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...]
HOW DO YOU REACT TO NEGATIVE MANAGEMENT
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...]
How many words is your child learning?
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...]
The Sunday Scoop
1. Learning about new things about blogging. Happy to be a member of the Female Entrepreneurs "Member's Club". Enjoying all their chats, FB page, new friends and all their bundles, Finance, Master Classes with extraordinary people that share their abilities and knowledge with us. What a terrific place to be and to learn. Thank you Carrie! 2. Excited about my Pinterest new course and all the … [Read more...]
“REVISED” BACK TO SCHOOL IN SPANISH
Those first days of school are hectic and crazy! New students, new rules and new roster. We have a lot of paperwork and information to fill out and it needs to be done on those first days of school. Collecting information about ways to contact parents, students' transportation from and back home, learning their names, meeting parents at the door, it can get intense. The day is not long … [Read more...]