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barb7
Board:
Writing & Language Arts
08-02-2012, 04:47 PM
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HELP!!! Poetry lesson infusing reading and writing components
Posted By
barb7
Also try . . .
readwritethink.org
Board:
Writing & Language Arts
08-02-2012, 04:45 PM
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HELP!!! Poetry lesson infusing reading and writing components
Posted By
barb7
Maybe you can find help at.....
Try Writing Fix lessons online....google that, won't let me put url in here.:(
Board:
Writing & Language Arts
08-02-2012, 04:40 PM
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STEP UP to writing
Posted By
barb7
Good Advice from Coley!
You'll love the initial definitions, strategies, and overheads that SUTW gives you. Just LOOk at its table of contents, it broad and deep. Start with it for initial instruction and then move into...
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ARCHIVE
09-18-2009, 02:52 PM
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CA 3rd grade seeks East Coast Pen Pals
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barb7
CA 3rd grade seeks East Coast Pen Pals
We live in San Jose, the 3rd largest city in CA in the Bay Area. We would like to exchange monthly letters for authentic friendly letter skills. We are 20 students, however if you have more my...
Board:
New Teachers
08-08-2009, 08:38 AM
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1/2 combo. class
Posted By
barb7
been there, done that!
First, give your 2nd graders a fast reading inventory or look at their enrollment cards to see what last year's teacher said about their reading ability. Those who had 1st grade difficulties and...
Board:
New Teachers
07-04-2008, 08:28 AM
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Classroom Library Organization/Check-out
Posted By
barb7
I like the bin idea,howevwr. . .
I don't want the kiddos getting in and out of their desks so often, so I think I'll tweak your idea a tad. ..they already have plastic shoe boxes in the middle of their teams desks; I'll add another...
Board:
New Teachers
06-24-2008, 12:27 PM
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Classroom Library Organization/Check-out
Posted By
barb7
Here's an additional idea...
I'm right up front telling my students that I understand they sometimes read a book from my library they would like to own and read again and again. So if they want to keep the book, just give me...
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ARCHIVE
10-25-2007, 10:56 PM
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We have no math curriculum!
Posted By
barb7
try this
edHelper.com and mathstories.com About $25.00 per year each. They are BETTER than what my district adopted. edHelper is supremely organized by math skill. I cut off or white out their little...
Board:
New Teachers
10-25-2007, 10:53 PM
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how to set up an old fashioned grade book
Posted By
barb7
Forget The Books--use Word Or Excel
In books you have to hand write student names again and again. Ugh.
For years now I make grade sheets on either an Excel spreadsheet or a Word document with a table.
New subject...just a cut...
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ARCHIVE
06-02-2007, 01:16 PM
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Age Discrimination
Posted By
barb7
Age Discrimination
What are tactics any of you believe your districts use to get rid of your highest paid teachers?
Board:
ARCHIVE
12-07-2006, 06:34 PM
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I need support and advice!
Posted By
barb7
You poor guy...
I've been teaching 29 years. Once a situation like yours happened to me. I counted up my sick days, used my union's disability insurance and my doctor wrote me off the rest of the YEAR. We can't...
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ARCHIVE
12-04-2006, 01:00 PM
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each Sunday
Posted By
barb7
Can somewhat identify with you....
I lived in the same town all my life. Because of the way my former husband of 20 yrs. treated me even after the divorce, I chose to move away when my sons graduated and start all over again. It's...
Board:
Classroom Management
12-04-2006, 12:18 PM
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8
what to do when students don't respond
Posted By
barb7
You are right!
In reading you post and rereading my own, I didn't make it clear.....
My students have sat in rows facing forward for all of my 29 years. BUT, I train them in what we call "30 second team...
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ARCHIVE
11-22-2006, 08:14 PM
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Needy Mother
Posted By
barb7
something caught my eye....
You should this fifth grade girl does nothing....do you know if she was like this in prior years? If not, find out. This is the primary symtom of ADD females. I teach seminars in ADD-ADHD to...
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ARCHIVE
11-22-2006, 08:07 PM
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more conferences wanted!
Posted By
barb7
enough is enough
First off, listen, you sound scared because she said she was going to sue you. Well, sueing is one thing....winning in another thing. If you belong to your union you should be insured for up to...
Board:
ARCHIVE
11-22-2006, 01:25 PM
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fractions help!?!?!
Posted By
barb7
Awesome Fraction Unit
As a graduate of Fresno Pacific University in California, and having taught 29 years with units and manipulatives from their AIMS Math/Science series, I cannot recommend highly enough their ACTIONS...
Board:
Classroom Management
11-18-2006, 09:23 AM
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what to do when students don't respond
Posted By
barb7
There's hope....
Have you tried the "team" approach. Put them in teams of four. For EVERY TINY LITTLE direction, assignment, homework, etc. you give them it becomes their responsibility to work as a team to make...
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ARCHIVE
11-18-2006, 09:15 AM
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Parents think child deserves high grades
Posted By
barb7
Zealous parents
They are the bane of our existence, huh. I'm so sorry you are having to go through this right now. M. Kent is right though, do call last year's teacher, I would also go a step extra and either ask...
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ARCHIVE
11-16-2006, 03:19 AM
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PenPals
Posted By
barb7
Unsure
We are just beginning to write to a class in Hawaii; however, you are so close to us and pen pal writing takes so long in between, do you think it might work to write to two groups at once? Because...
Board:
Classroom Management
11-15-2006, 03:52 AM
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Difficult Student
Posted By
barb7
How about?
I've taught 29 years, so please don't discount this idea so quickly as I know it could be controversial. However, I've done it and the results were positive and helpful. I slowed my whole teaching...
Board:
Classroom Management
11-15-2006, 03:37 AM
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3
Constantly Distracted
Posted By
barb7
With a student like this.....
After you've asked your questions of the paents, you give them information, about ADHD. I am considered a self-taught expert on ADD, ADHD, and non-compliance disorder in my district. Have you...
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ARCHIVE
11-15-2006, 03:27 AM
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Should we ever sit down?
Posted By
barb7
No exceptions? What about injured teachers?
If I taught in your district with that expectation I guess they would have thought they had grounds to let me go when I injured my knee and had to sit and teach for three whole years through two...
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ARCHIVE
11-15-2006, 03:16 AM
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What would you do?
Posted By
barb7
Where were you, Julie Ann?
You should have been walking up and down the aisles MONITORING your students AS they took the quiz. As a teacher of 29 years, my experience tells me if you'd been monitoring the quizzes would have...
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ARCHIVE
11-08-2006, 09:49 PM
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12
Accusations leveled by my student
Posted By
barb7
You are so right!
I have gone to my union and begun greivance procedures. I read our contract and it states I have a right to face the complaining person(s) and my principal is refusing to let me give them the 1st...
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ARCHIVE
11-04-2006, 09:40 AM
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12
Accusations leveled by my student
Posted By
barb7
Well, you all said.....
Thank you much. You all stated and suggested what I know, knew, and understand, but my personal pain at the accusations was great. As for our new principal.....she is devoted to the education of...
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