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TheApple's community is about sharing and problem solving, and we want the best of you. TheApple members are diverse in their interests, experiences, and perspectives. Whether you teach second grade, high school science, are retired, or are exploring a career in education for the first time, you have a perspective to share. h4. There are two ways that members can contribute ...

Face it, you are not as good of a teacher as you could be. You’re not living up to your potential. Nobody is. There are many reasons to quit, here are 9: 1. Bad students 2. Bad administrators 3. Bad curriculum 4. Too much paperwork 5. Too much negativity 6. Too much responsibility 7. Not enough time 8. Not enough credit ...

Most general education teachers will encounter students with IEPs. The majority of learning disabled students identified have processing problems that affect their reading or comprehension ability. Students with poor reading ability often have poor writing ability as well, since the two skills go hand in hand. Although less frequent, there are learning disabilities specific to writing ability. One, called dysgraphia, ...

What is a teaching approach? Whether you’re a new or experienced teacher, a teaching approach is simply HOW you plan on engaging your students from beginning to the end of a lesson. There are many ways to engage students in the learning process. But the key is to choose the one approach in the beginning, that best suits your personality and ...

TheApple is the premiere internet community where teachers can meet and learn. To help educate American educators, TheApple has partnered with expert teaching professionals, knowledgeable in a wide variety of disciplines, to provide you with the best and most current information for a successful career in teaching. A+ Resumes for Teachers Charles Fox Dina Zeckhausen, PhD Dr. Richard Felder Jill Hare ...

How you structure the first day of school sets the tone for the rest of the school year. For most teachers, this will be the first time that you meet your students, and first impressions are crucial for developing a prosperous school year together. If you are unprepared for the first day, it can give students the impression that they are ...

Everything a Teacher Needs to Know Before School Starts As summer quickly comes to a close, preparation for being back in the classroom begins to mount. And what you do in the first week of school can truly set the tone for the rest of the year. Use this elaborate guide, exclusive to TheApple—with tips, strategies, even lesson plans—to help you ...

When I first started out, I was living by myself far away from home. I didn’t have any friends in the community outside of the school. And those were either other band directors or band parents. I didn’t do anything to really try to keep in contact with college friends, I sort of had the Lone Ranger type approach. That was ...

Everything a Teacher Needs to Know Before School Starts. As summer quickly comes to a close, preparation for being back in the classroom begins to mount. And what you do in the first week of school can truly set the tone for the rest of the year. Use this elaborate guide, exclusive to TheApple—with tips, strategies, even lesson plans—to help you ...

The normal classroom has been decorated, lights are flashing, wreaths are hung and music is blaring during activity time. When "Rudolph" starts playing over the radio, the entire class beings to sing and drop what they're doing. What was once a normal classroom with busy, small groups of students, now seems to be a winter wonderland. There's only one problem, the ...

I am a computer teacher at a large private school. I teach 545 students every week in kindergarten through fifth grade. During my off hours, I am a technology integration specialist, helping teachers utilize technology to increase student learning. A Typical School Day: 7:00 Leave the house, I am SO lucky to live minutes away from the school, on nice days ...

In fights over teacher quality, we often ask what makes a good teacher. No Child Left Behind's Highly Qualified Teacher provisions called on teachers to have a degree in the subject and be certified. Leaders such as the NCLB Commission have sought to strengthen the provision, adding a measure of teacher effectiveness to the requirements. Has anyone thought that a ...

As I walked to my school in the heart of the inner city the day after the election, I saw a sign that the day before, had GUNZ tagged on it, and it had been painted over to read OBAMA! Today, I saw a billboard that had previously been completely defaced with graffiti, covered over with posters of Obama, with “Change” ...

h4. *What it is:* The Animalia website is based on the popular book and television series written and illustrated by Graeme Base. The website is just as impressive as the book with amazing illustrations and activities for students. On the Animalia website, students are introduced to the characters of Animalia, the goal of the Animalia site, Animalia news, and games and ...

Dear Julia, I have had a couple of altercations with my administration that has left me feeling unvalued and unappreciated. I feel that they are very unprofessional and I have spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out how to handle the situation. First, I teach in a "unique" community of wealth and power. The administration is the poorest I have ...

Yesterday contained one of the lowest lows I've ever experienced as a teacher. Representatives from the state's Charter School Office were observing every classroom as part of a critical site visit of our young school. Our students were told what was going on and that many visitors would be watching classes throughout the day. I have never expected my students to ...

They're hanging out at malls, placing ads on local radio stations and hiring Houston clergy members to help their recruiting campaign. The efforts of Maryland-based Catapult Online almost single-handedly guarantee that a record number of Houston Independent School District students this year will receive the free tutoring to which federal law entitles them. And Catapult isn't the only company working ...

Sometimes, it's a matter of text-messaging a picture. Other times, it's identical wrong answers by a handful of students. But a Utah company is working to sleuth them out: Cheaters. Be those who cheat on professional licensing exams, or students who team up to cheat on tests used for No Child Left Behind, or teachers who slip answers to students, ...

Newport is the largest city on Aquidneck Island on the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, about 30 miles south of Providence. Newport has one of the highest concentrations of colonial homes in the nation. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it has coastlines on the west, south and east, a true maritime city. ...

For the last year, many have been rushing to bury the federal Reading First program. Congress has dramatically slashed funding for the effort. Critics have been quick to discount the impact the program has had on student achievement scores. And the program has quickly been lumped in with No Child Left Behind as another example of what is wrong with federal ...