Class-Dismissed

Still worried about your first-day outfit? Check out these Top 12 Fierce Fashion Tips for Teachers on a Budget. (Sadly, those of us in Canada can't take advantage of Target's great deals, but try Loblaws' new Joe Fresh line for comparable styles and prices)

Planning on studying primary sources in your history class? The Canadian Letters and Images Project has a huge collection of letters and photos from real Canadians from within a variety of different time periods.

Make a good first impression in the staff room by reading up on some networking tips from successful blogger and avid conference attendee Latoya Peterson. Though this article isn't tailored specifically to teachers, it'll help you to break the ice during the first few days and make lasting contacts that will be useful your entire career.

Teachers of tweens rejoice: our wonderful English Curriculum professor's daughter, Adrienne Kress, is the author of some seriously empowering, adventurous, butt-kicking books for young readers. Read an excerpt of Alex and the Ironic Gentleman, the story of a girl on a quest to find her kidnapped (by pirates, no less) teacher, and don't blame us if you find yourself booking it (heh, puns) to your nearest local bookseller to finish the whole thing!

Whether you're looking for props for drama class or a history simulation or just wishing you had supplies and decorations for your classroom, look no further than Freecycle.org. Once you join the network, just ask for what you need and wait for generous strangers to oblige.

Need a game for that extra class time? Try these sites: Boardgames.com, Discovery School, Out of the Box Games, and, if you're teaching English Language Learners, try Dave's ESL Café--you'll even get other resources there too.

So there you have it folks, go to it! And please feel free to share your fear, excitement, anxiety, anticipation, etc etc about Practicum (or wisdom from having been through it all before) in the comments!

Courtney posted at 6:20 PM - Comments (1)

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One week to go and I am super exicited! I'm interested to meet the class and my associate teacher. I'm also interested to see what sort of lessons and strategies I can try in the classroom. Thanks for posting the resources.

By Ashley, at September 28, 2009 at 11:02 PM


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Resource Round-Up! Monday, September 28, 2009 We're at T-minus 7 days until our practicum starts, and odds are many of our readers are in the same boat. As you're scurrying around making pesky phone calls, packing your stuff for a month, and frantically grabbing books off of the Education Library's shelves, take a few minutes to scroll through the incredibly useful links we've managed to track down in the past few weeks. And of course, comment if you've got great websites to add! Still worried about your first-day outfit? Check out these Top 12 Fierce Fashion Tips for Teachers on a Budget. (Sadly, those of us in Canada can't take advantage of Target's great deals, but try Loblaws' new Joe Fresh line for comparable styles and prices) Planning on studying primary sources in your history class? The Canadian Letters and Images Project has a huge collection of letters and photos from real Canadians from within a variety of different time periods. Make a good first impression in the staff room by reading up on some networking tips from successful blogger and avid conference attendee Latoya Peterson. Though this article isn't tailored specifically to teachers, it'll help you to break the ice during the first few days and make lasting contacts that will be useful your entire career. Teachers of tweens rejoice: our wonderful English Curriculum professor's daughter, Adrienne Kress, is the author of some seriously empowering, adventurous, butt-kicking books for young readers. Read an excerpt of Alex and the Ironic Gentleman, the story of a girl on a quest to find her kidnapped (by pirates, no less) teacher, and don't blame us if you find yourself booking it (heh, puns) to your nearest local bookseller to finish the whole thing! Whether you're looking for props for drama class or a history simulation or just wishing you had supplies and decorations for your classroom, look no further than Freecycle.org. Once you join the network, just ask for what you need and wait for generous strangers to oblige. Need a game for that extra class time? Try these sites: Boardgames.com, Discovery School, Out of the Box Games, and, if you're teaching English Language Learners, try Dave's ESL Café--you'll even get other resources there too. So there you have it folks, go to it! And please feel free to share your fear, excitement, anxiety, anticipation, etc etc about Practicum (or wisdom from having been through it all before) in the comments! Labels: anxiety, books on teaching, classroom decor, creative solutions, curriculum, English as a Secondary Language, going above and beyond, History, link, our job is awesome, practicum, resources Courtney posted at 6:20 PM - Comments (1) 1 Comments: One week to go and I am super exicited! I'm interested to meet the class and my associate teacher. I'm also interested to see what sort of lessons and strategies I can try in the classroom. Thanks for posting the resources. By Ashley, at September 28, 2009 at 11:02 PM Post a Comment