August 2012
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Overheard on CNN.com: "Wish my job was limited to... →
positivelypersistentteach:
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This guy/gal/person is my favorite:
Doc
Isn’t it easy to comment and criticize in a pack mentality for something for which you have no actual personal experience? As others have said, all the required planning and grading that goes with teaching is done before or after school hours. I have 3 family members who are teachers in K-12. A 40 hour work week is...
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Tomorrow, Wednesday August 1, will be Teacher...
teamteachers:
Truths will operate as usual dare day. Here are the rules.
Dares: You may put requests in people’s asks. For example, I dare Pablo to build a fort with his wife in their new house. You have the right to not do a dare without any peer pressure. For example, I will not post a picture of how messy my room is right now.
Get on it.
Should be a good time!!
July 2012
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Tomes Away From Home: Assembling a new teacher... →
tomesawayfromhome:
Now that the gelato has arrived, I don’t have to stick close to home.
Since my BIL’s girlfriend is going to start her first teaching job in two weeks, and she has no idea what will be in her classroom, supply-wise, I thought that I’d put together a bag of useful things that she might not…
I teach 9th grade science as well. Some things I was given/bought/love having in...
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Goals for Today
Turn in apartment keys (YAY!!!)
Buy nail aprons from Home Depot for group supplies. (I’ll post details later if the idea works)
Buy sheet protectors for planning binder.
Buy labels and ribbon.
Print master copy of first day materials and organize for copying.
Start planning for Earth Science II. (I’ve never taught this and I haven’t done any planning for it yet. Starting to...
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I'm loving the questions on #education tonight!
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Philadelphia is fun.
notajournalist:
That’s all.
That’s my profound statement for the day. Vietnamese food for supper (Hello, Pho, you are delicious!), good company, silly talks, impressions, and a city full of things I’ve never seen.
If you get a chance, decide if Pat’s or Geno’s has the better Philly cheesesteak!
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Tomes Away From Home: @PPT, I thought of more... →
tomesawayfromhome:
- balancing work and home (boundary setting)
- working with parents and guardians (phone, email, conferences)
- teacher fashion
- behavior management
- classroom outtakes
- fit teacher
- stress management
- ethics (teacher and student)
- classroom expectations (setting and maintaining)
-…
Reblogging for future inspiration!
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NY & Co Fail
I browsed their 50% off everything sale after seeing it mentioned on #education. Unless I’m looking for something specific, I like to sleep on it before decided if and what to buy. When I went back today, not only had the sale changed to 40%, but 3 of my 5 choices were not included! The budget just doesn’t allow for full price.
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: Why I Love the #Education Community →
grayer:
It’s my ~unbiased~ belief that the #education community is the greatest education community on the interwebs. Here’s why: Best practices and academic findings are center stage. The education community tries to find relevant articles for a variety of situations. When you go to other teaching…
This.
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Hey Teachers! New York and Company has everything...
ohmuffins:
teachingtoday:
Not sure if it’s online AND in stores but there is an online promo code (it’s listed on the website). Figured some of us are back-to-school shopping and need to stock up on cardigans.
First the LOFT and now NY&Co.
You guys are killing me.
I just de-cluttered my wardrobe AND set a budget. A budget that does not include much money for new clothes.
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It's been an emotionally stressful few days
My husband found his dream job posted. It’s a technology position in my district. It requires a teaching certificate, even though the position is not for a classroom teacher. He doesn’t have one, and we don’t have the time or money to change that. The position would have been a great fit for him, and it would have put him on the same work schedule as me, which would have been...
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world-shaker:
Penn State Nittany Lions hit with $60 million fine, 4-year bowl ban, wins dating to 1998 vacated
More details emerging. Summary so far:
• $60 million fine • Vacation of wins from 1998-2011 (112 wins) • Four-year postseason ban • Players may transfer and play immediately at other schools • Athletic department on probation for five years
The sanctions include a reduction in...
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DC/MD #Education Meet
pencilblots:
Alright, since Hithertokat cannot make it Sunday, I wanted to know who was actually coming to the meet. I am only asking because it is a 40 minute drive out to Silver Spring, and I didn’t want to make that trip to have nobody else there.
Or if we are all in Baltimore, or somewhere else, we could reorganize. What do you guys think?
My plans have changed as well, but I could still...
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To the #education tumblrs I meet:
You should know that I AM the socially awkward penguin. But I really am looking forward to meeting you!
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Still No Internet
The company put in the underground cable, and the house is already wired, but apparently a different contractor needs to terminate the cable. My husband can do that. But no. We have to wait for them.
So that means I’ll stop at Panera on Saturday to check on plans for the DC meetup Sunday!
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President Obama introduces massive new Master...
impuretale:
stfuconservatives:
shortformblog:
$1 billion to boost students’ math and science performances source
» The money will finance drastically increased salaries for Corps-selected teachers — with each set to receive a $20,000 pay raise — and would require participating teachers to commit to program participation for a multi-year period. Over $100 million in funding will be set aside...
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Hitherto Unexplored.: DC-area Education Meet-up! →
hithertokat:
H’ok folks, here is what I am thinking:
The most centrally central place I can think of (based off the cities mentioned), that still has access by metro/amtrak, that has good restaurants for meeting-up, and that I feel confident enough about the area to help direct lost travelers is Silver…
I’ll be there!!
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Positively Persistent Teach: I've gained a whole... →
positivelypersistentteach:
including my foot injury and the years it took to finally have surgery and then the healing process, poly-cystic ovarian syndrome which makes me insulin resistant (and therefore rapidly gain weight, but have a difficult time losing it even when eating healthy), not always eating the best, and not…
It’s as if I wrote this post myself! My PCOS was well...
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teachinglearning:
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teachinglearning:
Ta-da! This is a my new classroom management consequence ladder tracking chart that I’m going to implement this year for my 8th graders! I’m adapting to it because one big problem that I ran into in my classroom management last year was that my...
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How many of you are using Pinterest to save...
Just started this month! Wish I started sooner. I tend to use it as a visual bookmark list.
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“I’m a registered Republican. I only seem liberal because I believe hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure, not gay marriage.” -Will McAvoy, main character on The Newsroom
Not sure in what context this line was said, as I do not watch the show, but for the record:
Hurricanes are low pressure systems.
Positively Persistent Teach: Newsweek reblogged my... →
positivelypersistentteach:
I hope people can make donations. I don’t want to get Sal’s hopes up when I tell him these things, but I also know it is important for him to see how many people are behind him even if they can’t afford to financially. Small ones will so matter in this strive to raise the funds. The exposure means…
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Got to Teach Today!
Spent the day at the pool with five kids all under 10. That was a first. Also a first was teaching my 7 year old niece how to dive. She does swim team and needed to improve her starts. It’s great because I can’t technically swim.
Not as in I’ll drown, rather I can’t do the different strokes. Not even freestyle.
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Teacher Dare Day Question:
What’s the easiest/best method you have found for communicating with parents?
For example, most of my 160 students have two parents, both with email addresses. It would take me forever to create an email group on Outlook, so I need some other method of organizing those emails for mass mailing of class updates, and mailing individuals for progress reports.
How do you handle it?
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Today is an official Teacher Dare Day.
teamteachers:
Please reblog so everyone knows. Teacher Dare Day Rules can be found on the link at the top of the Team Teachers page.
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The Moving is (Almost) Complete!
Everything from the apartment has been moved out. It’s as clean as it’s going to get, now we need to wait for the end of the month to turn in our keys. Things at the new place are surprisingly organized, though we still have plenty to do. And a few furniture items that might not fit.
Fingers crossed that the cable company gets us Internet this week!!
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I've lost all concept of time:
ohmuffins:
I playfully try to convince a boy to stay up and talk to me.
In mid-whine, I realize it’s actually Sunday night.
I realize that Sunday is the day before Monday.
I realize that Sunday night means some people still have to get up and work on Monday morning.
I instantly feel like a jerk and apologize to a boy.
#summerproblemsforteachers
Forgetting what day it is during summer...
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MD/DC/VA(/PA?) #Education meet-up?
hithertokat:
I’m totally free one week from today on Sunday the 22nd (although I could make the 21st work too if that’s better). Anyone up to meet in the suburbs of DC for lunch?
Reblog and/or message me with your starting point and I’ll try to identify a central location where this could take place!
Not 100% sure yet if the date works (still planning day by day due to all the moving), but...
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Positively Persistent Teach: A Request to Share... →
diaryofafyt:
Fellow teachers, I received an email (see below) requesting assistance with examples of classroom forms (i.e. expectations, late work policy, syllabus, and so forth.) I would be grateful for your input and expertise and think the #education community could certainly benefit….
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gjmueller:
Can the burgeoning world of online teacher training improve public education?
“It’s kind of like the Wild West,” Leavitt, who worked in California’s public schools for 32 years and has taught in-person teacher training courses, said in an interview after the course ended. “We’re at the beginning of online instruction.”
At a time when brick-and-mortar teacher training programs are...
Dearest Tumblr, I've never come to you with a... →
positivelypersistentteach:
I have known Sal Pulito since I was in the third grade. His sister, Aurora, has been best friends with my sister since they were in Kindergarten. Sal was born with Pulmonary Atresia, which means that there is a lack of blood flow to his lungs. It has become a life and death situation for him. Sal is one of the most kind-hearted people I have ever met. He is...
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Literature Review: Done
I wrote a formal literature review for my research methods grad course. It covered inquiry-based learning in relation to standardized test scores, and ended with the question of how to best measure inquiry skills (since standardized tests just don’t cut it). Research writing is not a style I enjoy, and I don’t feel very skilled at it, BUT…
The only points deducted were for...
Moving from your parent's house: Post-Grad Edition
texasfirstyearteacher:
I’ve been packing for our move for a few hours now…3 moving boxes full of books (I kind of underestimated how many books I own) and 14 large trash bags with the clothes I hang in my closet. This does not include the clothes I fold and store in my over-stuffed dresser, which I have yet to pack.
We move in 2 days.
Gulp.
P.S. Any and all helpful moving tips are welcomed!...
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When I was growing up we frequently lost power. If you heard thunder, you knew you had to get the flashlights out. If the forecast called for snow, we got out the extra blankets and stacked extra wood near the door. I’ve experienced multiple day power outages during difficult weather conditions. I know how much it sucks. But when did the attitude change from individual preparedness to...
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Thank You to the Electric Companies!
The storm that blew through on Friday night was intense. I watched the trees behind my apartment bend past 45 degrees, and watched a couple eventually snap in the wind. I love extreme weather, but this was scary.
I must live in a power grid sweet spot because despite the intense wind damage, we lost power for only a second at the apartment. Not even long enough for the oven clock to reset. The...
thinkbrit: Very rarely do I get upset enough to... →
thinkbrit:
But today’s experience at Hobby Lobby got under my skin.
I just posted this on their facebook page:
I was very disappointed with an experience I had at Hobby Lobby in Centennial, CO today. I spoke with a customer service agent, but was still left irritated and dissatisfied. I teach 3rd grade…
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TDD: Do you provide pencils for your students? If...
iamlittlei:
hithertokat:
I know this seems like a silly question, but:
Continually buying pencils is expensive, man;
so it’s best to have a way to keep them in the classroom
and I saw some pretty neat methods when I was a substitute.
Next year I’m using golf pencils. They’re super cheap. They’re also a pain in the ass to use, so you get to reinforce the whole “bring your own pencil”...
