Meet A Reading Specialist:
Roseanne Silverstein, is a reading specialist
for grades 1 and 2 in Middletown, New Jersey. She has been teaching for 18
years and says she became a teacher because she wanted her life and work
to matter and make a difference. What does she enjoy most? "Seeing a child
get something for the first time..."
A First Grade Teacher Shares Her Experiences:
Meet Jennefer Bachelder, of Michigan, a first grade teacher for more than
20 years. In this interview, she talks about the greatest challenge she faces,
how parents can help their children do well in school, and how she measures
her success as a teacher by looking at how she treats her most 'un-lovely'
student--the one who comes to school dirty or misses school due to lice.
Who Is Teaching Our Children?: An ongoing
series of interviews with teachers around the country. Meet Lucinda Amerman,
a seventh and eighth grade language arts teacher at Tillamook Junior High
School in Tillamook, Oregon. Lucinda shares her thoughts on school violence,
teacher burn-out and what parents can do to help their children succeed in
school.
Teaching Kindergarten: Meet Tiffani Mugurussa,
a kindergarten teacher at the John Reed Elementary School in Rohnert Park,
California.
Meet Cheryl Richards, an English teacher
at an alternative high school in Las Vegas.
Teaching First Grade: Read our interview with
Kathie Guernsey who has been teaching first graders in Indianapolis, Indiana
for the past 20 years. In this interview, she shares her thoughts on behavioral
issues in the classroom.
Meet Laurie Petronis, of Philadelphia, who
teaches 9-12 grade English at Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill,
Pennsylvania.
Kathy Doorn, of Grand Rapids Michigan, has been
an elementary school special education teacher for the past thirteen years.
She works in a rural district iwhere she faces the challenge of transient
students, parent apathy, and head lice that is a common and chronic problem,
"trying to convince them to use common courtesy can be a challenge."
Teachers, how can you help your students love reading?
Great ideas from Susan Krings,a second grade teacher.
Meet Cheri Diaz, a teacher for three years, who
teaches second grade in Sante Fe Springs, California. She shares her tips
on involving parents in the classroom.
Talking With Our Teachers: This is the first
in a series where we will be talking with teachers around the country. What
challenges do they face? How do they handle behavorial issues in the classroom?
What advice do they have for parents? This week, Meet Linda Goldstein who
teaches high school English at Shaw High School in East Cleveland, Ohio.
Learn about Attention Deficit Disorder and how
it may impact students in your classroom.
Visit Birch Hill High in our
cyberneighborhood. Take our teacher challenge. |
Contest:
How do you deal with burn-out? What keeps the passion
for teaching alive? What motivates you?
Survey:
Knowing what you know now, would you be a teacher
again? Or would you have chosen a different career?
Teacher of the Week:
Nominate yourself or someone you know for teacher
of the week.
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