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’ve been a nurse for 12 years. Majority of time in ED and 3 years of L+D. 2 years ago I was going through a really rough time in my relationship/home life/mental health and lost my dream job in L+D at a good hospital because of poor attendance. I have spent my time off repairing myself and focusing on my family. I have also been to an ER conference, updated my BLS and ACLS and renewed my nursing license - so all my certs are current. I’ve been applying to jobs for 4 months now…I’ve had 3 interviews and 3 shadow shifts. I have received ZERO job offers. Anything I apply to that is outside of ED or L+D I don’t even get an interview. The jobs I have interviewed for I receive ZERO feedback despite emailing thank yous and specifically requesting feedback…I get a hospital system email that I wasn’t selected and then get ghosted. The recruiters at the hospitals in my area now recognize my name and remember me due to the volume of applications I’ve been putting out. The hospital I worked at fo
Just a few pages in and it’s amazing how much has changed in 29 years and how much has…not so much. With that being said, cheers to all the queer nurses who fought for our community- both patients and peers - throughout the years. Would love to hear your stories if you have any you’d like to share! submitted by /u/Kaatiekay [link] [comments]
I teach high school, mostly 12th graders. Today was our first day back, and during our department meeting our AP mentioned using AI for our observations. Apparently, there's an AI where the teacher wears a mic and goes about their day, and then it grades us based on the rubric. She did state that the district doesn't have it yet, but they are looking into it. submitted by /u/sincerestfall [link] [comments]
I'm just curious how other teachers feel about the growing trend of teacher influencers who are showing the faces of their students in their content. There are so many teachers on social media that do a great job at sharing what it's like in the classroom. I follow many of them on TikTok because their content is either funny or informational. The majority of them are very respectful when it comes to student privacy but I'm now seeing this trend of others who are treading into uncharted territory. Where do we draw the line of what's appropriate? I had to get permission slips signed to video for student teaching and even that made me uncomfortable to I filmed the back of students heads even though the videos wouldn't be public. submitted by /u/Dry-Material-4230 [link] [comments]
So I recently got a new classroom and the white board is one of those like marker board panels that are at lowe’s and it is not magnetic. I really prefer to use my board for notices, important information, supplies. Because it is just a board it is not magnetic and that really hinders part of my plan. In addition the coating does not really work anymore. This board cannot be cleaned I used a few different white board solutions I usually use and it looked like I did nothing at all. At this point, i’m trying to think outside the box because my school is poor and will not replace it but I need to be able to use that space. I considered creating either a felt board or a magnet board type of covering to get some use. Has anyone been in a similar situation or made something similar or have any tips? submitted by /u/mckennacat [link] [comments]
I make useful notes slides but I want to get away from the fill in the blank way of taking notes. However my students seem to have a hard time figuring out whats important. So when I’ve tried to ditch my very detailed catchers they’re always asking “so what do I write?”. So far all I can think of is to say pick 2 important things from the slides but it doesn’t feel like enough for some reason. I teach 6/7th graders. submitted by /u/pottymouthteach07 [link] [comments]
Someone else tried to post this, but deleted it due to a bad link. It’s important. It deserved a repost. This is absolute profiling. They’re searching for immigrants, vaccination histories, mental health information. Given the current state of government, it’s terrifying to think of what they plan to do with this information. Nurses: Know your rights on protecting patient privacy, protecting from ICE, and protecting your license when seeking personal health treatment. submitted by /u/No_Knowledge4718 [link] [comments]
Hi all, I’m in the western suburbs of Chicago and can’t find a middle or high school social studies job. I want to teach, and have my masters, but can’t find anything. I’m thinking at this point in the summer, I may need to look at something else. I’m just so mad as I want to teach and have loved teaching these past six years, but after leaving the private school sphere in hopes to go back to teaching public, I just can’t find anything. That goes for both public and private! Do I give up searching for a teaching job? If so, what else could I do? I really don’t want to sub as I get bored easily and need something to do, and I need something that can give me benefits. Any advice would be appreciated. ETA: wow thank you all for helping and your advice! I wanted to add some more info. I am licensed in ECE, 9-12 History, and 5-8 Social Studies in Illinois, and 4-12 broad field social studies in Wisconsin. I have been interviewing in both states primarily in the Janesville and Aurora/Elgin a
NYC new grad here. I finally was able to get into a job fair and had in person interview with a nursing manager. When I sat down, I introduced myself and handed her my resume. She read it over and states that I don’t have bachelor’s degree (I have 2 and both are listed on my resume). I point out my education listed on the resume and she immediately starts asking me specific questions about G tubes and trachs. I tried to answer to the best of my ability but she kept correcting me and telling me “NO”. I’m confused because this was my first interview and I wasn’t expecting to answer questions like that. When I left I asked 2 other people who interviewed if they were asked similar questions and they weren’t. Is this normal? submitted by /u/Vegetable-Advice4990 [link] [comments]
Full disclosure, I’ve newly started anti-depressants and I’m adjusting my meds lol. I wasn’t supposed to be there as they were cleaning the floors. My classroom was in disarray, and it stressed me out, but I needed some paperwork. I hope this isn’t a preview of my upcoming school year! submitted by /u/Strange_Account7967 [link] [comments]
Hello, just needing some guidance. Yesterday I finally had the courage to quit my first new grad job in med surg. I was almost 9 months into my residency program but had to quit due to my mental health. It was to the point where everytime I drove to work I wanted to crash my car so that I didn’t have to come in. The unit I was in had me at 6 patients when I was only 2-3 months into my program which was a lot for me. This unit has gone downhill and management seems to not care about us nurses. We are always understaffed and no techs most of the time due to nurses quitting. At one point they only had ONE staff nurse scheduled and she was a new grad. No charge, no techs. They struggled to find other nurses and ended up having another new grad nurse with only less than year of experience to charge. Due to the nature of the floor, I just couldn’t do it anymore. I was tired of “staying strong” or “toughing it out”. I realized that life is short to be miserable about job who only sees you as
Your child is 3+ grade levels behind in reading and math, and your child’s teachers are asking you to spend no more than $50 on school supplies. Pick a struggle. submitted by /u/Emergency-Pepper3537 [link] [comments]
Alpha School Website Someone I worked with like 14 years ago posted this on Facebook claiming "they use AI tools for two hours then the remaining time is spent interactively learning. They learn about credit cards, stock markets, YouTube etc." and that they're "crushing test scores." I looked through the website and watched their video, and man, this is bleak and probably only the beginning of this type of crap. It's impossible to tell how much of the video is real, but it looks like they spend most of their time getting addicted to tablets and becoming YouTubers. I'm also like 80-90% sure that there's some kind of nefarious motive behind this place, either a private equity firm trying to yet agin monetize education and/or this place is funded by OpenAI or something. There's too many funny things here to quote. "At Alpha School, teachers shift from traditional roles like grading and writing lesson plans, to supporting students’ emotional and motivational needs and teaching life skills.
I’m pretty introverted and hate small talk with patients. I’m attracted to the acuity of icu nursing and I love the science and pathophys. I like the idea of sedated vented patients but I know that’s not always the case. I’m a very good nurse but relating to people is not my strong suit, so I dread having to talk to patients and families especially when they’re emotional. I just want to manage the vent and drips and be left to myself. Are there any icu nurses with a similar personality that make it work? Should I try icu or avoid it? Edit: I just want to add that I am capable of talking to patients. I can mask and put on my customer service friendly personality and I’ve never had any issues with my care in that sense, but it is exhausting for me to “perform” like that for 12 hours. I don’t want everyone to think that I’m incapable of talking or something, I just don’t like it. I mentioned this to my friends recently and they were al shocked so I think I do a good job of hiding it. Edit
This is not always this case but it usually is when students are scoring 3+ grade levels behind. Where is the line between scaffolding and giving students way too much support just to be able to say they completed an assignment? If you teach 6th grade and have kids at a 2nd grade reading level, there's no real way to scaffold and then release the scaffolds because the student is simply too far behind and would need some really intense reading intervention for years to catch up. You can give them all the support all year long (reading aloud, outlining with them, asking guiding questions, showing them where to refer to in the text, sentence starters, etc.) but if they can't do it independently then they can't really do it. It is what it is. Simply put - could you pull a random 2nd grader and put them in your 6th grade class and then "scaffold at first then remove scaffolds" in order for them to access 6th grade curriculum? No. I've realized over years that the strategy is pretty much "ke
My fingers are so dry from hand sanitizer use at work and the gym, regardless of what I seem to use. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I don’t want the skin to start cracking and be a worse problem 😩 submitted by /u/cjs293 [link] [comments]
Hello! Second year 5th elementary teacher here. I was looking at my class for next year and I have a LOT of behavior problems compared to last year, lot of lows, but it’s kinda similar to my class last year (ALMOST all of my kids last year were at a 3rd grade level, but got them on level by the end of the year!! Whoop whoop! And I only had 3 major behavioral problems) so I’m already mentally prepared for anything. However what’s concerning is that during grade level meetings, there were 4 students that were told should NOT to be in the same class, and lo and behold they’re in mine. Anyways, we were looking through all of our class lists and I noticed that one of the teachers has NO behavioral kids, she’s also a second year teacher like me (we both started last year) and I was completely shocked at that fact! I’m mainly confused because they placed 4 kids that shouldn’t be together in my room, and didn’t place at least one in her room? I don’t know if I’m overthinking it, but I’m kinda
I’m 36 and know a couple nurses my age that have joined and are active in professional organizations like ANA, AACN, ENA, ONS, etc. but feels like it’s not as many nurses as in the generation above me. I remember when I was new grad 10+ years ago there would be nurses going to professional org conferences and they were active in their local chapter. Is this a thing anymore or will these types of organizations fade away? Personally, I want so little to do with nursing outside of my work hours that I would/could never. Coupled with the fact that burnout is extremely prevalent, will nurses from these newer generations be joining? submitted by /u/Hot-Calligrapher672 [link] [comments]
I ended my almost 2-year engagement last night. My fiancé was seeing someone else. I run the afterschool programs at a roughly 300-student school and used to teach in a classroom, so I know almost half of the families fairly well. My students know I was planning on getting married — they ask questions about my ex-fiancé, about my dream wedding, and about my ring. Obviously, none of that is happening anymore. I can handle talking to other staff and parents just fine, but what do I tell the kids? I interact with grades pre-K to 8, and the older students are going to have questions. I want to make sure I handle this well for myself and my students. submitted by /u/nashijima_02 [link] [comments]
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I work at a level one trauma center in a relatively busy area, I work nights. Last night I was in triage, and our wait time was only averaging about two hours which is really not bad for us (especially on a Monday night). Night started off busy, consistently having people come in, but nobody too sick. At around 9 PM, a young guy came in with his mom, he was definitely on the autism spectrum and had severe anxiety, but was coming in for severe pain (in several places for varied amounts of time) and triaging him was a challenge in itself because he was panicking. Myself and the other triage nurse reassured him and try to make him as comfortable as possible. fast-forward an hour or so, and the waiting room is kind of at a standstill because there have been a lot of ambulances with sick people, so open beds went mostly to them, and eventually our beds in the back were at max capacity. his mom comes into the booth and starts berating me, asking what constitutes a real emergency since her so
Edit: thank you all for the suggestions, I will save this for the future! I elected to go with the hysterical idea to get scrubs in DOC orange - from a uniform place so they are authentic ;) Keep doing that voodoo that you do. ***** Hi fellow day/nightwalkers - Our hospital has now instituted a policy where we are no longer allowed to wear surgical greens unless we work in the OR or perioperative areas. I believe very strongly in a personal policy of malicious compliance, so I am going to wear pink scrub bottoms to work from now on. I am a beefy male nurse. Any recommendations on scrub brands that have a single rear pocket at minimum and if they have other pockets, no major concern. I haven’t bought scrubs in 16 years. submitted by /u/phleig [link] [comments]
I’ve been at the same hospital for 7 years now. There’s a large group of people around my age that have been there not as long as me (2-5 years) that have a vastly different work ethic than me. I don’t know if it’s because they lack the experience, or were trained by different people… but I think I work way too hard compared to them. So much so I’ve burned myself out. I want to quiet quit for my well-being and stop doing the little things that contribute to my unit (non-patient care). How do I let myself stop doing these things? What do I do when I’m not doing them? submitted by /u/Ok_Razzmatazz8852 [link] [comments]
I work in a SNF.. The building has been a mess for a while so their resolution was to hire this new DON who is supposed to “clean things up”. She hired a whole new crew of CNAs, which by the way, suck. Now they’re expecting us floor nurses to be the ones to write them up and send them home so they can fire them and hire new ones. This is usually the basis for most of her texting. I work M-F 8hr day shift. In the past month, I don’t think 12 hours has gone by where I don’t receive a text about something that wasn’t done, should have been done differently, or some sort of advice. I finally put in my 2 week notice to go PRN. But I find this so weird that she does this. In the past 24hrs this is how many times I’ve been texted— 6:12am-mass text 11:26am-mass text 12:12pm- text group with me and CNA about stuff that hasn’t been done yet 2:40pm-video footage showing my CNA only changing someone twice in the shift 10:14pm-mass text about charting 10:34pm-another mass text about charting 10:50p
I am absolutely not old enough to have been there myself; I found this shirt from the California Nurses Association strike of 1988 secondhand recently and had to have it. submitted by /u/slutty_muppet [link] [comments]
It’s been 8 business days since I passed the NCLEX-PN, and I’m still looking for a job. It honestly feels like no one wants to hire a new grad like me. Maybe I’m just unlucky, or maybe this is normal and I’m just being impatient? I’m starting to feel discouraged. I believe my resume is actually pretty good, and I do have 2 interviews coming up for home health positions, but honestly, home health isn’t really where I want to start. I want to work in a SNF first, even if they only pay me $25/hour. I just want the opportunity to start my nursing career, gain experience, and continue improving. I really miss working at the SNF too! 🙁 It’s the only time i feel so active and alive! I was a CNA for a good amount of time, and I miss being part of the healthcare team. I’m just ready to finally grow as a nurse and start this new chaptert. submitted by /u/Electrical_Proof9048 [link] [comments]
Sometime during the last few months of school, disaster struck my classroom. Kahoot made some updates that apparently allowed students to access Youtube, which of course the students figured out quickly and immediately abused, and BAM. Kahoot app and site blocked school-wide. :( This was an absolute tragedy for me. My ELA classroom and competitive book club used it for everything. As we approach the 26-27 school year, does anyone have any suitable replacements they like? submitted by /u/Unique-Chicken8266 [link] [comments]
I think maybe I’m being a little sensitive about this, but wanted to get a second opinion. I’m going into my 5th year teaching. I’m 26 and teach middle school, I’m also 5’0 and get mistaken for a student frequently. Today was my first day back for PD, and I had two coworkers make comments about my weight. I had a pretty significant weight loss a couple years ago. The first incident of the day was an academic coach telling me I’ve gotten even skinnier (I have not) and asking what I’m doing to get so slim. The second was a coworkers saying there’s no way I weigh more than 100lbs (I do in fact weight more because I do strength training). I had this issue last year too. A coach in my building made a comment in front of students about how “tiny” I was. The year before that, a sub told me to “be anorexic a couple of days” after watching me eat a cinnamon rolls- she said this in front of the kids. I’m trying to find my big girl voice so I can eventually just say “Don’t talk about my body”. Fo
Does anyone out there love their bedside nursing career? So many posts about how awful bedside nursing is! If you love your position I would love to know what has made it great for you. How do you keep burnout from setting in? submitted by /u/ForrestDew123 [link] [comments]
At the end of this last school year, my admin asked me to come into their office. They usually do every year to ask me what I wanted to teach (special education co-teacher). I’ve co-taught math for the last 7 out of 8 years of my teaching career. They told me I would have to teach a different subject for some class periods this school year, which I’m ok with. I told them I’d feel most comfortable teaching science or social studies. I would prefer not to teach ELA because I would have students for 90 minutes total a day (2 class periods) instead of 1 (45 minutes) for ELA. It’s a class I also feel anxious about because there is a state test on it, and I don’t feel like I’m ready. So come 2 weeks ago, I log into my school account to see if they’ve assigned me my classes for this year…and to my sad surprise, they gave me 2 90-minute classes of ELA. They didn’t tell me and haven’t even told me yet. I will be teaching math the rest of the day, but I’m still annoyed that I wasn’t told why. To
I live in a big North American inner city and work at a pretty big hospital that is unfortunately falling in ruins. There's plans to rebuild it, but I'm afraid I'll be at my retirement age before that happens. The employee parking lot is full of massive potholes that haven't been fixed for years. Last month, a fellow nurse on my unit fell into one of these potholes (she admitted to us she was looking at her phone) and hurt herself. She's been on worker comp for one month, and it's been annonced that she is renewing her medical leave from work for a second month because she still has trouble walking. The dumb***** in charge would rather pay us to not work, rather than fix dangerous problems that people have been complaining about for years. Now they're offering overtime to anyone willing to pick up her shifts, because we're one nurse short and I work in a specialized unit. Another collegue slipped on the stairs coming in to work on hospital property last winter and broke her wrist. It t
Has anyone experienced a quiet firing and does this sound like one? I was hired for a part time position. I was told that I was hired to replace an employee who was very behind in her assignments by weeks. I have only been working for this company for 5 weeks. I was told that I would be transferred cases from her list and that management had sat down and talked to her. Apparently the “talking” lit a fire under her butt. I have access to her workload and none of her cases were transferred to me. She is suddenly very busy and I have not had any work last week or this week. The job was advertised for 2 days/week. When I call in about work assignments or lack of, they don’t mention transferring patients anymore and just say “We really appreciate you “ I feel like I should just email and tell them that the job isn’t working out for me. submitted by /u/SomewhereKnown2575 [link] [comments]
So I am in my second year teaching and we just had our first day, I had my whole day where kids told me they hated me and my class all day. They would scream profanities at me and each other and this is every class. What do I do, this is the first day and I am already dreading going back. (Also no classroom support or anything in my room). submitted by /u/Clear-Photo-6869 [link] [comments]
My father is 80 years old and recently went for his physical. The nurse asked a variety of wellness questions then said I have to ask if you're pregnant. She said they have to ask regardless of sex and age. I'm all for inclusiveness but this seems excessive. Is everyone doing this now? submitted by /u/wannabelegendary [link] [comments]
Give me your apush tips or teaching high school tips in general. submitted by /u/mendozathalia [link] [comments]
Hopefully this is appropriate to post here. For the record, I am not involved or have anything to gain from this lawsuit. Just despise HCA. “According to the HCA Healthcare lawsuit, the hospital operator classifies advanced practice providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as exempt employees who are not eligible for overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA generally requires that most employees in the United States be paid time-and-a-half overtime wages for all hours worked over 40 each week, but there are exemptions for certain types of employees, including professionals such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants. In order to qualify for the professional exemption, the employer must meet certain requirements, including paying its workers a salary of at least $684 per week. The HCA Healthcare lawsuit claims advanced practice providers were paid on an hourly basis and therefore did not qualify for the FLSA’s professional e
I'm hoping to get my ears pierced soon. I work in the ICU and obviously I have to go down with patients to MRI. There are times when I have to get near the MRI machine when my patient gets unstable, I need to titrate drips, or emergencies. Is there certain jewelry I could wear so I don't have to take out freshly pierced earrings every time we go to MRI? Thank you! submitted by /u/Love-Morgan [link] [comments]
Hello, this is my first time posting to this page, but I wanted to directly ask nurses if they had any advice to offer me about my situation. To give some background information, I’m from Ohio and I took my NCLEX-RN on Saturday. That night, my friend encouraged me to go out to celebrate with him, so I did, and we had a good time. I try to walk home, end up falling asleep in some grass in my small town & I was arrested (I haven’t been to a bar in ages and didn’t pace myself appropriately). They gave me a minor misdemeanor for disorderly conduct. This is the first time in my life, at 24 years old, that I have ever been in trouble (aside from a couple speeding tickets years ago). I woke up in the jail cell and asked the guard why I was there. She told me that I had fallen asleep on the way home and they picked me up. I was not being destructive or aggressive. After I was released, I open my email to see that I had passed my NCLEX. I have no clue if something like this will get my license
I recently graduated in May and passed my NCLEX that same month. I have several interviews lined up. I’m months away from getting my first RN check. All I can think of is how much my life is going to change. The hospitals around me are offering $40 starting pay, $4 extra for shift differential, and $3 for weekend rate. I’m also applying for a bilingual role and that will help add extra money. On top of this, I generate passive income which had allowed me to work part time during my last semesters of school. How did you feel when you saw your first paycheck? I think I might cry when I see it. We worked so hard for that very moment. submitted by /u/telepatia_7 [link] [comments]
I've been in a hospice nurse role and a case manager for about six months now and I'm burned tf out already. Not only do I have a high caseload, but I come home from going non-stop, to charting until 9-10 every single night. It's exhausting and I feel like I don't have a life at all. I'm just 100% over it. I thought it'd be better but it's all the same in the end. submitted by /u/Turbulent-Honey-858 [link] [comments]
I teach a core subject in 8th grade that is state tested. This year I am trying to go super low tech, breaking out the textbooks and getting the kids off screen as much as I can. However, that comes with the challenge of how to collect data adequately as a way of both appeasing my admin and gauging student understanding. The past few years I’ve been very high tech because that’s how I was taught. How was data best collected before everything became so tech heavy? If you’re a low/no tech teacher how do you collect data? How do I manually collect data for 25+ kids in a class period effectively? I know the only way my admin is going to go for me getting the kids off the computer is if I have data available to show progress so this isn’t something I can just decide not to do. Any and all advice or ideas are appreciated!! submitted by /u/Medical_District8442 [link] [comments]
Just wanting to rant. I've been a pediatric nurse for the past 5 years in a level 1 teaching hospital/trauma center. We're the only pediatric hospital in the state and service bordering states as well. I worked 3.5 years in trauma/ortho/surgery and have worked that last 1.5 in a very high acuity 48 bed PICU. I've taken care of patients needing CRRT, ECMO, and bedside OR at times. I have charge nurse and preceptor experience, chemo certified. My fiancé and I are wanting to move to California so I've had my CA license since January of this year. I've applied to so many PICU jobs and keep receiving no's. I've edited my resume and I tailor my cover letter for each listing I apply to. I'm so frustrated and don't understand what the issue might be!! It's just frustrating because I feel qualified but keep getting rejected. submitted by /u/Crystalchrysanthemum [link] [comments]
I am a second year teacher. I am starting my second year at the same school, and I teach a state tested class (Algebra 1). I am feeling so defeated and overwhelmed after my first day back at pre planning. Last year, I felt like I had the best year! My test scores on unit assessments were GREAT, my classes were cohesive, and my relationships with my coworkers were amazing. I even won “rookie of the year” and got on a stage to get handed a big, cheesy check! And then my state test scores came. My students did not perform how their unit assessments said they should have. So many of them still passed! Albeit, in the “proficient” category (not what the district looks at). Knowing where my students started, and how proud they were of themselves was the best. But no one else seemed happy. I felt like the admin teams started avoiding me and looking at me different. My coworkers told me I did all I could, and I couldn’t have done anything differently, and so many other factors go into testing.
Long story short, I’ve been a nurse for about 3 years now. I was excited at first but it seems every job I’ve had is a MESS! Micromanaging, racists coworkers, no help, terrible orientation, Etc…. On top of this I’m completely burned out on direct patient care. I left the OR (x2), went to observation (basically step down), and now hospice. I thought hospice would be so much better but this is the worst thing I could’ve done to myself. I wish I could’ve just stayed on nights in obs. It been 3 weeks now (including 5 days of hospice training with a nurse). I’m so burned out. I know absolutely nothing about a specialty that has a completely different shift in thinking. I want so badly to give this position to someone who ACTUALLY wants it. That’s how bad it is. I’m not passionate about it. Why should I keep it?! But unfortunately I have to wait until another job lines up in the economy! I’ve applied to several remote (CVS rejected), Humana… and even clinical documentation, informatics speci
It took me several years but I finally translated the word "relationship" in my head into something that made sense for me. I just flipped it into the word "trust." Students don't have to like me, or bond with me, or have shared interests or whatever. But for learning to happen they do need to trust me. They need to trust that whatever nonsense I'm delivering in the curriculum now will be important or useful later. Why on Earth would they listen to me going over long division for weeks unless they trust that it will be worth it in the future... They need to trust that I will be fair (not necessarily equal) and consistent in my discipline and consequences, or they won't respect my rules and authority. They need to trust that I will help them if they come to me with a problem, otherwise I'll never hear about the quiet bullying, or find out I need to make that CPS call. So I listen and make time to support with the little trivial problems. It also means that students with trauma, had terr
I am making a set of PD Bingo Cards for next week. I have a good list to choose from but I know this collective is witty and awesome. Not looking to hurt anyone but just have a good laugh at it all. If you made a bingo card, what would you put on it? I'll share my finished product. submitted by /u/baldmisery17 [link] [comments]
Hey so, over summer I got an electric scooter because my car is no longer functioning. I don't live far from the school at all. Anyways, how do I ask the admin if I can store the scooter somewhere inside? I work as a para in sped. I feel like this is going to be super embarrassing to bring the scooter inside but I can't have it outside because it's extremely hot where I live and the sun will make the battery explode. I need advice on this submitted by /u/PretendWill1483 [link] [comments]
Preface: the best use of teacher time is most likely spent planning with colleagues and working in their own classroom. That said, if you had to pick a PD session at a conference style day. Sessions could range anywhere from 1 to 4 hours. What content style sessions would catch your eye (preferably things related to specifically to ELA/SS). This could be at an Elementary, middle, or high level, but please specify your grade range. For example, personally I gravitate toward sessions based on researchers or authors I’ve been reading. Currently, if a session mentions Anita Archer, Joan Sedita, or Natalie Wexler I’m picking them. submitted by /u/unreadysoup8643 [link] [comments]
Hi everyone. I’ve been a nurse for about 7 months now and had a interview today at a LTC facility. I was given an offer and told I had a drug screening to complete. I no longer smoke, and It has been months since I’ve smoked anything. I’ve also taken lots of at home THC urine tests that came back negative. I took the test and I wasn’t able to provide much urine. The lady told me all of the results came back negative except for THC. I took a look at the test and there were two lines , one being faint but still visible indicating a negative. She told me all of the lines were bold except for that one, and that they all need to be bold. She advised me maybe it wasn’t enough urine and I could possibly retest. They took me to HR and he was asking what she told me. I told him exactly what she said. I saw a faint line, she said there wasn’t enough urine and I could possibly retest. He goes “well on this paper it says you tested positive for THC”. I said that couldn’t be right, she told me I di
Save your unit plans, lesson plans, rubrics, and adapted materials— especially if you think you might change schools, districts, or states down the line. Especially if created it on off-duty hours. Ask me how I know. I'm back in the classroom after some time overseas and have a bunch of interviews coming up. Every single hiring committee has asked for my portfolio (which ironically my state did away with). Now a my best work is locked away on Google drives I don't have access to. So now I'm sifting though a thumb drive with old grad school projects to show hiring committees what I can do instead things I did do. It's frustrating and stressful. Back up your stuff to a personal hard drive or cloud account. Don't assume you'll have time to download it, my last district didn't allow thumb drives on devices. Going into the new school year, what’s some "hindsight is 20/20" you’d pass? submitted by /u/IDtoUXUI [link] [comments]