Today I spent the day at my Alma Mater, Claremont Graduate University. They had a workshop for Master Teachers, to better prepare us for when we have student teachers in our classrooms next year. Today’s topic was classroom management. This seems to be the biggest problem that student teachers face in those early years. That’s […]
Here are my Top Ten Classroom Management Tips. I teach 8th graders, so classroom management is something that I’ve had to work on if I wanted to survive. I hope these tips are helpful. 1. Give at least one warning. They’re kids. Kids aren’t perfect. I call the name of the student who is […]
I went to my son’s little league game yesterday. It was ridiculous. The coach from the other team started complaining about some of the calls made by the umpire, and eventually the coach just lost it, and started screaming and yelling at the umpire right there in front of the team of 9 and […]
I finally did it. I have been compiling some of the tips and strategies that I’ve learned over the years, and I finally included them into an e-book. The tips in the e-book are some of the same ones that you’ll find on my new website: TipsForNewTeachers.com. The e-book is free. Just click on the […]