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3 Assessment Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Fix Them

3 Assessment Mistakes Teachers Make and how to fix them.

Have you ever had due dates for grades pop up on you and you hastily try to squeeze it all in the day before they are due? Assessment Mistakes Teachers Make  1. You don't have an assessing plan.  Assessments should be part of your long range plans.  Each quarter you need a plan to know what data ... read more

Filed Under: Assessing Students, Assessments, Classroom Management, New Teacher, Starting the School Year, Test Prep 2 Comments

8 Habits of Successful Teachers

8 Habits of Highly Successful Teachers

Do you feel stressed, worried, overwhelmed with all of the hats you wear each day?  If so then let me share 8 teacher habits that will take the worry away. I used to lay awake at night worrying.  I would worry if I graded all of my papers, submitted the paperwork for administration, responded to ... read more

Filed Under: Uncategorized, back to school, Classroom Management, New Teacher, Organization, Starting the School Year 6 Comments

How to Organize Fonts for Easy Use

How to Organize Your Favorite Fonts for Easy Access

Do you find yourself forever scrolling to find your favorite font?  Well quit scrolling!  I found a quick way to organize fonts for easy use. This morning I was downloading yet another set of fun fonts when I happened upon the most amazing thing.  I found a way to organize my fonts so I don't have ... read more

Filed Under: New Teacher, Organization, Starting the School Year, Uncategorized 7 Comments

Using Mystery Students

This article has moved!  Please Click HERE to read about using Mystery Students.     ... read more

Filed Under: Classroom Management, New Teacher, Organization 6 Comments

Dear New Teacher: A Letter from Your Future Students

Dear New Teacher, You don't know us yet, but we can't wait to meet you!  You have fun ideas, a passion for helping us learn and a desire to make a difference in our lives.  To help make our year even better, we thought we would share a few things that we need from you. 1. Love and ... read more

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