Articles for Teachers and Educators Prof. Joe has written more than 150 articles for more than a dozen print and on-line publications‚ including Teachers.net‚ Empower Magazine‚ IMDiversity.com‚ and Student Leader Magazine. Here are some of his most requested articles for new teachers‚ including some from a few of his friends. Enjoy! Be a Pro-Change Teacher by Professor Joe Martin Many teachers (especially experienced ones) suffer from what I call “change phobia.” And if not carefully monitored
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Generic teacher report card comments to assist novice and experienced teachers in writing report cards. Writing report cards for students is an overwhelming experience for novice and experienced teachers. Reports cards are usually done three times a year in elementary schools and 3-4 times for high school students. Teachers must evaluate and record student’s marks and then decide on honest comments in regards to the student’s weaknesses and strengths. Teachers are often given limited space for comments
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ESSAY ON BECOMING A TEACHER One of my favorite memories as an elementary school-age child is the summer that I created a treasure hunt for “little kids” in my neighborhood. I was so excited to see the smiles of happiness as the children embarked on their hunts‚ and to see them succeed in finding clues and obtaining the treasure. I want to be a teacher for many reasons‚ but I think that the feeling of reward I experience in bringing happiness to‚ and encouraging growth in others‚ is my primary motivation
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undeniably a child’s first teachers as babies utter their first words and take their first steps. As socialisation and education continues in schools‚ parents and teachers become the ’’significant others’’. The modelling in their complementary roles is absorbed by children. Sociologist Emile Durkheim maintains ’’there is not a moment in the day when the generations are not in contact with their elders - when they are not receiving from them some educational influence’’. The parent-teacher-student relationship
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Michael Lloyd ENC 2500 Prof. Johnson April 20‚ 2013 Teachers and Guns in Schools In this day and age‚ more children are being subject to violence through a variety of sources and medium. For example‚ video games such as Mortal Combat‚ Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas‚ Call of Duty and one of my favorites only because I like military aircraft‚ Air Combat‚ have a lot of graphic detail‚ abusive language‚ violent themes and emphasis on just one goal‚ killing & murder. These children do go to
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Introduction To succeed in this complex and diverse world and to be respected from the pupils the teacher needs to develop the fifth core strength — tolerance. Tolerance is the capacity to accept differences in others. Tolerance emerges when a pupil has the security arising from the healthy development of the four previous strengths (attachment‚ self-regulation‚ affiliation‚ and awareness). When the teacher is tolerant the pupil feels safe‚ special‚ and secure ( Klepcova 19) The aim of this paper is
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Assignment title An investigation of novice teachers ’ stressors in the elementary classroom - A case study in Gora School INTRODUCTION The purpose of this research is to observe how novice teachers in Gora School [Pseudonymous name] experience stress. This study also aims to attempt to propose ways in which schools can be better managed in order to lower the overall perceived stress levels by novice teachers. It could be argued that teacher preparation programs should prepare scholars
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Kayla Vega English *093 Final Essay March 27‚2013 “Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges”-Nikos Kazantzakis With my high school years behind me‚ I would like to reverse roles a bit and offer some advice to teachers. My senior year‚ I had one of my best teachers ever. Her name was Mrs. Jacob. The area where she excelled the most was in making math interesting and making her students motivated and interested in learning more about math. Some nights‚ I would look forward
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Teacher Interview I interviewed David Dunn‚ Physical Education Elementary teacher at College Grove Elementary on March 8‚ 2017. Mr. Dunn works with grades k-5 and earned his master degree in marketing then later returned to school to attain a degree in Physical Education with no minors. Currently‚ Mr. Dunn has taught for 3 years‚ all of which were at College Grove Elementary. Over the 3 years Mr. Dunn has worked as a P.E. instructor the school has grown tremendously. Originally‚ he was the
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Effects of Teacher Induction/Mentoring Programs on Teacher Attrition Karen Pack University of South Carolina Abstract In response to the nation’s call that all teachers be highly qualified‚ many states and school districts have put into place some type of teacher mentor or induction program to assist teachers entering the profession for the first time. Programs typically address areas such as classroom management‚ instructional framework and student assessment. The purpose of this research
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