Resources
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Downloadable Material:
- Ten Writing Skills All Teachers Can Reinforce [28.5 KB]
- Classroom Sign: Ten Principles of Successful Living [31 KB]
- Worksheet: Use Amazon.com to find new books [26.5 KB]
- Book Club Questions [37 KB]
- Seven Facts About Teacher Retention During the First Five Years [42 KB]
- Poem_Make Me Or Break Me [76.48 KB]
- Correct Lettering Format [24 KB]
- Poem_TestTaking [75.37 KB]
- Discussion Questions: Undergrad / pre-service [42 KB]
- Discussion Questions: First year teachers [43 KB]
- No public Twitter messages.
Classroom Management Suggestions from Larry Ferlazzo’s Classroom Q&A
Here is some good classroom management advice collected from teacher-authors on Larry Ferlazzo’s Classroom Q&A EdWeek column. I’m in good company with one of my other favorite teacher-authors, Gary Rubinstein.
Complaining About Work: How Much Is Too Much? (And When Can We Start?!) (Educational Horizons)
My newest column in Educational Horizons explains why complaining about work is a little bit like drinking.
New Teacher Disillusionment – The Thanksgiving Edition
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a quick rundown on the new teacher “disillusionment phase,” which runs from some time around Halloween until… 3:30 PM the day before Thanksgiving weekend.
This should help you explain to non-teacher friends and relatives why their well-meaning teaching suggestions sometimes make you burst into tears. Or whatever.
Five School Reform Sound Bites That Hurt Teacher Buy-In (Rick Hess Straight Up)
Five feel-good reform phrases with troubling subtexts for teachers.
Politics Aside — For New Teachers, It’s Still November (Rick Hess Straight Up)
For new teachers and the people who love them – sometimes so much it hurts…
The Relationship Status of Teachers and Educational Technology: It’s Complicated (Rick Hess Straight Up)
A (kind of) love letter sharing teacher’ feelings toward education technology: It’s not that we’re not into you – we just want you to treat us right…
Recommended Blogger: Mr. Teachbad
Mr. Teachbad is hilarious, and he’s frustrated about the same things you are. He has a talent for writing exactly what you need to hear after a bad day, and though he’s tight-lipped about his identity and location, don’t be surprised if you feel like he works in your district.
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April 4: SMAC Paperback Release!
Smaller, softer, and cheaper… just the way you want it! Here’s a link. As always, online bookseller reviews are appreciated.
Video: “All of the Above” – Teacher Poem
Click here to watch a YouTube clip of the poem All of the Above. The poem is in the book, and also available for download from the link below.
Frustrated Teacher Poem: "All of the Above" (186)
Video: Why Do Real Teachers Hate Watching Movies Like “Freedom Writers?”
Click here to watch my most hate-mail-generating YouTube clip ever. (To be fair, it seems like most of the angry comments are from people who were trying to look up Freedom Writers and got my video instead.)