Scaffolded High School English Resources
If you’re a brand-new teacher, welcome to the wild ride that is your first year of teaching! Whether you’re fresh out of a graduate degree program or transitioning from another career, you’re probably equal parts...
Read MoreHey, new teachers! It’s your first year as a high school English teacher. Congratulations! This is an exciting time–but you might also be anxious. There are so many unknowns and so much to prepare for!...
Read MoreAre you a brand new English teacher beginning your career? Congratulations! That first year is filled with so much excitement, but you’re also probably feeling some trepidation. In this post, I'm offering survival tips for any new English teacher.
Read MoreCollege taught me a lot about teaching. I learned about Bloom’s taxonomy and the Common Core State Standards. But the one thing that my peers and I desperately wanted to learn, but were never taught, was how to manage a classroom. Now that I have eight years of teaching experience in a Title 1 school, I want to share what college didn’t teach you about classroom management.
Read MoreEvery lesson I learned that year was learned the hard way. I was at school late at night, until the custodian came in asking why I was still there. In the parking lot, I would sit in my car, willing myself to walk inside and not cry.
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