We are looking for people to contribute their advice to our blog. We want to cover the following:
--Advice to Substitutes from Classroom Teachers--Have
you ever had a really awesome sub? Or a really awful sub? As a
classroom teacher, share advice for the world of subs on the general
do’s and don’ts in the classroom. Let them know what you need and expect
from them that’s not in the sub plans. And what if it’s an emergency
and nothing is left for them?
--Advice to Classroom Teacher from Substitutes--Have
you ever walked into a room and had no idea what to do? Have you ever
walked into a room and feel like you have everything you need and
questions answered? We all know there’s emergencies, but what advice do
you have as a sub for the classroom teachers out there that would help
your day run smoother when you walk in their room for the day.
--Advice to Substitutes from Substitutes--We’ve
all been there walked into a classroom where the teacher is out in an
emergency situation and you don’t know where to find anything. What do
you do? What general rule and guidelines do you follow when it comes to
running out of things to do, unexpected events in the school day, or
even leaving notes for the teacher. Sticky note, formal letter, or...?
Tell your fellow subs what you do they you know only from experience.
--Advice to Student Teachers from Classroom Teachers--Sometimes
having a student teacher can be bittersweet. Have you had a student
teacher who sat in the back of your room working on their homework and
not interacting with the students? Or a student teacher who stepped on
toes and got in the way more than they helped? Have you ever had a
student teacher who you feel shouldn’t have made it, but you didn’t know
what to do? Have you ever had a wonderful student teacher who made your
classroom a better place? As the classroom teacher tell student
teachers out there what is needed from them and what you expect as they
embark in their adventure into your classroom.
--Advice to Classroom Teachers from Student Teachers--Sometimes
walking into someone else’s classroom is hard. Have you had a wonderful
mentor teacher that you learned a great deal from? Have you had a
mentor teacher who you don’t feel like you got anything from? Help those
teachers understand what you need from them as a student teacher.
--Advice to Student Teachers from Student Teachers--There
are many ups and downs to being a student teacher. There’s no more just
laying out because you don’t feel like going to class. Did you learn
something very important as your time as a student teacher? Share the
things you wish you had known going in!
--Advice to Resource Teachers from Classroom Teachers--Classroom
teachers, do you have wonderful resource teachers that work with you
and your team? Share what they do and how they help. Or do you have a
resource teacher you need more from? Do you need help for a student who
hasn’t been deemed in need or services, but needs them? Share what you
wish they would do and how they could be helping!
--Advice to Classroom Teachers from Resource Teachers--Do
you have classroom teachers who just won’t work with you? Teachers who
beg for things and then don’t use what you give them? Or are you’re
lucky enough to have wonderful teachers that work with you to help the
students when your services aren’t available? Help teachers know what
they can be doing with students who do or do not qualify for services
get what they need from their classroom teacher. Tell those teachers how
they can help you and what to do so you can be more help to them.
Want to share your advice? Here’s how:
Send us an email with the following:
--a
link to your blog post that discusses your advice (please make sure the
post is only written about the advice and nothing else or we will not
use it)
OR
--Your advice typed into the body on the email
--Also include the following in the body of the email:
--Name (whatever display name you would like for us to share with our readers)
--Title (classroom teacher, resource teacher, substitute, or student teacher)
--Contact method (if other than the email address you send the email
from) for us should we have questions or need something else
--City and State, State, or Region. We would love for you to include
your school’s name however we will not be posting these.
--Grade level(s) and/or Subjects(s) you teach (sub for or student teach in)
--Years teaching or subbing or # of placements
Please
have your advice or link emailed to us by November 30th, 2012. We will
be working on reading through the advice and drafting our final post(s).
Once we see the amount of advice we begin to receive we will decide if
we will have one blog post or a blog post for each topic. Once we have
determined that we will post a blog with the details and send out an
email to everyone who has contributed. We would love for our
contributors to follow our blog so you can see all of the advice people
have to share! Send your email to us here!
Thanks!
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