How to Have More Effective Parent Teacher Conferences
Let’s talk about Parent-Teacher Conferences. They’re important. Clear and consistent communication helps everyone. But, so often no one comes to conferences, leaving you sitting alone in your classroom. OR, the scheduled parent-teacher conference time is right before or after report cards go home, which isn’t an effective time to have a conversation, as there is […]
How to Help Students Take Ownership of Their Work
When I first started teaching I would dread the end of each marking period. Suddenly student after student would be asking for extra credit and wanting to know why I gave them a ” C”. Then reports cards would go home, and I’d receive angry parent emails wondering how in the world their child got […]
How to Help Students Plan Their Week
This is the time of year where I often find students start to fall behind, and often aren’t sure how to catch up. Depending on your philosophy and the type of class that you teach, deadlines are going to vary. I teach AP classes which means that students need to create a certain amount of […]
Everything You Need to Know About Recommendation Letters
The first time that a student comes to you and asks you to write a recommendation letter can feel a bit overwhelming. You know that writing a quality recommendation letter is important to the student, and you want to provide them with a good letter. As the requests for recommendation letters start pouring in, it […]
What to do When Students Request a Recommendation Letter
The first time that a student comes to you and asks you to write a recommendation letter can feel a bit overwhelming. You know that writing a quality recommendation letter is important to the student, and you want to provide them with a good letter. As the requests for recommendation letters start pouring in, it […]
How to ask for a Recommendation Letter
How to ask for a recommendation letter. You know that you need a recommendation letter for a college application, your dream job, or a special program that you really want to get into. First, you need to decide who you’re going to ask for recommendations. Start by creating a list of past teachers or people […]
5 Steps To Getting Starting with Google Classroom
Everything that you need to know to get started using Google Classroom today. How to set up your classroom 2. How to have students join your classroom 3. How to adjust your settings and set up your gradebook 4. Teaching students how to submit their work 5. Showing students how to check their […]
How to have Students Check Their Grades Using Google Classroom
You have your google classroom set up, you have students submitting assignments, now you want to make sure that they know how to check their grades. It’s fairly easy for most students to see the grades that they receive on individual assignments, however, I’ve found that many are unsure how to check their overall assignments. […]
How to Help Students Submit Assignments in Google Classroom
I found that many of my students were unsure of how to submit their assignments using Google Classroom. The easiest way to walk them through the process is to add yourself as a student, and how them a student view. Don’t worry, I did it for you. You can use the video below, to help […]
How to Start Grading with Google Classroom
Once you have your Google Classroom created and you’ve invited students, you want to make sure that you have your settings how you want them, and your gradebook set up. ( If you haven’t set up your classroom yet, you’ll want to go back to the first post.) In the video below, you’ll learn how […]