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Looking Back on a Terrible Week: Teachers Killed in the Line of Duty

We end this week mourning the violent deaths of two teachers at the hands of their students.  The two incidents occurred in different states and involved different weapons. But both incidents were horribly sudden, violent and currently, without known motive.  Friday should be the day we review the triumphs and the celebrations of the week […]

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The New Teacher's Survival Guide: Planning Meaningful Lessons

Welcome to The new Teacher’s Survival Guide! This is part three of a five-part series. Start from the beginning with part one, here.   [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Every Friday, I ask my students to […]

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Dying To Be Taught: No end to our Culture of Violence

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] December 14, 2012 is a date most teachers will never forget. This is the date of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary where 20 students and 6 teachers were shot in […]

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The New Teacher's Survival Guide: Managing the Workload

Welcome to The New Teacher’s Survival Guide!  This is part two of a five-part series. Read the first installment on creating a support network here.   It was 6:30 p.m. on a Wednesday – and I was still at school. I was getting better at leaving at a reasonable time—I really was!—but this lesson was […]