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The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 2: Learning Environments

The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 2: Learning Environments

Hello again, Here’s the next installment in my Less-Stressful Evaluation Series. In this post, I talk about the second state standard for teachers: Creating & Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning.   I know these posts are long, and I’m not covering the standards well enough, I know. I just hope that these posts will […]

The Less Stressful Evaluation – Are the Students Engaged?

The Less Stressful Evaluation – Are the Students Engaged?

Hello again,   This post is part of my The Less Stressful Evaluation series. As I stated in my last post, I just had my post-observation meeting with my principal, and it went fine. She had no complaints or concerns about the lesson that she observed. Whew!   Even though I’ve been through a million […]

The Teacher Evaluation – Professional Goals

The Teacher Evaluation – Professional Goals

I just received my official evaluation this year. This is where I sit down with my principal and go over what she saw when she came into my class and observed me as I gave a lesson. In my school, I am officially evaluated every other year. I used to get all nervous when the […]

10 Ways to Make Open House Night a Success

10 Ways to Make Open House Night a Success

Last night was Open House Night at my school.   For those of you thinking about entering the teaching profession, Open House is another one of those necessary parts of your job.   Every school holds their Open House differently, but basically it’s when parents come and walk through their students’ classrooms to meet the […]

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