Many teachers struggle to enjoy in-service days and school development meetings, considering them to be boring or a waste of time. While some of these meetings may indeed be a waste of teacher’s time, they are important to attend and learn from in order to improve teaching skills and understand new school and district policies. [...]
Many teachers are finding their salaries lower than expected with many school districts not giving teachers their yearly step (raise) or COLA (cost of living adjustment). Additionally, many teachers are finding their paychecks lower than expected as a result of furlough days. To compensate for the loss of income, many teachers are finding it necessary [...]
No matter what your reasons are for schooling your children at home, the Internet provides many online sites, blogs, forums, and communities that offer the resources and support you need. Here is a list of 20 places for homeschoolers to explore: Homeschooling.com – Homeschooling.com is a huge online community of homeschooling families. Within this site, [...]
Teachers, it’s report card time, and that means report card comments. While it is a time consuming task to write individual comments on report cards, it is important to not resort to cliche comments that mean little to parents. Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind: Whenever you use a negative comment on [...]
Handling student motivation through team meetings.
