How to Write Letters of Recommendation for Students
There are many types of requests for these that cross our desks, but perhaps none so daunting as the letter of recommendation for university admission.
Classroom Management
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Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Students
No matter how strong your classroom management is, you will eventually have at least one particularly difficult or challenging student who, despite your very best efforts, stretches your patience. Daily.
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Addressing Potential Obstacles to a Collaborative BTSN
One part of a new school year that always seems to sneak up on us is Back to School Night. We forget (perhaps intentionally) that it’s coming, and then we’re scrambling to pull something together and enduring awkward presentations to the handful of parents who trickle through our doors each “period.”
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Kickstarting Conversations with Students
How do you encourage students to engage with you or ask the questions you know they have? Your students will, no doubt, initially be quiet. The silence, literal or virtual, may feel deafening, or you may react as we sometimes did: This is a gift. We can tend to the many other things on our plates. However, even in the busiest seasons, we challenge ourselves to reach out to each individual student at least once a week.
