Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
I'm new to teaching and just started at a summer school program a couple of weeks ago. So far, it's been tough, but generally rewarding. However, I had a parent interaction during pick-up today which really upset me. For context, I have worked in customer service since high school and have never taken any interaction personally, nor have I been insulted to this extent. The parent came in while I was speaking to another group of students in the back of the room and she immediately asked why I didn't bother to say hello to her (in an extremely snarky tone). I was actually confused by this because I wasn't anywhere near her or her student when she came in. As soon as I saw her I began to walk over to her and greeted her, but I don't think she cared by that point. She began insulting me as a person, which I was also surprised by. She called me off putting, and told me that I had a bad demeanor. She then proceeded to tell me that I was a bad teacher and had no hopes of being hired by an act
Our principal, assistant principal, PLC (the deputized third principal type), admin assistant to the principal, librarian, and registrar quit. The entire front office is new. Oh, and my position was eliminated, but I was moved into a different professional position in spring. We are a small gen ed (on paper) school, with both an under-70-iq self contained program and an emotional disturbance/behavior "self contained" program. The behavior kids last year were not just disruptive but dangerous, scary, and the district restrictions on how they can be handled hamstringed their entire program staff. We had an excess of ten broken plate glass windows. One gen ed class went through an active gun fire scare as a behavior kid outside broke their window out with rocks (district was there with admin, doing an eval, and watched it happen). We had multiple lockdown situations while police handled dangerous students in the hall. It was a hot mess. During my last conversation with principal she flat
In another sub, one of the top comments suggested puzzles and word searches. My school doesn't allow that. It needs to be educational or an extension of what they are learning. Reading a book would be great, but I have a really small classroom library. submitted by /u/Fit-Shoulder-2164 [link] [comments]
I’m a first year teacher so I’m in a few facebook groups for advice and ideas and it feels like every other post includes AI. Can’t just share their list of wanted supplies, everyone shares a Chat GPT-generated poster of themself in their classroom with the link. So many teachers give room tours with decorations they “created” with generative AI. Most recently, someone in one of the groups I’m in was talking about a poster they printed to cover their door. Instead of just uploading a picture of the poster, they generated a bunch of pictures of AI teachers standing outside AI classrooms with similar posters. Every single comment is asking for links/instructions/etc. I’m the only one whose first thought was “did we really need to waste a ton of water to create FAKE pictures of a poster you could have just taken a picture of?” I feel like I’m going crazy. I get that AI can be super helpful and I will absolutely admit I’ve used it before, I had over 200 chapter books and I sent the list to
I am a new teacher. I'm 24 and female. I teach history for Year 12 and 13 (UK) and there's one student in my class who's always been a recluse. Quiet, polite, brilliant grades. He never causes problems, he just keeps to himself. He's shy, but very kind to me, making me small origami presents or drawings. Today, I was handing back essays at the end of the lesson when I dropped my pen. He picked it up before I could and handed it back to me. He looked at my hand for a moment and said, almost absent-mindedly, "I'm happy you're finally well rested again." I laughed awkwardly and asked what he meant, but he just looked confused and said he had to get to his next lesson before leaving. The thing is, I haven't been sleeping. Not for months. I lost my dad earlier this year and I've been lucky to get three or four hours a night most days. Last week was the first time in months I've started sleeping properly again. I don't wear makeup differently. I haven't told anybody at work. Nobody would kno
My principal called yesterday and offered me a job teaching 1st grade! 🫶🏻🍎 School for the kiddos start Aug 6th and I’m scrambling on how to prepare. I’ve got my rules, expectations, consequences, things like that ready to go. My question is where to get all the material things for my class. Books for my library. Toys/games for indoor recess. I’m also stressed because I can’t get in the classroom until my background check comes back. And since it’s so close to school starting I’m stressing. Lol. Any tips or tricks to help me get ready for my first year? Thanks!! submitted by /u/beccalicious11 [link] [comments]
I was asked to give a presentation about a program we piloted last year to a group of local funders. Cool, I love talking about this stuff and was already thinking about how we could expand with more money. I barely got through the intros before one of the funders (he calls himself "an amateur education expert" wth?) starts asking a bunch of questions about research supporting "this pedagogy." Come again? The rest of us are focusing on curriculum. I tried clarifying the difference but he kept going back to teacher practices. All morning. Several other folks started rolling their eyes every time he spoke. I'm generally pretty good at keeping groups focused but this guy was beyond. He clearly was not there to learn from the professionals in the room, he just wanted to wow us with his amateur education expertise. submitted by /u/HeftyHelium [link] [comments]
Hello everyone I am a first year teacher with a license in K-12 integrated Social Studies. I was recently hired by a local charter school in what I thought was a 5th grade social studies teacher role. During the hiring process the recruiter multiple times specifically said I was going to be in a 5th grade social studies role. But now only three weeks before the start of the school year they told me it was for 4th/5th grade general Ed. I was not prepared for this I have an alternative license and no background in teaching general education. I'm not sure what to do I feel like the rug was pulled out for under me. Anyone have any advice? submitted by /u/historybo [link] [comments]
It's approaching two weeks before school starts again and I am absolutely dreading it. I spent last year as a resident teacher and have committed 4 more years to my district. I know that teaching is not really what I plan to do for the rest of my life (but I am in a TRAP contract) and am choosing to ride it out. All things considered, I think that I am a decent teacher and I really want to make children's lives a better place through education. The problem is that I am starting at a new school. I know no one (I thought one of my friends would be teaching at this school but she left because the kids were too taxing on her mental health), I don't know the curriculum (AT ALL, despite reaching out to the school about it), and the principal is under investigation so currently admin is a mess so I can't actually get in touch with anyone. On top of that, my certification is still processing which means I am being paid substitute rates until ~October and I am not eligible for any reimbursement
Short post: I do not agree with communal bins in a classroom for shared supplies. Every student should use what they brought from home that their parents bought them. I, as a teacher, do not have the right to take what a parent buys for their child and give them to other students. Longer post: I am an elementary teacher going into my 28th year of teaching. I do send a supply list to my first grade families every year, and yes, I expect parents to buy some simple school supplies. There is a Dollar Tree a couple miles from my school, and there is no reason why a parent cannot pick up a few pencils, folders, and glue sticks from there. I’m not asking for hundreds of dollars worth of supplies. That being said, I do understand that buying school supplies can be a big expense to some families; therefore, they do not want the few supplies they buy to go into shared bins for everyone else. I fully support that each child uses what they bring from home, rather than everything going into communa
My second year of high school teaching and I’ve come to accept that I’m not a well liked teacher. No thank you cards, no little gifts. I don’t know how to be the strong teacher which is appreciated by students. I often wonder I’m if I’ve made a career mistake submitted by /u/itzzzzmileyyyy [link] [comments]
I'm in the middle of moving back to the U.S. from overseas and applying for teaching jobs, and I found a district application portal with 17 essay questions just to submit my application. Not "Tell us about yourself." I mean full-on educational and life philosophy prompts. "Describe the role relationships play in a classroom." "What role will classroom assessment play in instruction?" Buddy... I have three years in the classroom and a Master's in Special Education. I'll happily talk your ear off for forty-five minutes about relationship building, accommodations, assessment, IEPs, and differentiated instruction during an interview. But writing a term paper just to get my resume looked at? Come on, man. And then theirs licensing in another state. Retaking Praxis exams. State-specific licensure tests. Fingerprinting. Background checks. Official transcripts sent to multiple agencies. I have a licenses, yet I still have to prove to another state that I know what an IEP is because, apparentl
I TEACH my students how to take notes. I go over it extensively in class and even take notes”live notes” along with my students. I believe this is invaluable. But about half (yes HALF) of my students have an IEP that calls for me to share notes. I think this is bullshit by the way, especially if I am taking notes live in class myself. So what happens is that this half of students doesn’t feel the need to (rightfully so) to take notes. The other half just gets the notes from their friends who have the IEP. They don’t seem to understand that the note taking and the synthesis that goes with it IS the learning. So what do I do? Side note: we just seem to keep setting these kids up for failure. submitted by /u/AgeOfWorry0114 [link] [comments]
Basically the title. What made me think if it and get irritated enough to post was a Gerry Brooks video outlining his own frustrations. There are three types of parents: I will buy NOTHING because the school should supply everything (but have nails done and the newest iPhone as well as the newest name brand clothing for kids). I actually get the point here, but the issue is that schools DON'T supply everything so some pencils, some paper, expo markers, and tissues would be appreciated (that is literally my list- those 4 things). I will put my child's name on EVERYTHING and refuse to allow ANY supplies to be communal. That's fine, but I'll be calling when those supplies run out for you to send more. Don't ask me to let your child share crayons from my communal supply. I just want my child to express him or herself (crazy folders, etc.). Listen Linda, teachers aren't trying to stifle your child. It's just easier if the red folders are for math and the blue for ELA. Feel free to get as cr
Year 1: Okay cool, a PD! I might learn something useful that'll help me be a better teacher. Year 8: Didn't they go over this during the last PD? Data this. SEL That. Budget blah blah blah. I'mma go ahead and start grading. submitted by /u/Consistent-Row-9551 [link] [comments]
Hello! I am going into my 4th year teaching, but first year as a certified math teacher. I teach algebra and geometry at a low income school. I used the be a language support teacher in a math classroom, so I’m not going in with 0 experience, but would love advice. Language support was for an EL class with a lot of students coming to the US from outside countries for lots of reasons, but they often have huge difference in education which is what’s causing the gap I’m talking about below. (With that being said I have the best students in the world and would never change anything about it). In high school with higher level math, have a solid foundation in multiplication, division, even addition and subtraction, is SO important. Some teachers act as if calculators make up the difference, but I really feel like they don’t. Kids can’t be expected to figure out how to simplify a fraction or factor quadratics by just trying different combinations on a calculator. So my question is how have yo
So I see this debate come up so often and it cracks me up every time. Everyone has a different color system for their subjects and we will defend our system till the day we retire. lol. What are your colors and what are some random reasons behind them. Here are mine: Red - History because of blood (wars). Orange - Science because of pumpkins. Yellow - Nothing because yellow pen and marker doesn't show up well. Green - Math because economics and money. Blue - English because of my tears (I'm dyslexic). Purple - Geography because it's my favorite subject. submitted by /u/Dry-Material-4230 [link] [comments]
I would like to get some advice on how to handle a situation…. For reference, I have ovarian cancer-without getting too deep into diagnosis- I taught January through May while starting chemotherapy. This week I will have surgery to finally remove the tumor and ovary. I work because I need the health insurance and bills have to be paid. The world doesn’t stop unfortunately and I don’t get familial financial support. A teacher at my school quit last minute. Administration approached me and asked me to take over her classes. I said no, my health is not stable enough for 4 different classroom curriculums. Especially after they completely changed how we have to write our lesson plans, so I have to redo my lesson plans from last year already. Today I checked skyward to do some ahead planning before my surgery on Friday and saw that they added the other teachers classes anyway. I’m genuinely in shock. The school I work at is under at will hiring procedures. So I’m unsure how to even deal with
After subbing for 6 months, I landed a SPED position at an Elementary School and will have 8 students grades 1-5 (Autism Level 2, self contained) Before I landed this gig, I subbed all types of classes across all grades - ID, Severe ID, Autism Level 1, Autism Level 2...K through 12! After doing middle and high school a few times, I realize theres LOTS of options! SPED teacher who travels across classrooms to collaborate with the main teacher, classes where half of the day is career development at different locations (PetSmart, local clubhouses to clean, etc) Those SPED teachers who have held at least 2 different positions - whats your favorite and why? As of now, I feel such a motherly feeling for the youngest students in SPED (36F, no biological children - fostered for 3 years). But, I dont know if its where I want to stay forever. Any experiences and stories would be a joy to hear. To those of you reading this who are also first-year SPED teachers ... congrats and good luck!! submitt
It happens every year (I’m a 7th year teacher) about two weeks before I head back into the classroom the dreams begin. Some are nightmares with me botching the year or crazy events occurring but others are simply strange. Does anyone else experience strange dreams leading up to the beginning of the year? submitted by /u/SajaKing [link] [comments]
On Wednesday I lost my teaching job for Chicago Publics Schools, and I feel completely lost, hopeless, and uncertain about any attempt to continue to be a teacher. I was a high school English teacher for almost four years at a public school in the city. I really felt like my job was secure, and I was entering my tenure year, so I was feeling really good about my position and personal confidence. The last few years have been so incredibly challenging for me between managing student behavior, lack of support from admin, lack of funds, constantly needing to reinvent the wheel, burnout, and often feeling inadequate. This past year I really felt like I was starting to get my footing, and I was mentally preparing to start the 2026/2027 school year with a new mindset: I am doing the best that I can with what I am given, and I am going to do even better than the previous years. I was basically trying to convince myself that I can get through another year, and that every new teacher feels this
This may be controversial, not sure how people on this thread feel about charters, but my principal came from a charter school which is fine, everyone starts somewhere BUT my issue with charter schools is the lack of educational background many teachers and staff have. In the past school year, there were several new hires throughout the year, and only one of them came from a non/charter background. My principal has really only hired teachers from charter backgrounds. It seems phishy to me… idk. I just don’t understand how a teacher from a charter school who isn’t licensed is more qualified than a licensed teacher who went to school for education? And now my school is filled with them. *EDIT* : you may disagree but I believe all charters are bad. Not all teachers in charters are bad, but I just can’t support them. And a lot of their teachers do lack experience, not all. When I say lack experience I’m not talking about years of teaching, I’m talking hours in the classroom, pedagogy, etc.
Like the title suggests, we all find PDs as a waste of our time. But every once in awhile, there’s a PD Where you can learn something useful. My second year teaching, I went to a PD that taught us how to get kids to cooperate more. I’d never have been able learn that on my own. submitted by /u/Emergency-Pepper3537 [link] [comments]
I received a Highly Effective evaluation from my principal last school year (25-26). I did everything I was asked to do, implemented the consultant-supported instructional framework. At first I was indignant about the extra work and the focus it pulled from core content instruction. Then I drank the kool aid. It was work way beyond the job description and it was the hardest year of my instructional career. I was recognized as a model classroom by my principal and district admins. After a restful summer I was ready to return to a really challenging turnaround school environment with the hope that is inspired by being validated in the quality of the work you do. Just found out my state level evaluation (based on my students’ data) is Unsatisfactory. I’ll likely be sent away to another school as a consequence. The irony is I won’t be replaced because no one wants to work at a school like mine. That’s how I got the job in the first place, replacing a certified teacher who wanted to be in t
Good evening everyone, I'm a high school math teacher with five years experience, three of those as department leader. I've been at a low performing school where admin's only concern is the graduation rate, so there's no attendance policy, no cell phone policy, we're not allowed to have deadlines on anything, 50% minimum on everything even if they do nothing, and we're strongly encouraged not to assign homework because it becomes our fault when they don't do it and they don't pass. As soon as spring break was done, teachers would start getting told to create worksheet packets for students to take home and bring back so you could give them a passing grade. When I could get students to pay attention, they'd talk about how they understood the way I explained things, but I spent most of the time trying to convince them to care about their education and to pay attention. Now I'm getting the opportunity to teach at a high performing school and I know things are going to be different. I'm con
TL;DR: A private school charging about $40,000 per year is opening in Edmond, Oklahoma this August that replaces most traditional classroom instruction with AI-powered learning software . Students spend roughly 2 hours a day on core academics using AI, while the rest of the day focuses on projects, life skills, entrepreneurship, and other enrichment with adult guides instead of traditional teachers. The school claims students learn up to twice as fast , but that claim has not yet been independently verified. While headlines say the school has “no teachers,” adults are still present to coach, supervise, and support students—they simply aren’t delivering most academic instruction. https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/07/21/a-40000-per-year-ai-school-with-no-teachers-is-opening-in-oklahoma-this-august/ submitted by /u/grannyknickersniffer [link] [comments]
I'm returning to a school where I worked for 6½ years before leaving 4 years ago to take a higher-paying job in another school. Unfortunately, that decision didn't work out the way I hoped. I've worked at two different schools over the past four years, and each year has brought difficult experiences. I've been unhappy ever since I left. Now I'm returning to the school I loved, but in a new role. I've told a few people, but not everyone knows yet. I'm looking for a funny, slightly snarky response for when people ask why I came back. Some of the people that will ask are just looking for gossip, and I don't feel like sharing everything I've been through. I am not good at thinking in the moment. I have been in the same school district the entire time. I was a higher ranked school. submitted by /u/Skittle_13 [link] [comments]
This will be my 5th year teaching in a couple weeks, and I’ve made a lot of changes over the years to improve my teaching, but this year I’m gonna go for something really big. No Chromebooks allowed on the desks during notes (open or closed) they have to be done on paper, no Chromebooks allowed during pretty much any activity aside from webquests and specific stuff where they need it. They technically have to open their chromebook to make a bathroom pass BUT NO! I will manually make one for them if they raise their hand. I teach 12th grade and even though I seat students in groups and encourage discussion in activities I have witnessed them just using ai and technology to crutch their way past meaningful learning. I think we have all seen the data come out on how reliant the current generation has gotten on technology, so I am really going to go in hard on paper and pencil or verbal discussions this year. I want the kids to see each other’s faces and actually talk to each other, not lo
This current generation is out of control. That’s nothing knew on this sub. But has anybody stopped to ask why? I think I’ve finally figured it out: suspension is hardly a consequence anymore, and parents know that regardless of the behavior, the school still has to take their child(ren). ISS seems to be the norm, but parents still get a break because their child is still at school. submitted by /u/Emergency-Pepper3537 [link] [comments]
I’m a recent graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree competing for teaching jobs in a rural job market I repeatedly face immense competition in. On top of that, I can’t afford to get out of it really. My savings drained quite a bit during student teaching. Drained even more this summer after a death in the family. So I couldn’t move for the right opportunity even if I wanted to. I keep applying for jobs. I could only send about ten applications out. I only scored one interview. They passed me over for someone else with more experience. The other nine didn’t even call me back to interview me before they filled those positions. And on the rare occasion that I would hear back from a school, they always want to talk about a different job I didn’t apply for. And it’s always either a SPED teacher, a substitute teacher, or a paraprofessional. I found out also that literally all of my other classmates have their own teaching jobs. I’m literally the only one who doesn’t have a teaching job. My first
I don’t want to argue, so PLEASE don’t respond if you’re in support of AI in EDU. My principal just emailed me and said she’d send me to a training about implementing AI in the classrooms and schools because I am one of the most anti-AI teachers in the school. I genuinely am so annoyed because while I can see and speak to others of benefits of AI, at present the benefits don’t outweigh the disadvantages. I hate that people have gone in the direction of ‘it’s the future, it has a place in education’. Why? Why would it hold space when education could not continue when the earth is gone? submitted by /u/lemmegetamickpicktwo [link] [comments]
Read the Article Here - Alex Zimmerman of Chalkbeat. I encourage you to read the article, it'll take 3 minutes, I promise! But life is busy so here are my sparknotes because I know how people, even teachers, on the internet can be: - The [NY State's] framework emphasizes [...] phonics, the relationship between sounds and letters, [and] phonological awareness, oral language, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. - This comes after reports that NY teacher-education programs have failed to properly train educators in reading instruction. - Carves out specific language to include instructional techniques for those with disabilities or reading challenges like dyslexia. - New York's 4th graders scored 10% worse than they did a decade prior, with ~40% at the lowest possible reading score/level. - 2028 rollout if adopted. - Criticism: Some wonder how this might be enforced, given the 7 year teacher prep program review cycle. Some state officials propose disallowing a prep program's recertifi
So, in May about 3 weeks before school ended I was informed that my position as a Middle School Social Studies teacher was being eliminated due to low student enrollment. I have had one interview since then, and have applied to a grand total of 6-8 jobs since then, which are literally all the openings that I have found across multiple platforms and I am terrified that my career is screwed. A bit of history, I graduated in 2020 and found my first position in 2021 after schools figured out how to handle COVID a bit better. I found my first job working as a Special Education parapro for a charter school, which quickly turned into me being the Special Education teacher on a long term sub permit working toward certification. I met my now fiancé and left that job after 2 years, worked for another charter school nearby that was miserable. I left after one year, and finally found a Social Studies position at *another* charter school. I had already begun to feel like me working at charters was
Hi there! I've been thinking about this lately. I'm a teacher (a new mom) and when I go back to work, I'm considering making my lunch break (and maybe even one of my recesses when possible) my dedicated "me time." Instead of spending every lunch in the staff room laughing and socializing. I'd love to sit (in my classroom) somewhere quiet with my headphones, watch part of a comfort show, and decorate in my happy planner. Planning has become a creative hobby for me—decorating pages with stickers, washi tape, writing little memories, etc. It's something that genuinely helps me relax. Part of me wonders if I'd feel guilty taking that time for myself, but another part thinks it might actually make me a happier, more refreshed teacher for the afternoon. Do any of you intentionally protect your lunch break for yourself... For your personal hobbies If so, what do you do? * Read? * Journal? * Knit or crochet? * Work in a planner? * Watch a show? * Sit in silence? * Something else? Has having
Hi everyone, I'm exploring a career change into education at the high school level in Washington State. My goal is to become a high school educator/swim coach and eventually serve as an athletic director. A little about me, I'm a former collegiate student-athlete(swim D1) with a BBA in Marketing and Sales and a Master of Arts in Sport Management. I've been working in intercollegiate athletics for the past six years. As the years have gone by, I've started to feel like something is missing. I feel stuck behind a desk and miss working face-to-face with students and athletes. I'd love the opportunity to make a positive impact by educating, mentoring, and enhancing the overall student experience. I know teaching is no easy job, and an AD position would be administration, but truly want to embrace this challenge. With that in mind, what would be the best path to becoming a teacher in Washington State? Would an Alternative Route 3 certification program like the MAT program at Central Washing
I’m a first-year elementary PE teacher, and I honestly don’t know what to do. I work as the PE 2 teacher, meaning I co-teach with our PE 1 teacher. We are equal teachers, but I just go to a different school one day of the week. From the beginning of the school year, I’ve had ongoing issues with our working relationship. Some examples: - Being yelled at by my co teacher and belittled in front of the kids. That I need to go away and worry about other things. - He would restart activities after I had already explained them because he wanted to explain them himself. - He would interrupt me while I was teaching. - He would take over lessons I was leading. - If students misbehaved during my class, he would step in instead of allowing me to handle classroom management myself. Please understand that I know it may seem like this is just a situation where I don’t know what I’m doing but I PROMISE I can do this job. My co teacher is a big control freak who not only disrespects me but our students
Hi there. I am a 57 year old who retired 3 years ago from teaching high school and community college. I am "double dipping" in another state as the retire/rehire rules are strict where we were. Both my wife and I retired. I intend to teach high school (kinda at my wits end with the job with over 30 years), but I will be 58-59 when I leave it for good. Where we live there is scant college jobs for me to say adjunct like I used to. I am despairing. On the one hand, I am grateful we can afford for me to stop working and just basically be a Home Depot greeter. On the other, I wanted to continue doing something professional in the white collar world. While I have my doctoral degree, tenure track will not be an option for me unless we moved. Then there is ageism. My wife wants me to leave and just do the Home Depot thing. We spent many summers in Spain and Mexico, and she wishes to travel more often. But I am really struggling to let go. Any advice? submitted by /u/Opposite_Bid_8208 [link] [
I've spent the last 15 months going through three surgeries and corresponding therapy/recovery. While I have been to many different therapy locations, every time I'm there I find myself wishing I had become a PT or OT. At the dentist for myself or kids, dental tech position looks great. Orthodontist has super low stress and makes bank. As I'm coming up on 40, I wonder if all teachers romanticize other careers or if people outside of education do this as well. Is it a sign to pursue other things, or just an early mid-life crisis, or something everyone experiences? I know some of it is getting tired if low pay for the amount of years in and education level, and I do like actually teaching kids my content. I just wonder if I would be just as happy in another career too. submitted by /u/Economy_Hippo3644 [link] [comments]
Hello. I was recently hired as a 3rd grade teacher. This is my first year as a teacher. I have previously worked more with younger children, but I am looking forward to working with these 8 and 9-year-olds. What are some important things to know about children at this stage of childhood? Thank you! submitted by /u/Starburned [link] [comments]
K8 school with nearly 150-200 teachers and staff. Contract time 7:55-3:40 Teachers here go back Tuesday, August 4th and students go back Tuesday, August 11th. No idea why we're starting on a Tuesday. Anyway, the dreaded pre-school week agenda has been posted. As usual it's a crapfest of meetings and not enough time in our rooms before Open House. Tuesday Aug 4 : welcome back breakfast and meet the administrators 8 AM - Noon in the cafeteria. Lunch on our own and work in our rooms. 2-2:30 meeting in the library for our classroom libraries. Wednesday - in-service day for either the morning to lunch or lunch to late afternoon. I try to find something related to social studies, but the only thing they have is the textbook training that I've attended at least twice. Work in room to prepare for Open House. Thursday - 10-12 team leader meeting (that's me). Work in room. Kindergarten Open House 2-3 pm and 1st-8th from 4-6. Friday - Open House again 9:30-12. Monday, August 10th - 830-12 faculty
I know 8th grade behavior. I'm good with it and can predict very quickly what each class dynamic needs. I always start the year with class expectations and have them printed on a poster in class. My questions are, I am teaching sophomores for the first time. Do I still need a "class rules" poster? What are some things you need to do with 8th grade that would get me big-time eye rolls from sophomores? I don't want to treat them like babies, but also, they're still kids. submitted by /u/Liz_Limoncello [link] [comments]
Are they serious? I have twenty-ish years of teaching experience. And an application is asking for copies of my college transcripts from back in the freaking industrial revolution. I'm in my fifties. I have my certifications. It's just... vexing. I'm tempted to not upload them 😒 Grr. EDIT: I'm uploading them shortly. I can use them to teach the alphabet. submitted by /u/Material-Indication1 [link] [comments]
Seen a few posts here about what to do for first day activities. Here’s one I picked up a few years back and it still seems to do well. You can also use it for team building, communication, etc. units. Groups of 5ish, 15 pipe cleaners (or however many you want actually) each. They have to build a stand-alone tower and the highest one wins. Only rules are that it has to stand alone. It can’t lean against a book, backpack, etc. to help it stay upright. Throughout the time they’re building (say 20 minutes) various things happen. At 16 minutes, there’s a recall on an item and they have to remove one of their pipe cleaners from the bottom of the tower. At 13 minutes, there’s a power outage at the plant and you turn the lights off. At 10 minutes, there were plant layoffs and everyone can only work with one hand. At 6 minutes, there’s been a shortage of labor, jobs got shipped overseas, etc. and you can’t communicate with words because nobody speaks the same language. At 3 minutes, conditions
As a millennial who went to a title I school from 2001-2013, that statement was insane for me to hear. The school supplies list that we put out at the beginning of the year is not a required list and students are not required to come to school with those items. It is only a suggestion. That is what admin put out in the leadership meeting at my school. So students have no responsibility towards their education. They can come to school with just their bodies and I have to supply the rest somehow with 288 pencils per semester and a case of paper per semester. And they wonder why we lose so many people each year. submitted by /u/Constant_Leader_8551 [link] [comments]
Thanks for your general experience and advice submitted by /u/Pbass96 [link] [comments]
I have a ton of old broken crayons from last school year. I was thinking about melting them down in a silicone mold to make new ones for the first few weeks of school. Anyone done it? Have a mold you like? submitted by /u/Beachlove6 [link] [comments]
Like many of you, I work for a district that doesn't allow jeans except on Fridays. My current work pants have begun to wear through (thanks, thighs) and I'm on the search for pants that I don't hate. I'm a weirdo and can't stand soft pants or slacks. (I do wear sweatpants at home though 😂) What are your favorite pants? I am a woman and I teach in multiple buildings so real pockets are a plus. Boot cut or straight leg preferred. Thank you in advance! submitted by /u/slowwhitedsm [link] [comments]
In the real world rules, expectations, and enforcement can change depending on setting. It teaches kids that there’s different expectations for different situations. Kids are adaptable and can adjust to the rules and behavior based on their environment, they aren’t stupid. And before people jump on me and say I don’t enforce the rules, I often do. I taught 7th grade the other year and cell phones were banned for middle schoolers. Kids would get annoyed with me because the teacher across the hall would let them have their phones and use mild swear words during her class, but I wouldn’t budge. The kids would say to me “but Ms. X lets us do this” but I’d just look at them with a straight face and say “I don’t care” or “I’m not Ms. X” and move on. I worked at one school where I taught multiple subjects, so I had two different department chairs. One chair required lesson plans and the other didn’t. When I worked in retail I knew the general manager was strict and a micromanager but the assi
I'm teaching AP Lang (11th grade) for the first time this semester. This is the oldest grade I've taught so far. I was wondering in what ways teachers add a little whimsy to their classroom for upper high school. I don't want my classroom to feel like a stiff college classroom for them quite yet. While we'll be taking our work seriously of course, I'd love to find small ways for them to stay connected with their inner child without infantizing them or seeming condescending. I'm thinking a prize box with little things a high schooler would want/use, a reading corner with a comfy chair, etc. My own high school child made me think of this- she told me today that there is still nothing better than playing tag on the playground :) submitted by /u/Equal_Clock_9783 [link] [comments]
My campus requires all teachers to sponsor at least one club as part of our non-contract hours. I was exempt last year because I was working on my certification as part of an alt-cert program, but admin was clear that I have to sponsor one this year. The club has to meet at least once a month. I want the club to be something that is really hands-off, and that I can use to simply grade papers after school. I thought about sponsoring a creative writing club next year, and there is a lot of student interest, but I am worried it will divulge into me teaching students and doing workshops and essentially requiring extra labor of me without any extra pay. Most teachers are okay with doing this at my school, but I’m kind of not. Right now, I am floating the idea of a movie club or an anime club. Most students are interested in anime club, but two other teachers are interested in co-sponsoring movie club with me. Co-sponsors would be nice, because that would mean that we all only have to attend