Updated Articles and Resources
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Personality Types of Students in a Typical Classroom
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Types of Students - The most challenging aspect of being a teacher is that there is no set mold on the types of students in a single class. A class of twenty students will likely have twenty differ... -
Problems for Teachers
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Teaching is a difficult profession. There are many problems for teachers that make the profession more complicated than it has to be. This doesn’t mean that everyone should avoid being a teac... -
Parent and Teacher Communication
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Parent and Teacher Communication - One of the most important aspects of teaching is building positive relationships with parents. Effective parent and teacher communication is essential for a teach... -
Teacher Interview Questions
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Teacher Interview Questions - The interview process can be very stressful for a teacher. Administrators and school districts vary with how the interview process goes, so being prepared is a key to ... -
School Retention
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Monday, June 17, 2013
School Retention - School retention is a process in which a teacher feels like it would benefit a student for one reason or another to keep them in the same grade for two consecutive years. Retaini... -
School Personnel
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Friday, June 17, 2011
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Monday, June 17, 2013
School personnel - The operations of a school requires a variety of school personnel to be effective. The personnel in a school is often broken down into three distinct categories including school ... -
Keys to Providing Structure in the Classroom
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Saturday, February 09, 2013
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Structure in the Classroom - A key component of being an effective teacher begins with providing structure in the classroom. Providing structure maximizes student learning opportunities, minimizes ... -
Help for Students
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Help for Students - Teaching should be driven by a passion to provide help for students no matter what that calls for. Teachers have a natural impact on a young person’s life. It is our duty ... -
How Should Teachers Conduct a Principal Evaluation?
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Principal Evaluation - Many states require teachers to be apart of a principal evaluation system. This can be a challenging task for teachers who have limited interactions with their building princ... -
Educational Leadership Philosophy
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Sunday, January 09, 2011
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Monday, June 17, 2013
School vision. A principal should be student-centered and their school vision should revolve around the betterment of the students. You want every activity that occurs in your building to revolve a... -
Motivate Students
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Motivate Students - Sometimes it is necessary for teachers and/or principals to find ways to motivate students. Motivation comes in many forms. One of the biggest motivational tools used by teacher... -
Accelerated Reader
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
Updated:
Monday, June 17, 2013
Accelerated Reader - Accelerated Reader is one of the world’s most popular reading programs. The software program, commonly referred to as AR, is designed to motivate students to read and to ... -
Reading Eggs
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Updated:
Monday, June 17, 2013
Reading Eggs - Reading Eggs is an interactive online program intended for children ages 4-8 and designed to teach children how to read or to build on existing reading skills. The premise behind Rea... -
Motivating Students
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Sunday, October 02, 2011
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Motivating Students - A principal wears many hats having to be good in many different capacities as they deal with students, teachers, and parents. One of those hats includes motivating students. A... -
Writing and the Common Core
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Saturday, December 08, 2012
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Writing and the Common Core - The Common Core State Standards themselves are not much different than many states’ current adopted standards. There are some definite subtle changes, but overal... -
What is the Common Core?
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Friday, May 18, 2012
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
What is the Common Core? It is a question that will most certainly be asked over and over again in the next few years. To this point the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have not been discussed m... -
Writing Policy and Procedures for Schools
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Monday, December 20, 2010
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Writing Policy -- Writing policy and procedures for schools is a part of an administrator's job. School policies and procedures are essentially the governing documents by which your school district... -
School Search Policy
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
School Search - Every school should have a school search and seizure policy that is clear to students. Students should have a good understanding of the circumstances which they can be legally searc... -
Search and Seizure in Schools
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Fourth Amendment -- The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. -
Student Rights Handbook
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Student Rights - Every student in the district has rights and freedoms given to them by the First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution. The school district recognizes these student rights. However ... -
United Federation of Teachers
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Updated:
Sunday, June 16, 2013
United Federation of Teachers - The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is the largest labor union representing teachers in New York City. The UFT currently has over 200,000 members. Those members ... -
Why Should You Join a Teachers Union?
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Teachers Union - One decision that a new teacher is faced with is whether or not they should join a teachers union. In some cases it is really not a choice at all. In eighteen states it is essentia... -
Respect in Schools
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Respect in Schools - There must be an atmosphere that promotes mutual respect in schools. Teachers need to respect students and students need to respect teachers. This mutual respect will foster le... -
Communication Policy
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Communication Policy - Communication is a key component to having a fantastic year and an excellent staff. It is important that administrators, teachers, parents, staff, and students have a clear ... -
Be a Principal
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Updated:
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Be a principal - So you want to be a principal? I absolutely love being a principal and I feel like for the most part that I do my job pretty well. With that said there are times when I sit down at... -
Become a Principal
Created:
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Updated:
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Become a principal - Not everyone is meant to become a principal. A school principal’s day can be long and stressful. You have to be organized, solve problems, manage people well, and be able... -
An Overview of Renaissance Learning Programs
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Renaissance Learning - Renaissance Learning offers technology based educational programs for PK-12th grade students. These programs are designed to assess, monitor, supplement, and enhance traditio... -
A Review of Accelerated Math
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Accelerated Math - Accelerated Math is a popular math practice program for grades K-12. The program is designed to provide teachers with a supplemental tool that allows them to create personalized ... -
A Review of STAR Early Literacy
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, June 15, 2013
STAR Early Literacy - STAR Early Literacy is an online adaptive assessment program developed by Renaissance Learning for students typically in grades PK-3. The program uses a series of questions to... -
STAR Math
Created:
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Updated:
Saturday, June 15, 2013
STAR Math - STAR Math is an online assessment program developed by Renaissance Learning for students typically in grades 1-12. The program assesses fifty-three sets of math skills in four domains t... -
STAR Reading
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Updated:
Saturday, June 15, 2013
STAR Reading - STAR Reading is an online assessment program developed by Renaissance Learning for students typically in grades K-12. The program uses a combination of the cloze method and tradition... -
School Reform
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Updated:
Friday, June 14, 2013
School Reform - You cannot open a newspaper, watch the news, or get on the Internet without finding something negative about public education. Public education is under attack like it has never bee...

