Tag Archives: Teaching

Student Teacher Question: What are suggestions to improve classroom discipline and management?

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin

Great question and a pertinent issue to student teachers and classroom teachers, in general. Here’s my attempt to answering this question, but would love to hear from our global community additional suggestions/tips/advice. I’ve seen many teachers struggle with classroom management, and … Continue reading →

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How To Adapt to an Unfamiliar Teaching Position

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

Teachers are a unique group with certain talents far beyond individuals in other professions. However, with all their knowledge and know-how, what happens when they’re uprooted from a well-known environment and placed in a world totally unlike their familiar surroundings? … Continue reading →

Posted in Stress Management, Teaching | Tagged adapting to new teaching position, scheduling, teacher assignment, teacher flexibility, teacher position, Teaching, teaching assignment, teaching position | Leave a comment

Innovation is needed to shatter our textbook addiction – a 5.5 billion dollar market.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by admin

I posted an article on RoadtoTeaching’s Facebook page that reports some schools are embracing tablets – namely the iPad – in lieu of textbooks. These type of articles often pop up from time-t0-time. Frankly, it’s a shame this trend hasn’t gotten more … Continue reading →

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I don’t have a teaching job yet, should I start freaking out?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by teachercrispy

by teachercrispy Short answer – NO. Longer Answer – Last year, I moved 2000 miles across country, from a conservative area to a liberal area, and since I am a social studies teacher, I was plagued constantly by the inevitable … Continue reading →

Posted in Finding a Job | Tagged teacher applicant, teacher hiring, teacher job, teacher job market, Teaching, teaching job, teaching job hiring, teaching job market | 2 Comments

Facebook

Posted on July 31, 2011 by admin

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Media says the job market is bad. Is it as bad as they say for the teacher job market?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

Road to Teaching’s most popular page – Teacher Interview Questions – receives approximately 290,000 pageview a year. This is an incredible viewership, which made me wonder how our visitors interpret the current job market. Media reports the dire economic situation … Continue reading →

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Teacher Hiring is Frozen in Some Districts

Posted on June 10, 2011 by hougan

We can’t get through the day with0ut hearing about the economy. Well, the bad economy has impacted education, specifically teacher hiring. In some districts, hiring has been frozen. This weekend I spoke with a principal who said his hands are … Continue reading →

Posted in Finding a Job | Tagged Finding a Job, finding a teaching job, Getting a Teacher Job, strategies to get teacher job, student teachers, Student Teaching, teacher applicants, teacher hiring, teacher hiring frozen, teacher interview, Teacher Interview Questions, teacher job, teacher job search, Teaching, teaching job | 2 Comments

Undocumented Students and Higher Education Planning

Posted on April 4, 2011 by admin

It’s getting close to graduation for many students. This brings a great deal of joy and excitement about what’s ahead, and for others (undocumented students)…confusion and frustration. These feelings intensified with the failure of the U.S. Congress to move forward … Continue reading →

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Reality – Teacher Hiring is at a Low

Posted on April 1, 2011 by admin

I am not a big fan of flaming the fire with more bad news, but I have to call it as I see it. This is a horrible time to looking for a job as a teacher, regardless of the type … Continue reading →

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Make a Smart Board with a Wii Remote

Posted on March 28, 2011 by hougan

I found this video on TED.com. It shows how to create a Smart Board, an interactive white board, from a Wii remote and some other minor hardware. If you are a teacher that could utilize this technology this is … Continue reading →

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