A Few Teacher Tools

Here are a few teacher tools, some I presented today in class.

1. Glogster.com - Online posters for students.Teachers can create lesson plans and have their own glogster classroom. No more posterboard projects for students. 
2. TeacherTube.com - Valuable resource with videos, lesson ideas for any subject. Make sure you can access the website in your building first. 
3. Classroom20.com - a forum for teachers to discuss issues, lessons, projects, etc. 
4. Discoveryeducation.com - great resources provided by discovery channel
5. Easytestmaker.com - does just what it says

 Ryan

Roles of a Teacher

As a teacher, teaching is only one "hat" you wear and some days it may not feel like you wear that hat at all. Teachers are care-takers,  acting in a parenting role at times, providing that consequence to  positive or negative actions in the classroom or on the playground. Teachers are counselors, trying to get that moody girl or obnoxious boy to pay attention in class or get along with peers. Teachers are their own public relations person, sending notes/emails home to parents, and creating classroom newsletters. Teachers are role models, for students and others in the community. Teachers are public figures, they represent their school, colleagues, school district and teachers all across the United States. Teachers are artists, creating their own lessons, projects, display boards and making it all flow together within the classroom walls. Teachers are policemen/policewomen, keeping students safe within the classroom and providing them the tools to live safely in the future. Teachers are coaches, on and off the field, helping students learn life lessons through sport.  Teachers are critical to the future of this nation and have one of the most important careers within society. I'm sure there are 100 more roles teachers wear, and the amount of roles a teacher plays can change from minute to minute within the day.