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Time Management for Online Classes
Listen It’s difficult to manage new technology while you’re also trying to manage your class and teach content. In order to make it easier, create an outline template that you can follow to stay on track. 45-Minute Lesson Example Greet and Hello, -00:10 to 00:00 If it’s possible, open the...
7 Questions With Tawnya Brusstar
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, my name is Tawnya Brusstar. I am a teacher at Roosevelt elementary in Mesa public schools district, which is located in Mesa, Arizona. Let's see, my school is loaded located in Mesa at 828 South Valencia and that's Mesa eight five...
7 Questions With Kandice Hales
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, my name is Kandice Hales. I am a second grade teacher at American leadership Academy, San Tan Valley. We are located in San Tan Valley, Arizona and I've been there for five years. This is my fifth year there." Why...
Remote Teaching Idea #5: Professional Development with Movies
Listen “Cal-COO-lus? What is Cal-COO-lus?” I’m pretty sure that I watched Stand and Deliver every year in at least one class throughout high school and possibly even junior high. By the time I became a teacher, it was Freedom Writers that we kept showing our students. And the teachers not...
7 Questions With Barbara Bouey
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Good morning. My name is Barbara Buoy. I am a teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona. This is the going to be the end of my first year in Mesa. Um, before that I taught in Chicago." Why did...
Rules and Tools for Classroom Management
Listen Online learning is a brave new world. You may feel that you’re starting to get the hang of the online learning experience, but you hope to add a little more depth in the coming weeks. That’s hard to do when your online classroom is like the Wild, Wild West...
Helping Parents Teach Their Children
Listen Parents are struggling. They are not okay right now. They may be reaching out to you for help, and you may be thinking to yourself, “I didn’t sign up to teach parents how to teach.” However, this is where we’re at. Parents have been tasked with becoming their child’s...
7 Questions With Keitha Norris
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, my name is Keitha Norris and I have been teaching fifth grade science for seven years now at a Butler Intermediate in Quinland." Why did you start a career in education? "I started a career in education because, um, I...
7 Questions With Devon Jones
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, I am Mrs. Jones. I am a sixth grade science teacher at new Providence middle school in Clarksville, Tennessee. I have been teaching sixth grade for one year and have 10 years of elementary experience. Third, fourth and fifth grade and...
7 Questions With Caitlin Miller
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, my name is Katelyn Miller and I'm a fifth grade science teacher at Asa Low intermediate school in Mansfield, Texas. Uh, I've been teaching there for 11 years and this is my 12th year teaching." Why did you start a...
Resource Roundup: Engaging Activities for Online Ed
Listen Things are stressful right now. That’s probably an understatement, but it’s a statement in the right direction. It’s also really difficult to get some of our students to show up for online education and subsequently keep them engaged. One of the most requested discussion focuses on many of the...