Posts By : “Sarah Kirchoff”

It’s the time of the year all teachers look forward to! It’s the end of the school year! Time to celebrate and reflect. Here are some of the questions we reflect about: Are these kids ready for the next grade?

To give homework, or not to give homework, that is the question! Teachers have various feelings about homework. Some teachers have the mindset that students should have some percentage of homework that correlates with how much school work they have.

This is just going to be the best lesson ever! I know exactly what I need to do, exactly what materials I need, and exactly how long it will take! (rarely ever said by teachers) Pacing is always a concern

Do we trust our students, colleagues, and admin? Building trust is incredibly important in the classroom. We all know this. We need to create a community that is safe and trustworthy for our students so we can have connections with

Way back in the Fall of 1994, when I started college, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I took all of the required classes, did my homework, and even had to put in “service hours” in classrooms. I

It’s March already, and I don’t know about you, but at our elementary school, student motivation is lacking at this time of the year. The old students know that state testing is coming up. They also know that their teachers

How much do we know about our students? Do we know who they live with? Do they have pets? Do we know how many siblings they have? Do they have any other brothers/sisters/cousins at your school? One of the most

Teacher retention It’s February, time to start thinking about next school year. Already??!! At my site, we are planning for state testing in April in addition to planning for summer school. Our admin is already sending out emails about what

It’s the alphabet soup of interventions! MTSS – Multi-tiered system of support RTI – Response to intervention EI – Early intervention IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan EBP – Evidence-Based Practice IEP – individualized education plan PBIS – Positive behavior

Tell me if you have heard this one…“I would love to be a teacher so I can only work when the kids are at school and have all of those breaks and summers off!” I have been a teacher for