Pamela Paul wrote an article, "The Playground Gets Even Tougher," which appeared in the Sunday Styles section of today's New York Times. The article discusses mean-girl bullying, which has been seen as early as Kindergarten. This article is a must-read for anyone who has or teaches elementary school age girls. The article reminded me of… Continue reading Bullying and the Writer’s Notebook
Category: student teaching
Getting Ready for My Student Teacher’s First Day
My student teacher starts with my class tomorrow. Therefore, in order to facilitate a smooth transition (and the earliest possible start-date for her to begin teaching lots of lessons) with a gradual release, I prepared an observation form for her to use during the first 1-2 weeks that she's with me. (The form follows below.… Continue reading Getting Ready for My Student Teacher’s First Day
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Readings for Student Teachers
My student teacher's program informed me that I could give her some reading to do over the winter recess. (I've already met Miss M., as I'll refer to her going forward, and she's fantastic! She spent the past five days in my classroom getting to know my students, which was something no other student teacher… Continue reading Readings for Student Teachers
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Student Teachers & Writing Workshop
One of our readers, who has asked to remain anonymous, e-mailed me this morning with regard to the student teacher in their classroom. The person who is student teaching is great, but is 'slowing down' Writing Workshop. Therefore, I offered to blog a bit about this topic since I had a steady stream of student… Continue reading Student Teachers & Writing Workshop
