Tag : “new teacher”

Trade Secrets

September 30, 2016Beth Maloney Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Professional Development

My husband is a professional chef. And yes, I fully understand that I am the luckiest woman in the world. He was working in the restaurant kitchen when he was asked to come out and speak with a chef who

Dear New Teacher

August 15, 2016Beth Maloney Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Teacher Leadership

Dear New Teacher, Welcome to the profession! You may be looking around your first classroom and thinking, “When did I become a grown up?” I was 20 years old when I was handed my first classroom keys and 24 five-year-olds.

Teacher Whisperers Wanted

November 17, 2011Alaina Adams Assessment, Books, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

To dramatically improve teaching and learning nationwide, structural changes and out-of-the-box thinking are needed. The most quality solutions will involve new layers of teacher support and leadership. I think the chart below speaks for itself. I mean, if horses have