Teacher life

Imagine welcoming parents to a conference armed with personalized insights that highlight their child's shining moments (Glows) and offer thoughtful guidance for their growth (Grows). These report card comments go beyond the usual grades, giving a comprehensive view of the child's progress in subjects like Math, Language Arts, Science, and more. But that's not all – they also dive into learning skills and social development, ensuring a well-rounded understanding of each student’s…

Feb 28, 2020 - Are you an overwhelmed teacher? Click through to see how you can use Google Keep to get everything in your life organized and back on track. You'll get a FREE download with over 200 different tools to organize all aspects of your life - home, school, volunteer work, that part-time job, or whatever else you need. Plus the blog post includes a video tutorial. Check it out now! #GoogleKeep #OrganizedTeacher #TeacherOrganization #TeacherHack #TeacherTip #Elementary

How many of us have gone to work sick because it was easier than planning for a sub? We just can't afford to do that anymore, especially in the world of Covid. Years ago, I was determined to find an easier, more manageable way to plan for a substitute teacher. I am sure you know the feeling of waking up sick and not knowing how you are going to get everything ready for a sub when you feel so terrible. With that in mind, I created a Substitute Teacher Binder and Sub Tub. In this post, I will…

Explore easy classroom management strategies and ideas from other teachers to keep the classroom running smoothly and meet the 3 C's.

Special education teachers, if you have a caseload of students all working on different IEP goals, learn all about my secret to managing different levels of IEP goals at the same time: IEP Goal Bins. With this system you’ll be able to easily help your special education students practice IEP goals and collect data on IEP goals no matter the size of your caseload. Take a look inside my IEP Goal Bins and learn how I use IEP goal bins in my functional life skills classroom here.

Looking for a way to track student data but you don't have wall space or worried about confidentiality? Here is a way to organize that information for you. This file is formatted for Google Slides. After purchase, download the file and click on the link to access the file. You will be prompted to MAKE A COPY of the file. This makes sure the file is in your own Google Drive. Since the file is in Google Drive, you can access it from any location if you have wifi. 10 Layout OPTIONS:1. 4…

If you are a special education teacher, then you know that IEP goals play an important role in our job. Today, I want to share how to set up IEP goal bins to make your life easier as a special ed teacher. Data tracking for special education students is easy once you prep your goal bins. Each special ed student gets a container, a label with their name, and materials for each objective. Read more about what is inside and how to keep them organized in your special ed classroom.

This free webinar will teach you how to increase learning and save time with independent Pre-K and Kindergarten Centers. If you haven't tried free-flowing centers before, they will change your teacher life!

Make lesson planning easier by repeating activities. Keep reading to find out how each life skills activity is different each day.

Whether your class is wild and crazy or attentive and respectful, these hacks and voice level models will transform your noisy classroom.