I found the idea of creating classroom rules a conundrum. Knowing that kids are so attached to the concepts of fairness and boundaries, how can we possibly create a comprehensive list? Through many years in the classroom, I never found a reason for more than one rule: Be respectful, of yourself, of your class, of…
Think about WHO you are teaching before you think about WHAT you are teaching. In graduate school, we learned to build the most beautiful lessons, designed to take the kids right to the spot. We would plan to work out their background knowledge, have them discover, be completely wowed, then implement this incredible new understanding….
You, the teacher, are the most important asset.
I hope to share ideas from my experiences. I hope to facilitate conversations and relationships that will support you. I searched to see if what I can create is actually needed. Is there a space of support for the awesome humans of teaching? Is there a space for tangible ideas for teaching and for developing…