Circles with my new Crew. The first week of school has been overall pretty good. And the Geometry classes have been fairly streamlined as well. The one major concern I had was Crew, but that turned out to be completely unfounded. Non-profit, learning and discussing how unmet needs and lagging skills of students manifest into spe.

It is what it Is. Closing the Teach For America Blogging Gap. Mid-April I wrote a heart-felt, soul baring blog post that identified my strongest challenges and most difficult self-realizations. I labored for an hour and a half composing the perfect wording and channeling my fears, frustrations, and negative thoughts into a hopeful and resolute outlook. Then my internet crashed and I lost it.

Welcome to Teaching As Leadership Online. This website offers how to guides, annotated illustrations, common pitfalls, and tools to help all teachers embody the principles and strategies that distinguish highly effective teachers in low-income communities. How We Learn From Our Teachers. How To Use This Site. Learn, grow, struggle, fail, succeed, cry and laugh with one teacher aspiring to lead her 4th graders to dramatic academic achievement.

Welcome to the online PD! The Student Impact Model. I will post new questions and resources frequently. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

A site all about Teach For America from the perspective of Wes. Today was one of my WORSE behavior days. But I am cool with that. Yes there were throwing papers, arguing, crumpling up my college spotlight brochures, emasculating my human anatomy doll model, calling out, fighting. Oh yeah they were pissed. You said you wanted to have a quiet on task class. Well this is how you get there kiddos. You- have silent lunch with me on Thursday. Wow how they prepare us.

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Grading and Converting Gates and ACT Scores. 2015-2016 Writing Rubrics and Trackers Updated! August 10, 2015. Writing in Response to Literature.