We've been keeping a secret, but now we need your help getting the word out. Reach Them to Teach Them is THRILLED to announce that we're back and ready to LIFT our fellow educators and influencers on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the TN Theatre. Registration opens Monday, Sept. 12th.
Effective teachers don't focus so much on rules, but more on relationships, routines, & expectations. If you focus mainly on rules, you will spend most of the year enforcing them. But if you focus on relationships, routines, & expectations, you rarely have to defer back to rules.
I just loved being at Gibbs Middle School for their annual spelling bee! Winner Austin Sweatman is moving on the regional competition. Congrats t o you all! Great job!
5 tips for building class climate:
1) Talk to kids when they walk into class.
2) Learn 1 thing about each student.
3) Praise the class publicly and criticize students privately.
4) Apologize when needed.
5) Don’t take yourself too seriously.
Four things you can control every day are your ATTITUDE, your EFFORT, your BEHAVIOR and your ACTIONS.
It doesn't matter what others are doing, are not doing, or who you think is being unfair. Focus on being positive, working hard and making others around you better.
Is your student entering middle school or high school this fall? Orientation sessions for rising 6th- and 9th-graders will be held at secondary schools on Thursday, Aug. 5. Bus transportation is provided, and we’ll hope to see you there!
U have influence. Be careful how u use it.
R U stirring fear or seeding peace?
Breeding angst or brewing calm?
Igniting division or inspiring unity?
Pointing to hope or punctuating hopelessness?
Jdg 7-“Gideon & HIS ARMY…went to the Spring of Harod (which means trembling)”.
Never allow anyone to convince you that education is not power. It opens doors for you, that are closed to others and it gives you the opportunity to display other talents that you have. Academics Matter! #Ap2w