Creating a teaching portfolio was the best thing I did for myself. I strongly believe it has been an incredible deciding factor in being offered a majority of the teaching jobs I have interviewed for over the past several years. Making a useful teaching portfolio doesn’t… Keep Reading…
5 Reasons Why You Should Interview with a Teaching Portfolio
From my first teaching interview to my last one just a week ago, I’ve always had my portfolio right there with me. Each time, the interviewer has been very impressed and I’ve left the interviews with the feeling that it is not the norm to… Keep Reading…
Classroom Supplies for Remote Teaching
If you follow other teachers online you know about the mad dashes to classrooms to grab supplies for remote learning. Sometimes teachers are only being given 10-15 minutes to get what they need so it’s important to have a list. I was able to dash into… Keep Reading…
Year End Reflections for a Successful Next Year
When I was student teaching, we were told to keep daily reflections about what we were learning. I graduated and got my first teaching job and still kept hearing about how important it was to reflect on my teaching. For several years we were also… Keep Reading…
Taking Running Records: The Unofficial Guide
I don’t know about you but I have always been lucky enough that my school district never dictated exactly how I had to do my running records. They only said I had to have them quarterly and report the percentages. Can you say loophole? Because no one but… Keep Reading…
How to Host a Sight Word Parent Night
When I first started teaching first graders one of my most commonly asked questions by their parents was how to help their child at home. My answer was always to practice sight words and read books. A great way to encourage this is to host… Keep Reading…