July 2012
23 posts
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Today is an official Teacher Dare Day.
Please reblog so everyone knows. Teacher Dare Day Rules can be found on the link at the top of the Team Teachers page.
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Cover Letters Stink?
specialbunny:
pencilblots:
I need to rewrite mine. I have no idea what I am doing, and I feel like that is the only thing between me and a job.
So I need some help, #Education people. Would it be possible to send me yours (with vital info taken out, of course)? Or some valuable tips would be great too. But I usually do better when I have some models.
Thanks guys
Can this be an official...
Yikes! Summer book reading
thinkbrit:
novicephoenix:
Teaching with Love and Logic
àLet’s come up with your punishment together (Teacher and Student)
This idea makes me so uncomfortable. I feel that perhaps a master teacher would be able to do this, but I am not ready to give that baton of control to my students. I don’t think it would be effective because I am sooooo uncomfortable with this idea. I think that if a...
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It is summer. We have lots of new people on...
When a Teacher Dare Day is announced from this blog:
Reblog the announcement!
Ask one question related to education on your tumblr for your followers to answer. Post the responses in one single post later.
Ask at LEAST 2 of the tumblrs in the education community a question in their ask box. It does not have to be related to education.
Please tag your posts as“teacher dare day” or...
June 2012
17 posts
June is ending and July is beginning!
If you are participating in the (American-Summer) session of buddies, please make sure you’ve sent something for June, and get ready for July!
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Interview Questions to help you prepare →
Over a year ago, I (positivelypersistentteach) suggested we make a list of questions that Tumblrs are asked on interviews in order to help each other prepare for our job hunts. World-shaker in turn made this google doc. I’ve seen a lot of requests for interview questions to practice on Tumblr lately, so I am posting this again because it seems a lot of you have missed it. Please reblog...
If you have any questions regarding Part 1 of Love...
It is on our main page here and looks like a pencil.
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Summer Book Club - Would you classify your school...
(see chapter 7)
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Summer Book Club
Love and Logic says behavior modification doesn’t work because kids realize they are being manipulated (refers to token economies and rewards).
What have your experiences been with behavior modification? Have they been successful over long periods of time?
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“From personal experience and the wisdom of others, I have concluded that if we...”
– Love and Logic, pg 67.
Summer Book Club: Discussion No.2
hithertokat:
The author describes a teacher telling a student not to worry about the consequence, they will let them know at a later time. The teacher continues to push it back, and push it back.
At what age level do you think this technique is appropriate?
Disclaimer: I have only one summer’s worth of experience working with non-secondary aged children and they were 4/5 year old pre-K...
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Summer Book Club - revisiting delayed consequences
Read the interactions between a teacher and a student who made an obscene gesture during a class photo on pages 45-47. Initially, many tumblrs were against delaying consequences (many referred to delaying it for a week, which is not what is described in the book). After reading this interaction, do the ideas of delaying the consequences and allowing the child to be in control in some way make...
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Summer Book Club Discussion Topic #3
The book lists the Four Basic Principles of Love and Logic as:
Share the control
Share the thinking
Balance consequences with empathy
Maintain self-concept
Do you agree with these principles?
Have these played a role in your classroom prior to reading this book?
Did the explanation of these change your perspective or make you say, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
(Feel...
Team Teachers, What do you think about creating a tag - maybe “edubookclub” or something of that nature for the Love & Logic summer book club? I know I’d like to look under a certain tag to stay involved in the conversation.
— jenniferisabel
Using the tags summer book club and love and logic has worked well for me to follow the discussion (this year and last year with the other book title),...
What book would you recommend a future teacher?
teachlet:
Or a first year teacher?
My teacher education student group is getting together over the summer and I thought it might be nice to have a mini-book club as an addendum to our meetings. I want us to read something light, uplifting and/or inspiring, and education and teaching-related. Normally I’m the first one to say we should read some Freire or Delpit or Kozol, but after this past...
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Summer Book Club - Letting a child wait for the...
Near the beginning of the book (pg 16 in my copy), the author describes a teacher telling a student not to worry about the consequence, they will let them know at a later time. The teacher continues to push it back, and push it back.
At what age level do you think this technique is appropriate?
Do you think it would be effective in your classroom?
Would this help you focus on instruction...
muchadoaboutteaching asked: How many days after you post the questions do we have to answer them? I wasn't following any tumblr teachers last summer so I'm not quite sure how this will work. I understanding the reading schedule, but just want to make sure I post at the right time. Thank you!
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Summer Book Club Begins!
First discussion question (can be done before you begin reading):
How would you describe your current classroom management strategies/philosophies?
If not currently in the classroom, what would you ideally like to do?
What weaknesses do you think you have when it comes to difficult moments in the classroom?
It is best if you create your own post to answer these questions, but no one is...
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Welcome to the new tumblr Teacher Mentor page!
teacher-mentor:
For new teachers, the challenge to connect with someone at your school can sometimes be a daunting one:
You’re brand new, and you may not know anyone. Even more nerve-wracking, you may not even know what questions to ask in the first place
You’ve got your education degree, or the equivalent certifications, but putting what you’ve learned in college into practice in the...
