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 | From Beth Lewis, your Guide to Elementary Education Everyone can relate to the anxiety that comes along with hunting for a job. With state budgets currently so tight, it requires additional fortitude and diligence in order to find a classroom to call your own. I'm wishing you all the best, teachers. ~Beth | |
Are You Interviewing for a Teaching Job This Summer?
In my experience, feeling prepared is the best thing job hunters can do in order to increase their confidence and effectiveness during job interviews. That's why I would like to offer you this list of the most commonly asked interview questions for teachers. I compiled this list for my own personal use when I was looking to be hired for my very first teaching job. Preparing my answers to these common questions helped soothe my nerves and lessened some of my anxiety. I hope it does the same for you. Visit the Job Hunt Headquarters for more resources to help you in your quest.... Read more
| Would You Teach Engineering to Kindergarteners?
A group of New York teachers are. I recently read about an elementary school where all of the students (even the kindergarteners!) are learning about and applying engineering skills. They're even combining literature and engineering by studying the houses of the Three Little Pigs. This started me thinking about innovative ways I can combine subject matter for my students, while wondering what nontraditional, abstract concepts might they actually be ready to learn...?... Read more
| "The Essential 55" Revisited
Even though Ron Clark's book The Essential 55 is several years old now, I contend that the concepts are still effective, interesting, and relevant for all teachers. If you're unfamiliar with the book's approach to classroom management, here's an overview of The Essential 55 and how you can implement it in your own K-6 classroom. Sometimes I find myself complaining about young people's lack of manners and sense of responsibility nowadays. I think the Essential 55 addresses some of the forgotten rules of society and reintroduces them to students in a way that can be fun and memorable, too.... Read more
| Core Teaching Strategies
Some days, we all feel like beginning teachers. That's why these Teaching Strategies are not just for new teachers, but also veteran educators. These strategies represent the most fundamental skills that effective teachers use on a daily basis to be successful.
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