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LaVerne
Board:
Retired Teachers
07-09-2017, 03:06 PM
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22
Subbing survey
Posted By
LaVerne
. Have you subbed since you retired? Yes 2. Did...
. Have you subbed since you retired? Yes
2. Did you sub at your old school? No
3. Did you sub at other schools? yes
4. Have you done a long term or just day by day? Have done both. DID not like...
Board:
Retired Teachers
05-14-2017, 12:25 PM
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12
Still miss teaching snd my old school
Posted By
LaVerne
Yes
I am 3 years out now and I still miss it. We relocated about 45 minutes away so subbing there wasn't a real logical option. I know the person who took over for me did a crap job and that really...
Board:
Retired Teachers
05-08-2017, 06:20 AM
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5
Cheap Las Vegas tips?
Posted By
LaVerne
My 2 cents worth
Not much to offer for advice in the way of hotels or flights, but we did find the 2 day bus pass helpful for going back and forth between Fremont Street and the Strip. We stayed at a Vacation club...
Board:
Retired Teachers
05-08-2017, 06:13 AM
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12
Prepare for Income Tax before retiring
Posted By
LaVerne
Similar
When I retired, I wasn't old enough yet for Social security. BUT, I also had a very large tax bill that year because of my early retirement bonus, even though they took a HUGE chunk of it for taxes...
Board:
Retired Teachers
04-28-2017, 09:53 AM
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1
Glad to be retired
Posted By
LaVerne
Glad to be retired
An incident happened this week in a nearby school where a 20+ year veteran paraprofessional was hit and kicked by a SPED student and ended up in the hospital with a stress induced heart attack. I...
Board:
BusyBoard
04-08-2017, 08:37 AM
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4
Gifted and Title I
Posted By
LaVerne
Thanks
Thanks for noticing the GT students often get the short end of the stick. I taught title in a title school, now recently retired. But I have a GT grandson who is often just left to read on his own...
Board:
Retired Teachers
03-01-2017, 07:16 AM
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13
Strange feelings
Posted By
LaVerne
Yes
Similar story, except I retired just before the move to the brand new building.
Drove the hour back to my old town/school which is being demolished. My 'school home' for 30 years is rubble on...
Board:
BusyBoard
03-01-2017, 07:11 AM
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3
STAR v MAP
Posted By
LaVerne
Both
My district used both for a period of time. We found MAP took a very long time to complete for the whole school, provided growth over time, but we didn't really change any instructional situations...
Board:
BusyBoard
02-23-2017, 07:45 AM
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9
Substitute teaching
Posted By
LaVerne
Nice
What a wonderful thing to do! I would so like to pass this on.....Thanks for sharing!
Board:
Retired Teachers
01-15-2017, 09:08 AM
Replies:
21
Soon to Be Retired
Posted By
LaVerne
Yes
This was exactly my situation and yes, I felt very much the same way. Even after year 2 of retirement, I still have mixed feelings. Having done a bit of subbing, I do know now I made the right...
Board:
Retired Teachers
01-10-2017, 12:50 PM
Replies:
15
New normal revisited
Posted By
LaVerne
Beautifully said
I am very sorry for your loss. What a beautiful picture you made when describing the sea gull. God Bless you on your journey.
Board:
Substitute Teachers
01-10-2017, 06:17 AM
Replies:
21
Long term subbing
Posted By
LaVerne
God Bless You!
Just a great big THANK YOU for caring for your sub as you have. I had a very unsettling experience with almost zero communication from my teacher. It was so unsettling to me and can not have...
Board:
Substitute Teachers
12-27-2016, 04:09 PM
Replies:
21
Long term subbing
Posted By
LaVerne
To be clear...
I didn't expect gifts or kudos for my sub position. I did expect to hear from my teacher tho. I guess when I had to be gone in my own career, once for 3 months due to unexpected back surgery, I...
Board:
Substitute Teachers
12-26-2016, 01:23 PM
Replies:
21
Long term subbing
Posted By
LaVerne
Long term subbing
I am wondering what your experiences have been doing a long term sub position. I just finished up my first one and I've been extremely disappointed in what happened to me. I'm just wondering how...
Board:
Retired Teachers
11-30-2016, 01:55 PM
Replies:
13
For those on the journey
Posted By
LaVerne
Beautifully said
Thank you.
Board:
Retired Teachers
11-23-2016, 01:43 PM
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103
My husband died today.
Posted By
LaVerne
Sorry
I am very sorry for your loss.
Board:
Substitute Teachers
11-06-2016, 08:54 AM
Replies:
20
Question for subs: What can teachers do to help you?
Posted By
LaVerne
Thanks
Thanks for being concerned. Keep up the good work!
Board:
BusyBoard
11-05-2016, 03:16 PM
Replies:
2
Finding a sub problems
Posted By
LaVerne
Finding a sub problems
deleted due to posts.
Board:
BusyBoard
10-25-2016, 02:42 PM
Replies:
0
Halloween activities
Posted By
LaVerne
Halloween activities
Looking for suggestions for small group GT math activities for Halloween that a substitute could use for grades 1-5. Each group has between 6-15 students and have about 35 min for each group. I'd...
Board:
BusyBoard
10-13-2016, 11:54 AM
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7
Building relationships.
Posted By
LaVerne
Other thoughts
I agree with eliza4one. Other thoughts of things I did over my 30 years of teaching:
Variation on Community Circle: I taught upper elementary so gathering in a circle was more challenging due to...
Board:
BusyBoard
10-05-2016, 01:00 PM
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2
Math games for early finishers
Posted By
LaVerne
Math games for early finishers
Hi.
I am subbing in a GT room for mostly grade 2-5, with a couple of grade 1 students.
I am looking for a math game to use for early finishers, mostly the older groups, as they seem to be the...
Board:
Gifted Education
09-27-2016, 12:24 PM
Replies:
1
Work effort
Posted By
LaVerne
Work effort
Looking for suggestions/advice to help with a truly gifted 5th grader who quits when the task requires more. In summary, this is what has been tried:
1. Praise
2. Recognition of effort
3....
Board:
BusyBoard
09-27-2016, 12:23 PM
Replies:
3
Stick-to-it work effort
Posted By
LaVerne
Stick-to-it work effort
Looking for suggestions/advice to help with a truly gifted 5th grader who quits when the task requires more. In summary, this is what has been tried:
1. Praise
2. Recognition of effort
3....
Board:
Gifted Education
09-08-2016, 07:47 AM
Replies:
1
Book Study Project
Posted By
LaVerne
Hmmm...
When I think of an idea, my worry is that all of the topics have violence in them which could be an issue when making a diorama or trifold or timeline. I'm sorry I can't be of more help.
...
Board:
Retired Teachers
08-31-2016, 05:27 AM
Replies:
41
Medical Update
Posted By
LaVerne
Hugs
I am extremely sorry to hear what you are going through. My prayers are with you.
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