they can&rsq ...
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Tickets Reward System Part 2
March 26, 2012 - 04:48 amIn my last blog I explained how I use tickets as a reward system. Here is a list of ways students can earn tickets: Any time I catch them doing something good Staying on green on the Color Change Chart (see m ...
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Tickets Reward System Part 1
March 26, 2012 - 04:47 amHow do you reward your students for positive behavior? (Please don’t say candy). There’s many ways I’ve found effective, but one I’m using this year is the ticket system. Students earn ticke ...
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The Perks of Private School
March 26, 2012 - 04:46 amOn my last blog I talked about the differences between public school and private school. Today I want to discuss what I enjoy most about working at a private school. One of the aspects about our school that I love so much is that we have ...
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Public Vs. Private Schools
March 26, 2012 - 04:46 amI work at a private school. There are a few incorrect stigmas about private school that I’ve heard from other public school teachers. We can be viewed inferior to public schools since we are able to “teach what we want& ...
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Daily Behavior Color Change Chart
March 26, 2012 - 04:44 amHere’s a great method for keeping track of your students’ daily behavior. I have a color change chart in the back of my classroom. Here’s how it works. Every day the kids start on the color green. ...
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Communicating with Parents About Behavior
March 26, 2012 - 04:42 amYou can consider this blog Part 2 from my previous blog on color changes. You may want to go back and read that one before reading this. Here’s how I communicate with parents about their child’s daily be ...
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Parent Teacher Conferences
March 26, 2012 - 04:39 amSome teachers dread parent teacher conferences yet some view it as a chance to brag to parents how well their child is doing in class. No matter what category you fall in, one common thing teachers should agree on is the impor ...
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Guarding Yourself Against Germs
March 26, 2012 - 04:38 amDon’t worry, I’m not going to try to turn you into a “germaphobe,” (which I don’t think would be a bad thing, I do have some “germaphobic” tendencies myself). Simply these are tips I u ...
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