Leading From The Heart…I swear, I could start a million sentences with that phrase. Today one of my students told me that no had ever told her they missed her before today, when I was letting her have it for the attitude she was spreading around the room. I told her that if it continued after 2nd recess … Today, one of my students…
I came across this quote on Cool Cat Teacher Blog this morning: “We teach what we know; we reproduce who we are.” Robert Schmidgall As I read this quote I am overcome with a sense of responsibility towards my students and my profession. I am also reminded that so much of what I teach is … teaching responsibly
**Kartoo Visual search for paraeducators** (type paraeducator in the search field, click on the mindmap key) The idea of extra help in the classroom is becoming more and more a reality for many classroom teachers. As we move away from stand alone resource room models towards inclusion for students with needs there is a recognition … Collaboration for student success: teachers and para-educators working together
I’m having fun on wordpress – in particular I am enjoying finding bloggers through my wordpress tags. Today I discovered a blog post by Principal Kendrick called The Importance of Self Esteem where principal Kendrick cited this gem from Michelle Borba: Special Care for Special Students Michelle Borba, nationally known author and consultant … Self-esteem in school: a blog post found via wordpress tag
I just read a post by Elona Hartjes at Teachers at Risk on homework and came across this wonderful twist on homework: I like Damion Frye’s approach to homework. He teaches grade nine, and for the last three years has been assigning homework to parents. Yes, that’s right. He’s been giving homework to parents. So … homework revolution