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GdHrtdTchr
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BusyBoard
08-07-2020, 04:15 PM
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Switching From C. Danielson to Thrive
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GdHrtdTchr
Maybe Better
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Agreed!!!
I, too, heard that CD was very clear that it was to promote teacher reflection and NOT for teacher eval purposes. (That said, it doesn't keep her from...
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BusyBoard
08-07-2020, 08:23 AM
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Switching From C. Danielson to Thrive
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GdHrtdTchr
Switching From C. Danielson to Thrive
Our district that has been using Charlotte Danielson as a teacher eval platform is switching to Thrive. I'm signed up for online training but heard the videos (which we are to pre-watch) are long &...
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Retired Teachers
08-01-2019, 01:56 PM
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Just got offered a job...
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
Retired Teacher T-Shirt
G8rFan's post made me think of this T-Shirt I saw. It said:
Retired Teacher: Every Child Left Behind
For those of us who remember THAT phase of politicians mandating education for the worse.
To...
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Teachers' Lounge
02-21-2019, 12:01 PM
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BioAdoptMom3 has a birthday February 21.
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GdHrtdTchr
Happy Birthday, BioAdoptMom
Happy Birthday, Nancy! You are one of the nicest people I know. May God bless you with an especially enjoyable day and a new year full of joy and peace!
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The VENT
01-26-2019, 01:35 AM
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Very unprofessional co-worker
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
Specials in the Homeroom
I'm sorry this happened to you. I was a homeroom teacher for many years and know that a prep w/the kids still in the class is never a "good solid prep." I am currently a "specials" teacher and...
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Teacher News & Opinion
01-14-2019, 05:51 PM
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California teachers:
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
Prayers for CA Teachers
I cannot answer your inquiry, cuz I am not a CA teacher. I am just a teacher of many years in another crisis situation, where teachers are underpaid and overworked in an effort to "save the children"...
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The VENT
11-22-2018, 03:25 PM
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Grrr! Thankful...BUT...
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GdHrtdTchr
Grrr! Thankful...BUT...
I am thankful for many things and people this year. But I'm in a difficult situation in my career. (I am at a better-than-before school and generally happy. However, my struggling...
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Teachers' Lounge
09-22-2018, 01:34 PM
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My BIL died
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GdHrtdTchr
Sorry for your Loss
I'm so sorry. I agree w/u tha the group could feel awkward. I also agree w/what others said that it might bave been what worked best for your sis during a difficult time. (((HUGS))) & prayers for u &...
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Teachers' Lounge
08-31-2018, 05:49 PM
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Aretha Franklin's funeral - how long is a funeral in your religion or culture?
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GdHrtdTchr
Aretha
I'm in the Detroit area. I had a PD at our art museum on Tues & parking (typically just a bit of a challenge) was next to impossible. Folks limed up for blocks for her memoriable, cops everywhere...
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The VENT
08-27-2018, 09:52 PM
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Feeling Low/Stressed
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GdHrtdTchr
Feeling Low/Stressed
I LOVE my school -- the kids, their families, the people I work with. But for reasons beyond my control (and for the most part beyond my admin's control) my role is being changed and there are...
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The VENT
08-27-2018, 09:41 PM
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Washington and strike
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
Striking
We don't strike anymore. Our union just finds a way to "ratify" on disappointing contracts. I'm not really mad about it. Striking won't get us what we deserve either. The only version of...
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BusyBoard
08-25-2018, 01:40 AM
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Any Art Teachers Out There in PT Land??
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
Thank you, KeyKid and ITeach! I found BOTH of...
Thank you, KeyKid and ITeach! I found BOTH of your posts extremely helpful. I began to explore the flood of links/resources you shared, KeyKid and appreciate the ideas and link from you as well,...
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BusyBoard
08-23-2018, 07:09 PM
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Amazon Prime Video vs. Netflix
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GdHrtdTchr
Amazon vs Netflix
Well, I have Amazon Prime and I'm more disappointed w/it each year, but maybe that's cuz I teach elementary. Every year, I swear I should drop it. I can NEVER find a movie I want & end up buying a...
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BusyBoard
08-22-2018, 08:09 AM
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Any Art Teachers Out There in PT Land??
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GdHrtdTchr
Any Art Teachers Out There in PT Land??
I am being switched to art. Everyone thought I was a good tech teacher, but we now need to have art and I was happy for the first time in years at this school, so wanted to stay there. I have...
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BusyBoard
08-22-2018, 07:54 AM
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NEA vs. AFT
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GdHrtdTchr
NEA vs AFT
Here in Michigan, I don't think we individually choose. When I taught in the suburbs, we were with the MEA (NEA) and now that I teach in a large urban district we are with the AFT. We became a...
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BusyBoard
08-22-2018, 07:44 AM
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Where else do you talk about teaching?
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
Less PT Activity
I've noticed the same thing. I initially came here for great ideas and was hooked enough to come almost daily and "surf" for hours sometimes. During my tougher times I mostly went to the vent,...
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Art Teachers
08-21-2018, 07:58 AM
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Professional Learning Communities
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
Art and PLCs
I have never been an art teacher. I've mostly taught 1st/2nd, but was a specials teacher (tech) last year. This coming year, I will hafta learn how to be an art teacher. When we had PLCs, I...
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Art Teachers
08-20-2018, 10:27 AM
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Newish Art Teacher! HELP!
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
Full Circle Art Lesson
Thanks to the OP for posting this and to those who replied. I expect to be an art teacher this coming year and was wondering this same thing. I will probably be PMing some of you. I went to this...
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Teachers' Lounge
08-20-2018, 09:51 AM
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I Stepped on My 14 yo Cat This Eve
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GdHrtdTchr
Stepped on Cat Seems OK
Thank you, all! I think she's ok as you predicted. She got out into the "complex" hallway and was running pretty good for a few yards. I'd still feel better to see her pee and poop, but her...
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Teachers' Lounge
08-19-2018, 06:06 PM
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I Stepped on My 14 yo Cat This Eve
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GdHrtdTchr
I Stepped on My 14 yo Cat This Eve
Obviously not on purpose. Sbe's gray & had parked in the middle of the hallway and I hadn't bothered to turn the light on even tho' it was starting to get dark....
It wasn't a toe or her tail -- I...
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BusyBoard
08-19-2018, 05:50 PM
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Creating a Web Page for School
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GdHrtdTchr
Thanks re Web Page
Thank u, EVERYONE! I needed that encouragement. I'm hoping the 1st steps r the hardest.
Thank you!!!
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BusyBoard
08-19-2018, 10:12 AM
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Creating a Web Page for School
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
Creating a Web Page for School
Hello. I've never created a web page. I figured it'd be a good experience to learn how to and volunteered. Well, the school year lead to summer school which was immediately followed by LOTS of PD...
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BusyBoard
08-01-2018, 03:17 AM
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FL Teachers -- Who Knows Dr. Vitti?
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GdHrtdTchr
Thanks for El Ed Info
Thank u, everyone. Interestingly, Chicago it sounds like Chicago is holding Barbara Byrd Bennet accountable. She was the superintendent that CEO Robert Bobb brought into Detroit who insisted we need...
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BusyBoard
07-31-2018, 10:01 AM
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FL Teachers -- Who Knows Dr. Vitti?
Posted By
GdHrtdTchr
EL Education
Thanks. I'm just learning. (In PD all week.) But it sounds like we are doing both -- definitely the modules and then aren't the skills part of the modules.
Thanks!!!
Board:
BusyBoard
07-31-2018, 03:29 AM
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FL Teachers -- Who Knows Dr. Vitti?
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GdHrtdTchr
FL Teachers -- Who Knows Dr. Vitti?
I have thought of asking this for a year now -- and I'm finally putting it out there (here.)
After years of "state takeover" and going from bad to worse by CEOs, our large/urban/struggling...
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