The Twelve Days of Teaching General by Joel Wagner - August 12, 2007July 5, 20104 EDIT: I replaced the original image I had on here. This one was taken from Transitions Abroad’s website. It’s a classroom in Guatamala. I so desperately want to go overseas (at least out of the US) and teach for a summer, or even for a year. That has nothing to do with the remainder of the article, but I thought I’d throw it in there. On the first day of teaching, my Teacher gave to me: A classroom management plan […] On the twelfth day of teaching, my Teacher gave to me: Twelve (+3) tips to stay positive Eleven (+4) survival tips Ten Reasons to teach Nine (+1) organization tips Eight recruitment keys Seven career savers Six motivators Five habits Four interactions Three days of review Two Administrators And a classroom management plan Joel WagnerJoel Wagner (@sywtt) began teaching band in 2002. Though he had a lot of information, his classes were out of control. He found himself tired, frustrated, disrespected by students, lonely, and on the brink of quitting. He had had enough. He resigned from his school district right before spring break of his second year and made it his personal mission to learn to be a great teacher. So You Want To Teach? is the ongoing story of that quest for educational excellence.
What a great way to revise all the important material at the beginning of the schoolyear. Does this come from the book of Wong?
Oh, definitely go overseas! I did it for 3 years. :) I went through a Christian organization and taught at American schools. Check out http://www.nics.org. It (NICS) is a good way to get your foot in the door w/out having to try and compete for the really high-paying jobs.