Anatomy of a Teacher - infographic with interesting data on teachers and schools

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="65" id="il_fi" src="http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/student/ssn/images/anatomy-logo.gif" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="234" /></div><br /><a href="http://mastersinteaching.org/infographic-anatomy-of-a-teacher/">Anatomy of a Teacher</a> is an interesting infographic with data on teachers - percentage female vs. male, public vs. private schools, student/teacher ratios, salary, working hours and more. Take a look and see if the data matches your situation and share it with others.<br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNbh6UnHVY-f01hFyLOvi2a6fPSQfK-0YOUjm6ZajzzxsVB6fn7-DfP67zZtfYHGwTv9YgzuCVWvruTBb6SS3lJy2CkaH2VqPVaLgqKgIhi4YSWU6ETRigozI7R8nvrSBpkHUIF1Aokrl/s1600/AnatomyOfATeacherLrg.jpg" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Molengo; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Source: <a href="http://mastersinteaching.org/infographic-anatomy-of-a-teacher/">http://mastersinteaching.org/infographic-anatomy-of-a-teacher/</a> </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Anatomy of a Teacher - infographic with interesting data on teachers and schools

Anatomy of a Teacher is an interesting infographic with data on teachers - percentage female vs. male, public vs. private schools, student/...

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Teachers are Heroes - infographic on what teachers do

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Teacher Appreciation Week & Day 2012" src="http://www.teacher-appreciation.info/images/teacher-appreciation-week-day-2012.jpg" /></div><br />It is the last day of <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/teacher-appreciation-week-usa-is-may-7.html">Teacher Appreciation Week</a>. Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated each year in the United States during the first full week of May, with Teacher Appreciation Day falling on Tuesday.<br /><br /><a href="http://mat.usc.edu/teacher-appreciation-day-2012/">USC (University of Southern California - MA Teaching program)</a> has a great infographic that supports teachers around the world for everything they do each and every day, but especially to honor them today! To thank teachers, our graphic, “Teachers are Heroes,” shares information and statistics about who teachers are, what they do and how they inspire us.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mat.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/superheroes8.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Teachers are Heroes Infographic" src="http://mat.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/superheroes_600px.jpg" title="Teachers are Heroes Infographic" /></a><br />Brought to you by USC Rossier Online <a>Master's in Teaching</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Teachers are Heroes - infographic on what teachers do

It is the last day of Teacher Appreciation Week . Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated each year in the United States during the first fu...

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Traits & Skills of "Great" Teachers - my list - add yours

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwej28kHP-0mNP9K2EocColEcGZ4SrGnVGrGpk-GyeW3wbOzyKV4O1ZIj75bQvsEtijjHSfCJ9iDdtakoJsKEohwt8X6UQpCakwesRClk522Ca3k4IezwuMva7Km3mLdgFhy1lk6QHeqz2/s200/great-teacher-brooch-pin31.jpg" width="200" /></div><br />I work with new teachers and pre-service teachers quite often and I think about what traits are indicative of a "Great teacher" and try to help them develop these traits and skills. Here's my list. Add yours and your comments.<br /><br />(in no particular order)<br /><br />1. Positive Attitude - being negative will make you angry, pass negative attitudes onto colleagues and students and not make you effective.<br /><br />2. Lifelong learner - teachers need to know that they don't know everything and that things change, so they must always be learning and keeping up with new ideas, trends, research, and pedagogy.<br /><br />3. Curious and Explorer - teachers should be curious and want to explore and learn more. Pass this along to your students. Try new things, and see what works best.<br /><br />4. Connect with students - make personal connections with students. Show them that you care about them as people. This helps with behavior issues, along with helping students want to come to class and do well. Be mindful of their home lives, experiences, and issues that may affect their learning. <br /><br />5. Pedagogy and Content - it's hard to teach if you don't know your content or how to help students learn it.<br /><br />6. Tools - need to know what tools and resources exist to help you teach and help your students learn. This includes technology, research, lesson resources, help, and more.<br /><br />7. Ask for help. There are people who will help you.<br /><br />8. Compassion - remember what it's like to be a student. Realize that your students may have major issues outside of school that will affect their learning.<br /><br />9. Be self-reflective and seek to get better at your career. Always reflect on what you are doing and how you can do it better.<br /><br />10. Flexible and think on your feet - plans go awry, schools change plans, stuff happens. Be flexible, be able to adapt and overcome obstacles. Sometimes students start a great discussion - roll with it, and be flexible and use it as a great learning experience.<br /><br />11. Connect and communicate with parents. Parents are a huge influence on student learning. Home life, parental support, and more. Connect with parents and help them help their children.<br /><br />12. Teach students, then teach your content. We are not just teaching science, math, or history. We are teaching our students life skills that will help them in the future. We are trying to make them informed, educated, productive members of society.<br /><br />13. Prepared and Organized - be prepared to teach and support learning. Be organized. Both of these are important and will help you overcome obstacles and last minute issues.<br /><br />Here's a great quote that was Tweeted out the other day that applies here:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">#cue12 Products don't close the gap or make scores rise: meaningful learning, student centered, passionate teachers, supportive families do</blockquote><br /><br /><b>What traits would you add?</b><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/list-of-what-makes-good-teacher-created.html">List of What Makes a Good Teacher - created by students</a><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/great-resources-for-new-teachers-advice.html">Great resources for New Teachers - advice, support, and training</a><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/advice-to-new-college-graduates-about.html">Advice to New College Graduates about to enter the Teaching profession</a><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/making-school-relevant-for-students.html">Making School Relevant for Students</a><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/10-important-skills-students-need-for.html">10 Important Skills Students need for the Future</a><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/10-tech-skills-every-student-should.html">10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have</a><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/01/getting-students-and-teachers-organized.html">Getting Students and Teachers Organized - tips and resources</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Traits & Skills of "Great" Teachers - my list - add yours

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Teacher Talk - teachers share ideas, inspirations, and stories about teaching

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRdNPRnQmcNjRmfeEHjQtc5rMn6RmV9c1cApepLfuHJxPEpQuxiS30iql147srDgE1UiVFejLORJh2IJAGtOqthPviF3s1c_23uGUybt9HF1MoOyZlYMJnUeFc3JeBHO2HQxpUZ1hZzVg/s1600/Addie+Education+-+Teacher+Talk-174319.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRdNPRnQmcNjRmfeEHjQtc5rMn6RmV9c1cApepLfuHJxPEpQuxiS30iql147srDgE1UiVFejLORJh2IJAGtOqthPviF3s1c_23uGUybt9HF1MoOyZlYMJnUeFc3JeBHO2HQxpUZ1hZzVg/s320/Addie+Education+-+Teacher+Talk-174319.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://teachertalk-addie.blogspot.com/">Teacher Talk</a> is a blog that was created as a place for teachers to share ideas, inspirations, and stories about teaching.<br /><br />There are some good ideas, conversations, free resources, and stories on here.<br /><br />Check it out.<br /><br /><br /><br />

Teacher Talk - teachers share ideas, inspirations, and stories about teaching

Teacher Talk is a blog that was created as a place for teachers to share ideas, inspirations, and stories about teaching. There are some go...

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List of What Makes a Good Teacher - created by students

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwej28kHP-0mNP9K2EocColEcGZ4SrGnVGrGpk-GyeW3wbOzyKV4O1ZIj75bQvsEtijjHSfCJ9iDdtakoJsKEohwt8X6UQpCakwesRClk522Ca3k4IezwuMva7Km3mLdgFhy1lk6QHeqz2/s1600/great-teacher-brooch-pin31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwej28kHP-0mNP9K2EocColEcGZ4SrGnVGrGpk-GyeW3wbOzyKV4O1ZIj75bQvsEtijjHSfCJ9iDdtakoJsKEohwt8X6UQpCakwesRClk522Ca3k4IezwuMva7Km3mLdgFhy1lk6QHeqz2/s200/great-teacher-brooch-pin31.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>This "what makes a good teacher" created by a group of high school students.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><blockquote class="tr_bq">treat students with respect<br />be enthusiastic<br />know your stuff<br />be available for extra help<br />use multimedia resources and multiple resources for students<br />connect with students/ form relationships<br />interact with students- outside school activities, talk about their personal lives<br />real life connections to materials/class<br />just talk to students and get to know them in first few days<br />if using PowerPoint, use less words and have slides available for download<br />don't lecture for whole class, mix things up<br />use games for review<br />let students use a note card for test or some kind of reference<br />realistic homework - if you assign too much, students won't do it, or won't be able to<br />science classes - problems and projects and labs<br />give students multiple days to complete homework - allows for issues in schedule, sports, etc.<br />don't give all class rules at once - overwhelms students - just touch on main points<br />use web resources - class site or blog, and review materials students can access at home<br />let students do work on board and explain how to do it instead of teacher always doing it<br />projects - one big one per marking period with some class time for them<br />let students pick project groups - easier for meeting outside of school<br />be flexible - reschedule test if lots of tests on same day or other things going on</blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>What do you think? What would you add to the list?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Related:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/08/do-you-want-to-know-what-works-in.html">Do you want to know what works in education...ask your students</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/04/students-weigh-in-on-characteristics-of.html">Students Weigh In On Characteristics of Effective Teachers</a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

List of What Makes a Good Teacher - created by students

This "what makes a good teacher" created by a group of high school students. treat students with respect be enthusiastic know your...

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Teachers Matter - research by Harvard professor proves it (sort of)

<br />Teachers Matter - all of us know that (I hope), but research by Raj Chetty and John Friedman of Harvard University and Jonah Rockoff of Columbia University shows the long term impact of teachers on students. Having a good teacher benefits a child long after they have had that teacher. The one issue I have with the study, is that they define "value added" as the average test score gain for those students (with some adjustments for differences across classrooms). <br /><br />It is interesting to look at though. (See the <a href="http://obs.rc.fas.harvard.edu/chetty/va_exec_summ.pdf">executive summary</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh22HBZMHvM">full presentation video</a>.) <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Impact of teachers infographic" src="http://opensource.com/sites/default/files/resize/images/education/OSDC_EDU_ImpactsOfTeachers_Infographic_1040x4072-520x2050.png" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Teachers Matter - research by Harvard professor proves it (sort of)

Teachers Matter - all of us know that (I hope), but research by Raj Chetty and John Friedman of Harvard University and Jonah Rockoff of Colu...

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Why teaching is like wrestling (the real kind, not WWE)

<br />I was just thinking about teaching and how tiring it is and how we work as teachers and had a thought: Teaching is a lot like wrestling (the real wrestling like in high school and college, not the scripted stuff on TV).<br /><br />I was on the wrestling team in high school and my freshmen year of college. Wrestling is an individual team sport. This means you are part of a team, you practice and prepare as part of a team, your efforts are combined as a team, but when you get out on the mat, it's just you vs. your opponent.<br /><br />In teaching, we meet with other teachers and plan and learn together and our efforts are team efforts, but typically once you get into your classroom, it's just you and your students. (no opponent analogy). Rarely do we co-teach or have another teacher with us in our classrooms. We work as an individual in the classroom, but are part of a larger team.<br /><br />Wrestling matches are 3 periods of 2 minutes each. It's the most tiring 6 minutes I've experienced. I've played baseball, competed in martial arts, and played other sports and wrestling was the most tiring, energy sapping, for the amount of time you are in it.<br /><br />Teaching is like that. With our schedule, we "teach" 5 classes that each meet for 270 minutes per week which totals out to 1350 minutes in classes per week, or 22.5 hours. We also have a duty period and a prep period of 270 minutes each per week. But, that 22.5 hours of teaching per week is the most tiring I've ever experienced. I worked through college as a line cook and sous chef at two different restaurants, worked 22 years part time as a Paramedic, and was an aerospace engineer before becoming an educator. Nothing tired me out as much as working as a teacher.<br /><br />I've worked at one restaurant and then off to the second one for a total of 20 hours. I've worked 16+ hours on a busy ambulance. 7 hours at school is at least twice as tiring. It's a physical and mental tire.<br /><br />But, people continue to tell me that teaching is easy, we only work 7 hours a day, and we get vacations and summer off. They all shut up though when I tell them to come in and try it for just one day.<br /><br /><br /><br />

Why teaching is like wrestling (the real kind, not WWE)

I was just thinking about teaching and how tiring it is and how we work as teachers and had a thought: Teaching is a lot like wrestling (the...

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Who's responsible for failing students/schools?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZsofzqqS7RM0zBIFpOeJ1lDzAFcTuk70jb9XsTegGolvU68UI3Vw_3wjdjqICMxwyoT9S2mN16-SiRqcF6caP-AwZQFPCG_uQOJR4ZsVEaW7YtfT582_Z40J9UJVV3Wm7uTbrDZjCLk/s1600-h/education.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446313788039061090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZsofzqqS7RM0zBIFpOeJ1lDzAFcTuk70jb9XsTegGolvU68UI3Vw_3wjdjqICMxwyoT9S2mN16-SiRqcF6caP-AwZQFPCG_uQOJR4ZsVEaW7YtfT582_Z40J9UJVV3Wm7uTbrDZjCLk/s400/education.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div>There is a lot of controversy right now over the <a href="http://www.projo.com/news/content/central_falls_trustees_vote_02-24-10_EOHI83C_v59.3c21342.html">firing of the entire faculty at Central Falls high school in Rhode Island</a>. The school and students were low performing, so the superintendent didn't like the teachers not agreeing to some proposed changes and fired them all. This has of course led to discussions of who is really responsible for student achievement and for failing students and schools.</div><div><br /></div><div>My initial reaction to the above decision was "are you kidding me?! The feds give failing companies tons of money and the CEO's take big bonuses, but failing schools have to fight for money and teachers are always blamed." I think it is a sad commentary on our country right now that we don't support our teachers more. What about the superintendent? Aren't they the leader? Aren't they responsible too? Don't they get paid an average of 3x what a teacher makes and are expected to turn around failing schools? What about the parents? What about the students themselves?</div><div><br /></div><div>In one of the articles on the Central Falls debacle (my term) students and parents supported the teachers, not the district and were even quoted as saying that it was "the students fault. They don't do their work and don't try." </div><div><br /></div><div>So, who is responsible for failing students and failing schools?</div><div><br /></div><div>EVERYONE! </div><div>The students need to come to school, behave, pay attention, and do their work. </div><div>Parents need to encourage their children, help them with homework, and be involved in their child's education and in the schools. </div><div>Teachers need to come up with engaging lessons and be available for extra help. </div><div>Support staff, such as counselors, have to be available for students and give them support and advice.</div><div>Administrators need to support teachers by enforcing rules and behavior expectations, and by providing the necessary resources.</div><div>Communities need to support the schools and make sure that they are fiscally responsible and funded properly and have the resources needed. </div><div>The Government needs to support schools with funding and make sure education legislation makes sense. They must get the input of educators before making changes. I also believe that the Secretary of Education should be an educator.</div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone is responsible for education. Remember the saying "it takes a village to raise a child"? It is true. Teachers only see a student for 180-183 days a year. In high school, that equates to approximately 200 hours with a specific student. Compare that to 8760 hours in a year. Teachers can not be expected to teach content, basic skills, citizenship, behavior, and more without support from everyone else. </div><div><br /></div><div>Firing teachers because students and schools fail is bad politics and will not change things. Many recent reports have also mentioned that when this has been done in the past, things are actually worse at the schools. Think about it - we are all taught that in order to educate a child we have to make connections with them. School reforms call for students to have a connection to a faculty or staff member for their whole time at a school. That means we need to have contact with these students for a long period of time. By firing all the teachers, the students will have no one that knows them and will feel lost.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, there are bad teachers. But we should help them become better teachers. Support them, give them extra training, show them what they are doing wrong. If they are still not doing well, then it may be time for more drastic measures, but we need to help them first. </div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone is responsible for educating our children. To place all the blame on one group is unacceptable and unreasonable. Instead, let's look for the true causes of the students failing and then fix those problems. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of the reasons I see in my district and state:</div><div>Teachers who are burnt out from getting no support from the administration for dealing with severe behavior issues.</div><div>Students are working part time jobs to help support the family.</div><div>Students take care of younger siblings.</div><div>Students don't see the point in education (because mom or dad doesn't care, or big brother makes a lot of money selling drugs, or they don't see the point because no one showed them what education can get them).</div><div>Parents who don't care about school or don't support their child.</div><div>Constantly changing/new initiatives that take time away from learning (and don't do anything to improve learning).</div><div>Initiatives and ideas from administration that have no chance of working, but are emphasized and pushed on teachers. (Getting teachers involved in these ideas earlier would help greatly).</div><div>Lack of resources to effectively teach students (books, supplies, lab equipment).</div><div>Too many interruptions to the school day (announcements, assemblies, required testing and more).</div><div>Behavior issues - disruptive students who are kept in the classroom and school and continue to disrupt the learning process. And their parents don't help the situation.</div><div><br /></div><div>And much, much more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Before trying something to fix the problems, we need to know the root cause of the problem. Then, we have to research that problem and find solutions that have been proven to work. To many schools and systems keep trying things that have never worked. Research the problem, find solutions, try them. If they don't work, try something else, but do research first.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some solutions I have:</div><div>Make sure your teachers are supported and valued. Make sure they have the resources they need in their classroom.</div><div>Give teachers time to work with each other to develop curriculum and research solutions to problems.</div><div>Have teachers, administrators, and counselors talk to students that aren't doing well and find out what's going on in that child's life. Check on their home life. Work to help them with those issues.</div><div>Work with parents to help them get jobs or better jobs, get financial assistance. Get them to come to adult education if they need to finish school. </div><div>Get parents involved in the schools.</div><div>Work with community leaders and businesses to help support learning.</div><div>Support educators in developing new ways to teach. There are plenty of innovative, proven methods out there, but many districts won't change things. (And they wonder why they are failing still).</div><div>Support schools and educators. Work with them, not against them.</div><div><br /></div><div>We need to identify ALL of the issues affecting learning and then find the root cause of the problem and fix it. And I can guarantee you that while some issues are with teachers, most of the problems are not the teachers. Let's work to fix the problems.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Related Articles:</div><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cause_analysis">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cause_analysis</a></div><div><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Ubersoldat/root-cause-corrective-action">http://www.slideshare.net/Ubersoldat/root-cause-corrective-action</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/should-we-force-students-to-learn.html">http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/should-we-force-students-to-learn.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/value-of-educational-technology.html">http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/value-of-educational-technology.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-technology-can-help-improve.html">http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-technology-can-help-improve.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div>

Who's responsible for failing students/schools?

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Classroom Chuckles - Humor for Educators

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fYe3U6R6d7XDSP9jvRIUmwH4DB0yLc5dQ2-1cj4Mb0Zvs3e_4UbHKCqikVS5HlIZtcRyh8mmNYARfSoKNNP1Hd15oBnZn5xbb5cDteAVz2fJ4xvSiSH3gnriHI-rZ2VeWilqmnUcq0A/s1600-h/classroom+chuckles.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442278274275204978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fYe3U6R6d7XDSP9jvRIUmwH4DB0yLc5dQ2-1cj4Mb0Zvs3e_4UbHKCqikVS5HlIZtcRyh8mmNYARfSoKNNP1Hd15oBnZn5xbb5cDteAVz2fJ4xvSiSH3gnriHI-rZ2VeWilqmnUcq0A/s400/classroom+chuckles.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 176px;" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.classroomchuckles.com/">Classroom Chuckles</a> is a great site for educators to get a smile or a laugh. It's a great way to refresh yourself after a rough day.</div><div><br /></div><div>The site has postings from educators that are funny anecdotes, student blunders, and more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's an example of a classroom chuckle: "<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Yesterday we were learning about our country. At the start of the lesson I showed the class a picture of the American Flag and asked, "What flag is this?" One of my students said "That's our country's flag." Then I said, "And what is the name of our country?" The student replied, "Tis of thee!" "</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You can also sort them by grade level also - pre-school, elementary school, middle school, high school, and college.</div><div><br /></div><div>Give your self a little chuckle each day.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Classroom Chuckles - Humor for Educators

Classroom Chuckles is a great site for educators to get a smile or a laugh. It's a great way to refresh yourself after a rough day. The...

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Another great resource for teachers

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgzjF5FfptTX6KMUyPWPQbF8XB3n3V9CLieq6l7TpBnCDN85Nza8gzC5UZS95TPJFDKx50L-lx9MB7tuiiD-mMibzO18ubsK3I-tp7Be6Z29qgLPE01OX5L7hduMIURgr78kv7bLwGuQ/s1600-h/free+tech+teachers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333109489474951282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgzjF5FfptTX6KMUyPWPQbF8XB3n3V9CLieq6l7TpBnCDN85Nza8gzC5UZS95TPJFDKx50L-lx9MB7tuiiD-mMibzO18ubsK3I-tp7Be6Z29qgLPE01OX5L7hduMIURgr78kv7bLwGuQ/s320/free+tech+teachers.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 54px;" /></a><br />Richard Byrne has a great blog called <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/">"Free Technology for Teachers."</a> In his blog, he talks about free technology resources for educational use. He also links to a wiki page with tons of resources. I'm really impressed with his list of resources and I suggest all teachers take a look at what he has listed.<div><br /></div><div>I really like his post about <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2008/12/end-to-copyright-confusion.html">Copyright issues</a>. In this post, he embedds a great slideshow explaining educational copyright issues. I suggest that all teachers read this post.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>

Another great resource for teachers

Richard Byrne has a great blog called "Free Technology for Teachers." In his blog, he talks about free technology resources for e...

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