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Maybe it’s Time to Ask the Teachers?- article
From huffingtonpost.com Maybe it’s Time to Ask the Teachers? Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University American teachers deal with a lot: low pay, growing class sizes and escalating teacher-bashing from politicians and pundits. Federal testing and accountability mandates … Continue reading
Survey: Teacher Job Satisfaction Drops to New Low- article
From neatoday.org By Tim Walker, March 7, 2012 Teachers are less satisfied with their jobs than they have been in decades, according to the 2012 MetLife Survey of the American Teacher. Almost one-third of teachers are thinking of leaving the … Continue reading
10 New Trends in Outsourced Grading- article for educators
From onlineuniversities.com Amid complaints of grade inflation and uneven evaluation, many schools have sought to find new ways to grade students. One of the more recent and perhaps most controversial is through outsourcing grading. While not widespread yet, a growing … Continue reading
Try This: The New Parent-Teacher Conference- article about student-led conferences and getting parents to attend them
From nea.org By Alain Jehlen Educators innovate to make a venerable tradition work better. Student-led parent-teacher conferences seem to be taking the nation by storm, according to our totally non-random survey of NEA members on Facebook, discussion boards, and various … Continue reading
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7 Ways to Encourage Reluctant Readers-article by Steve Reifman
This is a great article to include in an Open House or Parent Teacher Conference packet. From stevereifman.com Reading is a tremendously appealing, satisfying activity, and children will become hooked once the adults in their lives consistently build it into … Continue reading
10 Ways to Help Your Kids Do Better in School- article by Steve Reifman
This is a great article to include in an Open House or Parent Teacher Conference packet. From stevereifman.com Parents are their children’s first and most important teachers. In this critical role parents have the greatest impact on their kids’ academic, … Continue reading
9 Reasons to Communicate Frequently with Parents-article by Steve Reifman
From stevereifman.com Consistent parent involvement dramatically increases the likelihood that quality learning will occur in the classroom and at home. Parents play such a crucial role in their children’s academic, physical, social, and moral development that we, as teachers, make … Continue reading
Ear Training Pitch Without A Hitch- article/tips for musicians
From ezinearticles.com By George Brodbeck Musical pitch awareness comes in many degrees. From the super-in-tune bands, orchestras and choirs loaded with the most gifted musicians who can melt your soul with a simple C triad to the slightly off tune … Continue reading
Teachers: Begin Your School Year with a Plan- article by Steve Reifman
From stevereifman.com Prior to my second year of teaching, I came across an idea I just had to try. First, I obtained a class list of my first graders’ names and phone numbers. I went home and called every family, … Continue reading
Help! My Kid’s Just Not Into Reading!- article and tips for parents
From thebookchook.com Let’s face it. Despite all our efforts, some kids just aren’t into books. Yet we know how important reading is for their life at school and beyond. Is there anything parents can do to change this attitude to books … Continue reading
Larry Powell, Fresno School Superintendent, Takes $800,000 Pay Cut – article
From huffingtonpost.com FRESNO, Calif. — Some people give back to their community. Then there’s Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell, who’s really giving back. As in $800,000 – what would have been his compensation for the next three years. Until … Continue reading
First Day Organization and Confidence- article/tips
From nea.org August 14, 2008 From Courtney Gray, MaEd., a high school English teacher I teach high school English on the block schedule. This first day plan does take a lot of preparation on my part, but the result is … Continue reading
