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Ensure your return to the classroom is as smooth and informed as possible with our 'While I Was Away' feedback form, designed specifically for substitute teachers. This essential tool enables substitutes to provide comprehensive updates on classroom activities, student behavior, and any issues or highlights that occurred during your absence. By fostering clear communication between permanent and substitute teachers, this feedback form guarantees that you can quickly address any needs and maintain the momentum of your lesson plans without missing a beat.

Key Advantages:

• Facilitates Effective Communication: Bridges the information gap between substitute and permanent teachers, ensuring you're fully informed upon your return.
• Supports Classroom Management: Allows for immediate follow-up on behavioral or learning issues, helping to keep your classroom environment consistent and focused.
• Enhances Learning Continuity: Ensures that educational activities proceed as planned, minimizing disruption to students' learning paths.
• Easy to Use and Implement: Designed with clarity and efficiency in mind, making it straightforward for substitutes to fill out and for you to review.

Make 'While I Was Away' an integral part of your teaching toolkit to enhance the effectiveness of substitute teaching and safeguard the educational journey of your students.

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Free download for phase 1 of planning a concept-based lesson by Lynn Erickson's teaching theory. Download and brainstorm an essential question.

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There is no correct way to teach geography, but there are some best practices. When I began my teaching career in geography 26 years ago in Memphis City Schools, Memphis, TN, the district was focused on concept-based teaching — teaching to the big ideas & conceptual-based learning based upon Lynn Erikson's concept-based instruction. At first, I found it very challenging to implement this strategy into my lessons as it was a new concept and it significantly varied from the way we had all been presenting content to our students. It took persistence; it took patience, but I believe it was a huge part of why my students enjoyed geography and were able to grasp it. An example of this would be teaching the concept of "human population" and then applying this concept to world population ideas and issues throughout the world such as:

Push and pull factors of migration

Cartograms, and population density maps

Causes and outcomes of population growth and decline

China's one-child policies due to overpopulation

Africa's population decline

Europe's population decline, etc.

This conceptual-based learning worked well, and students were learning and grasping the concepts and material. It required me to spend more time on the concept with my students, but it gave them a BIG PICTURE of how variables affect population and how population trends work and are influenced. It made them think at higher levels preparing their pathways for high-level learning and working to strengthen their brain connectivity. It gave them a different viewpoint of looking at geography, rather than focusing on one small concept at a time.

Just to give you an idea of how I would/do begin planning each concept-based lesson, I would begin with a brainstorming bubble, and in the center circle, I would type in an essential question. All an essential question (they always have to use big terminology) is an open-ended question that educators use to spark student interest. I say, let' not make this harder than it has to be.

Here are examples of essential questions specific to geography:

How have Revolutions impacted our world? (This could be taking a look at the meaning behind "revolution" and empowering student understanding of this "concept" through discussing many different types of revolutions such as the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution in the United States and Europe, the Russian Revolution, the Cultural Revolution, the Sudanese Revolution, and the Chinese Revolution of 1949.)

Does music create culture, or vice versa?

Who is an American?

How can learning about other cultures teach us about our own?

What is the relationship between climate and natural resources?

Need an idea for an essential question? There is so much information today on essential questions than there was when I first started teaching. Simply, type into your search engine: "Essential questions for geography." and then align it with your curriculum. Others have "essentially" (no pun intended) done this work for you over the years.

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Do you feel like part educator and part entertainer? Try this 32 slide, training presentation to encourage and empower first-year teachers, to revive veteran teachers, or to help students understand brain based learning. Activities include: Templates for active learning based classroom lectures Lecture vs. Active Learning Active vs. Passive Learning Speech Rates of Teachers Left/Right Brain Quiz Comprehension Postcards Connectors/Icebreakers Multigenre Connector Activitiy Find Someone Who Connector Finding Patterns Learning to Chunk Research Extensive Resources section Fun learning facts Excellent for professional development, implementing active learning strategies, and enhancing active learning libraries. Easy, fun, and educational!

This infographic provides information about how educators can foster empathy in the classroom. The infographic can serve as a reminder of the importance empathy and connection is in the classroom.

Welcome or thank your paraprofessionals with these super cute Paraprofessional Survival Kits! These would be great for a back to school gift, end of the year, or for paraprofessional week!

I share what I included in each bag, plus the printable that I created.

I linked where you can get the cute paraprofessional stickers and the paraprofessional survival kit bags.

If you are looking for a fun and interactive way to get your students working together, trying something new, and having a little fun along the way, while also getting them up and moving a bit, then you will love this team building and leadership challenge! Use it as an icebreaker or add a few extra challenges that students will work through and make it a complete lesson! My early elementary and middle school students loved this activity.

Do you want to be a teacher? What qualities do you need? What are students looking for in teachers? Complete training PPT for first year teachers/teacher certification programs. It has 22 slides and includes: Interactive/brain-based activities (individual/small/whole group) Research/theory Student Examples Overviews of Teacher qualities Practical application of teacher skills Extra resources Excellent for professional development team building and review of "why" behind teaching.

Boost student engagement with this AVID WICOR Strategies and Activities List! Designed for ALL grade levels, these quick, 5-minute activities support critical thinking, collaboration, and writing skills. Perfect for implementing inquiry-based learning and increasing student participation in under five minutes!

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Attendance Record : Single Page , Single Student.
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Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Tag - Thank You Note for Staff: Sprinkle these adorable gift tags on your teacher or staff gifts to add a touch of "I appreciate you" flair! These gift tags include the quote "just a flair to show I care" and go great with a flair pen. :)

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What's Included

"Just a FLAIR" to show I care gift tag

Directions

• print
• cut out
• hole punch
• attach to a flair pen

End of the Year Resources

State Testing Coloring Pages & Bookmarks

State Testing Gift Certificate

Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Tag - Thank You Note for Staff: Sprinkle these groovy gift tags on your teacher or staff gifts to add a touch of "I appreciate you" flair! These gift tags include different color smiley's checkered print, and the quote "THANK YOU! for all you do" :)

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What's Included

"THANK YOU! for all you do" gift tag in 9 color options (including black & white)

Directions

• print
• cut out
• hole punch
• attach to a gift

Other Gift Tags

Flair Pens

End of the Year Resources

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State Testing Gift Certificate

Teacher or Staff Gift Tag: Sprinkle these groovy gift tags on your teacher or staff gifts to add a touch of "I appreciate you" flair! These gift tags go great with pencils, pens, or notepads! They include the quote "Take note we think you're awesome thanks for all you do" :) in both color and black and white

✨Gift Tags Mega Growing Bundle✨

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• Take note editable gift tag in color and black and white

Directions

• print
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• hole punch
• attach to a gift

Other Teacher/Staff Gift Tags

Flair Pens

Thank You Smiley & Checkered

Subway Gift Tag

Latte Gift Tag

Groovy Flower

End of the Year Resources

State Testing Coloring Pages & Bookmarks

State Testing Gift Certificate

Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Tag - Thank You Note for Staff: Include some sandwich-themed fun into your teacher or staff gifts with these super cute gift tags. They come with the pun-tastic quote "wish there was sub way to say thank you"!

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What's Included

One Gift tag (4 to a page) titled- "wish there was sub way to say thank you"!

Directions

• print
• cut out
• hole punch
• attach to a delicious sandwich

End of the Year Resources

Teacher Appreciation Gift Tags Bundle

State Testing Coloring Pages & Bookmarks

State Testing Gift Certificate

You can find the font "Oh Hey Beignet" used for the words "SUB WAY" by Lindsay Flood at Oh Hey ELA!

Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Tag - Thank You Note for Staff: Include some coffee-themed fun into your teacher or staff gifts with these super cute gift tags. They come with the pun-tastic quote "thanks a whole latte for all you do" :)

✨Gift Tags Mega Growing Bundle✨

What's Included

One Gift tag (4 to a page) titled- "thanks a whole latte for all you do"

Directions

• print
• cut out
• hole punch
• attach to a delicious latte or gift card!

End of the Year Resources

Teacher Appreciation Gift Tags Bundle

State Testing Coloring Pages & Bookmarks

State Testing Gift Certificate

You can find the font "Oh Hey Beignet" used for the word "latte" by Lindsay Flood at Oh Hey ELA!

Teacher Appreciation Thank You Cards/Notes, Teacher Appreciation Week Gift

Looking for a way for students to show their favorite teacher some appreciation during their special week? Look no further than our 14 pun-tastic teacher appreciation cards! These clever cards are the perfect way to brighten up teachers' days and let them know just how much they make an impact.

It's as easy as just printing and handing to your students to write on!

Cards included (14):

• Thanks a latte for being such a great teacher
• Thank you for making me one smart cookie
• We donut know what we would do without you
• This year has been picture-perfect thanks to you
• You are a scent-sational teacher
• You light up the classroom
• Thank you for being the highlight of the room
• Mani thanks for all your hard work
• Thank you for helping me grow this year
• Here's the scoop, you're the best
• I'm so grape-ful for you
• I'm so fortunate to have you as my teacher
• Nothing bundt thankful for you
• According to my calculations, you're the best

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End of the Year Student Award Certificates

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PLC (Personal Learning Community) Templates

PLCs are vital to professional growth and collaboration among educators. Our PLC Personal Learning Community Template will help you streamline your meetings and maximize productivity.

Template includes:

- Meeting agenda layout

- Action item tracker

Don't miss out on this essential tool to enhance your PLC meetings.

Show staff or coworkers appreciation by having them fill this form out!

Great for gift exchanges!

Motivation Posters done in blue/green watercolors. These posters are 11x17, so they are really great to hang in your classroom. Quotes include: When you think about quitting, think about why you started. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you learn. Stop wishing. Start doing. Be the best version of you. Dear self, today, you will shine. I can and I will. If it wasn't hard everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great. If it's important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse. The secret to getting ahead...is getting started. Please don't forget to take a look at the other items I have available in my store! Follow me to get the most up to date information and heads up on upcoming sales. All new items are listed at 50% off during the first 24 hours. Another great reason to follow my store. Thank for taking the time to stop by and purchase this resource.

Writing sub plans doesn't have to be super stressful!

Make sure your guest teachers are prepared to take over your room by preplanning the institutional and procedural knowledge that you use every day to ensure a well-functioning classroom. 

While this isn't a substitute (pun intended!) for a daily plan, having this sheet can help to set your mind at ease knowing that whatever the day has in store, your guest teacher is prepared with the procedures and class information that they need to succeed!

The Procedures Page Includes space to describe:

• Announcements 
• Start of Class
• Attendance Procedures
• Bathroom Rules
• Phone/Tech Use
• Lunch Procedures
• Planning Period (and anything they need to know about that time!_
• What to do with students who finish early
• Dismissal Procedures
• Teacher Duty Station
• and two extra boxes to cater to your needs!

This purchase is for a digital download of a zipped folder. You can unzip the folder using a variety of free resources, including what is built into the Windows Operating System. Inside the zipped folder are five editable pdfs divided and labeled by colors.

Each page is a fillable pdf. This allows you to not only type once, print...but edit as needed without having to redo the entire sheet!

Our customizable weekly planner organizer tackles the chaos of scheduling with ease. With minimalist design options, it caters to family,weekly school Schedule Planner, student, and work life, offering digital and printable formats. Seamlessly integrate meal planning, goal setting, habit tracking, and budget management, ensuring productivity while nurturing self-care. Ideal for busy moms and anyone seeking efficient organization in their weekly routines.

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• Page Size : 11 x 8.5 Inches.

• Resolution: High-quality 300 DPI.

• Page count: Over 50 Pages.

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