10 Things To Do Before The First Day of School

As the new school year approaches, many new teachers find themselves entering the ranks of professional educators for the first time. Maybe that’s you. Or maybe you’re a college student beginning your student teaching process. Or a new teacher who experienced a bit of frustration last year. Whatever the case may be, the new school year brings … Read more

Five Ways To Survive the First Day of School

This is a guest post by Kelly Wilson, an editor for Teaching Resource Center. Teaching Resource Center has quality teaching materials at discount prices.   The first day of school for me traditionally starts with decaffeinated coffee. Not my first choice, but I don’t need any extra stimulation. I usually haven’t slept the night before … Read more

Weekend Wrapup 09/03/07

Labor Day edition. It’s raining. I’m catching up on housework. And falling WAY behind on blogs. I am going to trim my RSS subscriptions this week so I can get through them more quickly. I hate it when Google Reader says I have 100+ articles to read every day. Life is too short to squander … Read more

Weekend Wrapup 08/27/07

Today is the first day of school in Texas. Even though the school year starts later, the football season doesn’t. I’m sure some of the kids have already begun to burn out because of so much practicing for the last four weeks or so. But the high school band has a football game to play … Read more