The following article is from the “New Teacher Bootcamp” archives from the site. Each article is meant to not only empower new teachers but to let them know they are not alone in their struggles. Join us each week for new articles dealing with everything a new teacher would want to know. Every […]
Franchesca Warren
For fifteen years Franchesca taught English/Language Arts in two urban districts in Atlanta, Georgia, and Memphis, Tennessee. Increasingly frustrated with decisions being made about public education from people who were not in the classroom, in 2012 she decided to start a blog about what it was really like to teach in public schools. In the last four years, The Educator's Room has grown to become the premiere source for resources, tools, and strategies for all things teaching and learning. To learn more about Franchesca Warren's work, please visit www.franchescalanewarren.com.
Posted inNew Teacher Bootcamp, School Improvement
The New Teacher Bootcamp: Who Do You Listen to In the Building?
Being a new teacher is hard. You have to plan lessons, call parents, grade assignments, discipline students and somehow live your own life all within a 24 hour time frame.  In the midst of all of your duties and responsibilities as a teacher it is routine practice that you have a team of  people in the […]
Posted inFeatured, Uncategorized
What are the 3 Shifts in Common Core in ELA/Literacy ?
There are few words in the field of education that can evoke the range of emotions that the words common core can. When those words are mentioned there are people who literally balk at the thought of changing, revising, and  revamping standards while others nervously peer over the educational reform landscape, scared to say anything […]
Posted inInstruction & Curriculum
Grade Book: Online, Hardcopy or Both?
I started teaching at a time when it was normal for teachers to carry around a hard copy grade book everywhere they went. If we went to the copier, we took our grade book. If we went to a parent conference, we took our grade book. That grade book was our bible, our connection to which student […]
Posted inStellar Educator of the Week
Graham G.-Stellar Educator of the Week
Name : Graham G. School District: Chicago Public Schools Years Teaching : 7-8 years Certification Areas: English/ Language Arts, Science, Social Studies Recommendation: “Graham has put his heart and soul into teaching since his first day teaching inner city students in Chicago, fresh out of college. He consistently finds new and interesting ways to engage his students, from […]
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So Who Won the Presidential Debate? Mitt Romney or Barack Obama
Last night marked the first Presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee, Mitt Romney. Watch the video  on educational reform and tell us who do you think won the election.
Posted inParents
October is Bullying Prevention Month! Stand Up For Our Children
Bullying is a national epidemic that occurs daily throughout our schools. Help us bring awareness to this epidemic by viewing and sharing this video with our children in our schools. As educators we have to take a stand!
Posted inFeatured, From the Front Lines, Stellar Educator of the Week
Do You Know a Stellar Educator? If So, Nominate Them!
So many times quality educators are ignored for the vast and important contributions to both and the classrooms and the schools in which they serve. In order to recognize all their contributions, The Educator’s Room is selecting one educator a week to highlight. In order to nominate an educator of your choice, please fill out […]