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mel
Board:
Third Grade
11-06-2013, 02:12 PM
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Skype project
Posted By
mel
Skype project
My district is having a challenge called race to the 50 states. Each school has the task of doing an online project with someone in each of the 50 states. I need a classroom to skype with. We are...
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BusyBoard
08-11-2012, 04:15 PM
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5
Maternity Leave & Contracts
Posted By
mel
leave
Like the previous poster, I have 3 weeks to go. I am taking 12 weeks and using the FMLA. I am allowed to use all of my days. I will be short only about 6-11 days depending on when I deliver. I...
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BusyBoard
08-11-2012, 04:09 PM
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Anyone use Skyward?
Posted By
mel
used it for years
I have used it for years. You will have your skyward gradebook that parents will be allowed to access their child's grades daily. Our district just asked us to try to make a commitment to enter...
Board:
BusyBoard
08-10-2012, 07:02 PM
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11
Non food and free rewards
Posted By
mel
Sock feet
It is amazing but that is the most popular in my room
Board:
BusyBoard
08-10-2012, 06:59 PM
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7
STAAR Passing Score
Posted By
mel
Wow
That sounds about right! In my opinion if you only have to get 40% correct on a test then the test is not an appropriate test to measure the kids' success. I was thinking they would be in the 50's....
Board:
BusyBoard
06-28-2012, 02:27 PM
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11
pros and cons of a new teacher
Posted By
mel
my experience
I have now taught 15 years, but my experience as a new teacher was not the best. I had trouble pacing lessons, I lacked the knowledge of best practices/strategies for teaching skills (that...
Board:
Third Grade
06-23-2012, 06:18 PM
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7
Drops in the Bucket Math Resource Opinions
Posted By
mel
Use them as morning work
I use them too. Like others said, I start with second grade and run off either all even or odd pages. That lasts about 25-30 days. I then start third grade.
Board:
BusyBoard
06-21-2012, 04:28 PM
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5
OLSAT Test
Posted By
mel
We use for Gifted and Talented
We look at the SAI total. Which comes from the verbal and nonverbal section. Anything above a 120 we consider for Gifted and Talented. Our counselor has told us that 90-110 is an average score. ...
Board:
BusyBoard
06-21-2012, 04:23 PM
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20
Just found the cutest thing to make on pinterest
Posted By
mel
printing on things
I print on all my sentence strips and precut/diecut decorations bought from the store. All I do is type what I want it to say and print on a white sheet of paper. I then line up the decoration with...
Board:
Third Grade
06-21-2012, 04:16 PM
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9
Ideas on before school get together
Posted By
mel
younger siblings
We have a back to school night and I cringe when the younger siblings start messing with things around my classroom. Even some of my incoming third graders do it. You might have kids wandering...
Board:
Third Grade
05-27-2012, 04:52 PM
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30
Staar scores? (Texas teachers)
Posted By
mel
got ours
Math had 54 questions and we were told scores were out of 46. Reading had 46 I think and it was out of 40. We have been an exemplary campus for as long as I have been there (10 years) + before I...
Board:
Third Grade
05-15-2012, 03:35 PM
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9
Maternity leave at beginning of next year
Posted By
mel
24 weeks
I am 24 weeks pregnant and due 6 days after school starts. I am going to take off 12 weeks. I have been preparing since January. I did 12 weeks of sub plans, copies are made, and keys for all of...
Board:
Third Grade
12-22-2011, 07:34 AM
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12
Christmas party
Posted By
mel
breakfast here too
We do some of our parties as breaksfast and serve things like fruit kabobs and pigs in a blanket. The kids are actually hungry and want to eat. My kids threw half their food away at the Christmas...
Board:
BusyBoard
11-20-2011, 10:00 AM
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8
Video camera being installed in my classroom???
Posted By
mel
thanks!
Not sure about how all this will work. I got an email Friday about it and I wasn't at work to ask questions. I am one of the technology leads for my building. The two leads in my building are the...
Board:
BusyBoard
11-20-2011, 09:27 AM
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Video camera being installed in my classroom???
Posted By
mel
Video camera being installed in my classroom???
Administration is having a video camera installed in my classroom so that me and another teacher across the district can do some distance learning with our classes. We both teach 3rd grade, and we...
Board:
BusyBoard
10-19-2011, 07:13 PM
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7
School Morale
Posted By
mel
administrator??
If morale is low, you might need to look to your administrator. I have worked for 5 principals. The only times morale was low was when the administrators were not doing a good job. I work for a...
Board:
Third Grade
10-06-2011, 06:22 PM
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3
What's your favorite Halloween craft?
Posted By
mel
Halloween Night pictures
We have an art curriculum which I dislike quite a bit. However, there is one lesson that I love and it is the Halloween Night one. The kids are given a large sheet of white construction paper...
Board:
Third Grade
08-05-2011, 02:04 PM
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12
Music to start your day
Posted By
mel
that's my project
I just got back from a conference and the keynote speaker did a session on this. It was great. He did the same thing as some of the others were saying. He played songs that signaled lining up,...
Board:
Third Grade
07-05-2011, 12:16 PM
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20
document camera
Posted By
mel
couldn't live without it
I cannot imagine teaching without one. I have an Avermedia. Yes, you would also need a projector to project the image.
Board:
BusyBoard
07-05-2011, 05:56 AM
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7
Purchase a wireless printer
Posted By
mel
Epson
I just bought an Epson workforce 840. So far I love it. I haven't been through ink cartridges yet. I was so disgusted with all my previous HP printers that I stayed away from buying an HP. My dad...
Board:
Third Grade
07-04-2011, 06:32 PM
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6
Mimio Board HELP!!!
Posted By
mel
mimioconnect.com
Have you been to the mimioconnect.com website? Sign up and there are lessons of every type on there. No need to make your own. Just tweak one that you find to fit your needs. I basically use mine...
Board:
Third Grade
07-04-2011, 04:15 PM
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6
Mimio Board HELP!!!
Posted By
mel
help
Let me know if you need any help. I have been using mimio for about 3 or 4 years now. I have also taken the online mimio masters 1 and 2 classes. I don't know how long you have used it, but I...
Board:
Third Grade
07-04-2011, 04:14 PM
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6
Mimio Board HELP!!!
Posted By
mel
I would...
Add another page only put the football and name on it. Group them and then copy/cut and paste them to the page you are using. Sometimes it helps to just get everything else out of the way and it...
Board:
BusyBoard
06-23-2011, 09:42 AM
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12
Binder Storage
Posted By
mel
chair pockets
I have the kids store theirs in chair pockets.
Board:
BusyBoard
06-23-2011, 09:40 AM
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10
Paperless classroom
Posted By
mel
You got me thinking...
I have so many projects goping on right now. You just added to my list.
1. Find some ways to use less paper.
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