Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jul 14, 2011, 3:59 pm
Teachermum is a mum, a wife and a special education teacher. She also believes in the “Crumple Effect” and loves sharing her ideas, experiences, philosophies and successful strategies on her blog. Read more of her posts at www.teachermum.com. Sad. That is what I am feeling right now. I can gi...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Apr 12, 2011, 8:00 am
Teaching is an art, a skill and a challenge that can sometimes be more difficult than aiming in archery. In this article we discuss on the various benefits of teaching English in a foreign country. A lot of teachers prefer working abroad for different reasons. Some common reasons behind teaching...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Apr 11, 2011, 8:00 am
Many musicians fall into the incorrect assumption that the only way to make money in music is to be a famous performing artist. There are many other lucrative careers which can be pursued in the music industry. These should not be taken for granted. Music Production Music producers are responsible...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Apr 10, 2011, 8:00 am
Inspiring students to be motivated and engaged in the learning process is an essential part of managing a classroom. Teaching students while calmly and effectively managing disruptive behavior is a vital skill for every educator. Experimenting with new behavior management methods can help determine...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Apr 10, 2011, 2:26 am
A reader writes: I’m currently student teaching. I’m very passionate about music and music education. A couple of years ago I felt a sudden terror when I recognized I was nowhere close to ready to be a successful teacher, and I started delving into as much material as I could and doing whatever...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Mar 12, 2011, 7:12 pm
The principal at the middle school where I used to work emailed us a link to a great website. It doesn’t really apply to band or music education, but there are a TON of topics covered on this site. So what is it? The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We’re a not-for-profit with the ...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Mar 5, 2011, 10:43 pm
The good news: Texas is ranked #1 in the country as far as education spending goes. The bad news: Many school districts are on the brink of cutting numerous jobs to keep their budgets in line. * Additional bad news: Texas is #50 as far as Medicaid spending goes. The worse news: Not all of you are ...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Mar 3, 2011, 7:17 pm
Back in January, NPR’s Planet Money podcast ran an episode entitled How Much Is A Good Teacher Worth? On the episode, they argue that the difference between the best teachers and the worst teachers is huge in terms of earning potential of the students over the course of their careers. While some ...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Feb 26, 2011, 10:11 pm
Remember the first time you realized you were riding a bicycle by yourself? Probably not. But what about when you first got to drive solo? Your parents trusted you enough to give you the keys and go out on your own! It was a great feeling. If you’re like most people, you were so scared of messing ...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jan 11, 2011, 11:00 am
One piece of wisdom emerging from our ongoing discussions about education is that teachers matter most. They matter more than any other single factor in determining the quality of an education. Studies show it, and students realize it. But what makes great teachers great? I was wondering that mysel...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jan 10, 2011, 11:00 am
Maria Rainier is a freelance writer and blog junkie. She is currently a resident blogger at First in Education, where recently she’s been researching different physical therapy assistant schools and blogging about student life. In her spare time, she enjoys square-foot gardening, swimming, and av...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jan 9, 2011, 3:20 pm
Denise comments: I am in a teaching program, half way through and I just completed my first to “teaching” classes.  Now I have this hugh feeling I’ve made a BIG mistake and that teaching isn’t what I thought it was or that I’m not cut out for it. Not to mention the outlook for finding a ...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jan 8, 2011, 11:59 am
I have been asked to participate in the Reform Symposium and will be hosting a session this afternoon called 10 Things I Wish Someone Had Explained Before My First Job. Feel free to join at 4:30EST today. I don’t normally do these online training things, so hopefully this works. Go to the link he...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jan 6, 2011, 8:21 pm
KMB writes: I’m starting student teaching this Spring and would really like some advice, tips, and resources to help me out. I’m sure 12th graders are very bright, and I don’t want to bore them. I also want to appear knowledgable and professional. Anyway, please contact me if you have any sug...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Dec 6, 2010, 8:00 am
This guest post is by Jennifer Wilson, who is in her second year as a 2nd grade teacher. She blogs sporadically at her blog Annecdotes. My mom went back to school full-time when I started college, and we both graduated last year with degrees in Elementary Education. Despite having 5 years of expe...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Nov 29, 2010, 8:00 am
This guest post is contributed by Maria Rainier, she writes on the topic of online education. John Jacob Astor, multimillionaire businessman. John Jacob Astor was America’s first multimillionaire. He was also a high school dropout. Woody Allen once said “I was thrown out of college for cheati...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Nov 26, 2010, 8:00 am
Brian Jenkins is a member of the braintrack.com writing team. He contributes content on a wide variety of college and career-related subjects, including information about high school teaching education programs and careers. In Demand Teaching Jobs and Degree Options In some areas of the country it...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Nov 25, 2010, 8:00 am
Courtney Bishop is a lover of all things creative. She likes to write, and has an obsession with crossword puzzles. She’s recently started blogging, and you can follow her on Twitter @cbishopBG. Kids and Parents are Both Human The first thing that many people forget in regards to children is tha...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Nov 25, 2010, 1:20 am
A friend recently mailed me a copy of the book The Line and the Dot: Alternative thoughts on vision by Paul Gibbs. The book intrigued me because there is very little information on the outside of the book and I trust my friend’s recommendation. So I began reading a little bit. Tonight I came acros...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Nov 24, 2010, 9:05 am
This guest post is contributed by Carrie Oakley, who writes on the topic of online colleges. Carrie welcomes your comments at her email id: carrie.oakley1983(AT)gmail(DOT)com. It’s one of the most underrated professions in the world – most people assume that you don’t need any special skill...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Nov 17, 2010, 11:45 pm
Ramona’s comment inspired me to write 15 Tricks To Transform Yourself From Classroom Bully Into A Favorite Teacher a few days ago. Yesterday, it inspired Joey to leave a comment. The excerpt that jumped out at me was this: In response to Ramona’s post, I see 680 students some twice a week, some...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Nov 9, 2010, 8:00 am
On this post, Karen comments: I need help. I’ve been teaching in NYC alternative high school for 9 years. I can’t get my act together. I can’t plan lessons, it just seems like such torture. my mentor(thank you UFT) keeps telling me to keep the objective in mind…well, I can’t seem to do it...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Nov 7, 2010, 7:00 am
This month, Darren Rowse is offering a 25% discount on two of his most recent products: 31 Days To Build A Better Blog and the Copywriting Scorecard for Bloggers. I have personally used 31 Days and still go back to the PDF from time to time, additionally an added bonus from purchasing the book has ...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Nov 6, 2010, 11:10 pm
Ramona writes: I am a first year teacher struggling with classroom management at the elementary school level. I have some logistical challenges because I don’t have my own classroom and travel between classes and schools with a cart. I also have almost 300 different students I see every week. But...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Oct 14, 2010, 11:56 pm
I have had countless discussions lately with some of the newer teachers around me about some general concepts. This is just a random list of a few of the suggestions I have passed along to some of them that might be helpful to you or someone you know in some way. And it comes you way free of charge....
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Oct 13, 2010, 10:53 pm
This school year is turning out to be pretty crazy in a lot of ways. I’m now in my ninth year of teaching and am working firsthand with a third year teacher on a regular basis teaching 6th grade beginner band. I also have the opportunity to work alongside a first year strings teacher, a second yea...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Sep 27, 2010, 10:44 pm
Courtney Bishop is a lover of all things creative. She likes to write, and has an obsession with crossword puzzles. She’s recently started blogging, and you can follow her on Twitter @cbishopBG. There are many indisputable opinions from people who feel that great teachers are born, not made. Teac...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Sep 24, 2010, 5:41 pm
The following comment was left yesterday and I thought it was worthy of its own article as I have seen numerous things of this type happen over the years: This is my first year as a professional teacher; I have three (90-minute block scheduled) enthusiastic groups of students who have begun to test...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Sep 22, 2010, 9:21 pm
This year I am in the position to be able to work relatively closely with two first-year teachers and a second-year teacher. I also am working full time with a third-year teacher. One of my primary objectives this year is to be able to talk through some of their challenges and hopefully offer some s...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Aug 28, 2010, 1:25 am
So this week that just passed was my first week of the new school year. It was pretty much amazing. I have a new completely positive approach. I am a brand new Joel this year. There are two things that are paramount in my mind as I stand in front of the class every day. I want the band to have: A c...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Aug 18, 2010, 12:33 pm
This totally has nothing to do with teaching, but it’s an interesting question. If you had one super power, what would it be? How would you use it? If you’re wondering where this question comes from, I was listening to the latest podcast of This American Life about Superpowers and it struck me ...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Aug 16, 2010, 8:00 am
Shelly Sanchez Terrell is an English teacher living in Germany. She is also the co-organizer and co-creator of the educational projects, Edchat and The Reform Symposium Conference. Find more of her challenges on her education blog, Teacher Reboot Camp or in her free e-book, The 30 Goals Challeng...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Aug 15, 2010, 7:38 pm
I just listened to a recent podcast of Radiolab entitled Words. They included a bonus video along with the podcast. Powerful images and sounds here. The video is below. If you haven’t listened to Radiolab, now is a great time to start. As I approach my ninth year of teaching, I have begun to wond...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Aug 4, 2010, 8:00 am
This guest post was written by Atticus from www.atticusparker.com/education I was chuffed earlier this month when Joel asked me to write guest post for his edublog SYWTT. I was however also nervous. Joel has created an enviable web presence with SYWTT through an obvious passion for teaching, hard...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Aug 3, 2010, 2:05 pm
This is a guest post by Pat Hensley from the blog Successful Teaching. As we gear up for the upcoming school year, So You Want To Teach? is featuring articles about making this school year the best year ever. I have been teaching about 30 years now and I still love teaching! I have taught all grade...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Aug 2, 2010, 8:11 am
Carol Brooke, M.S., M.Ed. has worked as a K-2nd grade teacher and middle school counselor. She is currently an editor with Teaching Resource Center, an on-line teacher store. Visit Teaching Resource Center for back-to-school teacher supplies, free classroom crafts, and teachers’ lesson plans. ...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Aug 1, 2010, 8:00 am
This is a guest post by Kelly Wilson, an editor for Teaching Resource Center. Teaching Resource Center has quality teaching materials at discount prices.   The first day of school for me traditionally starts with decaffeinated coffee. Not my first choice, but I don’t need any extra stimulation....
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jul 29, 2010, 9:16 pm
This week, I went to San Antonio for the Texas Bandmasters Association convention. I attended some really good sessions and took a few notes on my iPhone. Without spending a lot of time to expand on these notes right now, I thought I would post them so maybe someone else can benefit from them. After...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jul 27, 2010, 10:47 am
This week, I am in San Antonio for the Texas Bandmasters Association convention. I attended some really good sessions and took a few notes on my iPhone. Without spending a lot of time to expand on these notes right now, I thought I would post them so maybe someone else can benefit from them. After t...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jul 25, 2010, 8:45 am
If you’ve read much on my blog, you know that I do not have the traditional mindset of most educators. I have no problem with kids dropping out of school as long as they are doing so as a means of furthering their education. I don’t think that a college education is essential for success...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jul 24, 2010, 11:48 am
Don’t quit teaching. It could be that every single struggle you’ve ever faced as a teacher has been leading you to an amazing breakthrough that will happen this year. Make it happen! There may come a time in your life when you just get burned out from teaching or you come to realize tha...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jul 6, 2010, 12:29 pm
I used to hate running. But I tried it this year and have become convinced that running is the gateway drug of the fitness world. You can walk forever without feeling the need to do anything more. I find it exceptionally difficult to make a concentrated effort of running and not have visions of mara...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jun 21, 2010, 8:00 am
Emails like this are the reason this site exists. I am an 11-year high school English teaching veteran in the Los Angeles area. Most of my teaching was done in the trenches of suburban, low-SES “nay-bah-HOODS” and the fringes of, um, gangsta lands. (I teach English … go figure.) I...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jun 16, 2010, 8:00 am
This Sunday is Father’s Day. It’s not too late to buy that last-minute gift if you haven’t already. I read at least four books this school year that were amazing. If your father reads and thinks, these would be ideal. :) I read some others, but some of them were music education re...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jun 15, 2010, 8:00 am
One of the greatest parts of being a band director is that what I do really matters. Beyond the students acquiring a skill of playing an instrument or working together as a team, there is this aesthetic element of education in the arts that is just absent in most every other line of education. I...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jun 14, 2010, 11:00 am
This is a guest post by Kathryn Laster, who teaches math in a suburb of Dallas, TX. She writes: This year was my 20th year of teaching, so my humble opinions qualify as part B of your “call for guest bloggers.” I really started working on my formal philosophy as a grad school assignmen...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jun 11, 2010, 11:00 am
This is a guest post by Drew, who currently teaches 7th Grade Texas History in the San Antonio area, where he has taught since 2004. Maybe this job doesn’t pay enough for those with heavy material needs. But, working here has helped me with the most important part of my life. 10. Family...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jun 10, 2010, 4:00 am
This is a guest post by Drew, who currently teaches 7th Grade Texas History in the San Antonio area, where he has taught since 2004. Shout out to my college roommates for always giving me a hard time about being cultured.  Was I full of myself, or what?  Nothing goes together better than Austin...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jun 9, 2010, 4:00 am
This is a guest post by Drew, who currently teaches 7th Grade Texas History in the San Antonio area, where he has taught since 2004. A wise investment is just that. Find ways to invest in your school and yourself. 6. Next year – To complement our emphasis on relationships at school, I will be ...
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Joel posted an article on So You Want To Teach? - Jun 8, 2010, 4:00 am
This is a guest post by Drew, who currently teaches 7th Grade Texas History in the San Antonio area, where he has taught since 2004.   Here I discovered the proper use of multimedia and how proper procedures can help ensure mental well-being. 3. Movies – I have used movies in the past, but m...
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