Teacher Appreciation Week is a great opportunity for principals, staff, parents, and others to thank educators for the difference they make in the lives of students. However, school communities aren't the only ones who want to express their gratitude for everything teachers do day in and day...
During Teacher Appreciation Week, try beginning a staff meeting by asking about compliments that teachers have received from either students, parents or co-workers. Or, encourage educators (either face-to-face or via anonymous note) to share what they admire about each other. Read the profiles o...
2. Have the whole staff attend a 30 min – hour meeting where new teachers are introduced, any finished/ongoing changes to the campus/district are discussed, and teachers receive a folder of all paperwork that needs to be completed by the end of the day (contact forms, etc.). 3. The ...
One year we also put some stars on places where students and staff in the school had been to Spain and where. With apologies to Portugal. Other things on the walls The Weather: Students in our lessons write the date, learning aim (post on learning aims and objectives in the works) and...
When I visited, it was an exhibit about the history of women called “THE SCEPTER & THE DISTAFF. BEING A WOMAN BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE“. Although it did have some generalizations, it mainly focused on France and it’s neighboring European countries and offered examples ...
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Please know how amazing you are. What you do in your classroom is helping to make the world a better place every single day! To celebrate you, we are having a SALE!! Visit our TPT stores to save up to 25% off all our teaching resources using code THAN...
My school places a large calendar for each grade in the staff lounge. An electronic calendar works great too. All the teachers in that grade record tests, project due dates, and quizzes on it so that they can monitor the schedule for overload. This way, a student will never experience ...
Or another way to help spread happiness to your staff throughout the year? I have always loved... Guided Reading Galore! I've had many questions about guided reading! Let me start by saying, I'm NO expert. I am still working on it myself! But, ... Wax Museum! Every year all of...
Provide each teacher with a coffee mug that has his or her name on it for Teachers Appreciation Week. Purchase a new microwave oven for the staff lounge area. Warehouse stores and teacher catalogs have great buys on school supplies when they are purchased in bulk. At the midyear point you...
Or maybe your staff has invested a good bit of time developing a new mission statement. If that is the case, you might invest a little money into providing coffee mugs with the school logo and new mission statement printed on them. That constant reminder of their efforts and your school-...