Three Articles:

“On Effectiveness and Professionalism”

and

“On Self-Care and Morale” 

and

“On Efficiency”

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Teacher turnover is high for several reasons.  My motto: (1) Pray, (2) discern, (3) prepare, (4) communicate, (5) relate well, (6) execute, and (7) bit by bit, continuously improve.

Note: One of the reasons I believe very strongly in class websites is because they “force” and facilitate items #3, 4, 5, and 6.

Information about

Incorporating Routine

Learning Activities

and Feedback:

Ideas, Procedures, Tools,

and Documents

· Go to this page.

At this section: 1) forms to use for staple assignments, such as a bellwork recording form, a template for higher order thinking vocabulary flashcards, a weekly combination spelling/vocabulary test form (for vocabulary in your content area), and a HW quiz form; 2)  bellwork, HW, and guided practice routines; 3) physical interactive student notebook (ISN) information and resources; 5) ideas for review activities and informal assessment; etc.

Links and Information

about Behavior Guidance

and Classroom Discipline

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These books on the topic of behavior and discipline are MUST HAVE’s in my opinion.  Also, you really don’t want to miss out on these listed websites if you don’t already utilize them or naturally practice the techniques and practices they explain.  This is a collection of discipline-related resources that capture information that  (1) you don’t want to step in front of a group of students without and that (2) you hope and pray that your child’s teachers have internalized. 

Links and Information about Documentation

(NOTE: To not document is

to risk marks against

your certificate, job loss,

lawsuits, etc.)

· Go to this page.

At this section: You’ll want to bookmark the shared teacher documents website.  It’s maintained by some awesome teachers.  Also, you’ll really and truly want to implement the described “Huge Binder of Student Information” procedure.  A teachers.net submitter shared it with me.  It will be your salvation at parent-teacher conferences.  And there’s more!

Links and Resources for

Lesson Planning:

Tools, Procedures,

Documents, and

Helpful Websites

· Go to this page.

At this section: 1) a procedure for helping you write your lesson plans on time and submit them on time; 2) a procedure for collecting and filing documents to form the basis of your upcoming lesson plans; 3) link to an online lesson planner tool; 4) and much more.