Parents are a very important component of your day to day work relationship with your students, the Administration, and District you work for and nowadays, when some districts have given the parents so much power, I will advise you to be careful and cognizant of that power. Keep our friendly parents close and the unfriendly closer because those are the ones that can get you in real trouble. Even … [Read more...]

    When you spend a time organizing your classroom way before school starts, I can guarantee you it's going to be successful! From the time your students come into your classroom, routines you want to implement, behavior down the hall, boundaries, rules, consequences, if it's all figure out before school, you will accomplish your goal.     What are you … [Read more...]

Negative management creates a hostile ambiance that doesn't create a positive situation in the workplace. People usually feel very susceptible towards a leader that is view as a tyrant. Leadership is Key to Positive Schools" written by Starr Sackstein is a great article that talks about the basic requirements to be a good principal. Treat people the way you want to be treated: THE GOLDEN … [Read more...]

Marzano's Six Step Process Posters in Spanish When I first started teaching third grade bilingual students, I thought that in order for them to pass the state test, which in Texas is called the STAAR, they needed to acquire a lot of vocabulary. Why did I think this? First of all, they do not practice their language, Spanish, at home and if they do, it's not the proper Castilian Spanish that's … [Read more...]