First day of school read aloud suggestions for 6th grade? What are some of your favorites?

Trying to fill 2-3 days somewhere on the west coast (will be coming from Seattle before coming back to the Midwest). Was thinking San Diego maybe - what is there to do in San Diego? Would it be fun solo? Any other places I should go instead? Basically have a full week off after 4th of July, thought I would just chill at home but now realizing I probably want to spend at least some of that time going somewhere.

Anyone here that can give insights into hours and wlb in Deloitte Consulting (finance and performance) in Dubai? Curious to hear honest answer on how much work is expected there.

Anyone on here ever traveled on Emirates?

Using Robinhood to do some day trading. Bought a share of Amazon a few months back and have almost 30% ROI. Should I sell? It seems like it is too high right now and the bottom could fall any moment.

Does anyone feel like going into internal audit has pigeonholed them in IA? Trying to decide to leave public for IA but I would like the option to go back to an accounting role if I want.

Wrapped up 3rd interview (including initial HR call) on earlier this week Director… when do you think I could get a offer?

Hi Sharks,

I am looking for a change, currently working BA in financial services domain having 6+ yoe. Let me know if any opportunities are there in tiaa

I manage 2 physician practices and one is extremely toxic. To the point the dr sides with staff even when I am trying to make corrective actions when patient care is in jeopardy. My leadership is aware and knows I am keeping my distance from them. Just doing the necessary work to keep them producing. How do you handle this? It’s been extremely stressful and harmful to my ptsd anxiety and depression.

Any good ideas for mouse macros? So far i have ctrl shift L, paste values, and format painter....

Looking for Best realtor deals available in Atlanta. I wish to sell a property but feel 6% is too high for commission. Pls share best deals you were able to get from a realtor

I am an SAP TM consultant, and I wish to relocate to one of the European countries or US.

Having a hard time finding a job without a work permit. I’d appreciate if you can help me with a referral.

Also, in case you know of any companies which are actively looking for TM consultants, please let me know!

Cheers!

Rejections suck even when they’re nice rejections.
“They were extremely impressed with your background and experience, however, we have decided to pursue other candidates.”

Does anyone really, really love their job? Or do you just do it to pay bills and get to the weekend? I'm curious how many people actually truly love what they do

How long have you been teaching? Also, what does self care look like for you?

Anyone teaching an 11th Lit course with an EOC Test? How are you preparing students by reviewing for the writing section (Informational, Argumentative, Narrative)?

How many teachers are using Nearpod?

When beginning a piece of literature, I first help the kids access the relevant culture. I have used web quests, but I have found that the kids researching their choice of topics and creating Slides containing information and pics results in more students participating. Recently they researched heraldry for the Medieval Era and reproduced either a family crest that they found or created their own personal crest. Anyone have other activities they use?

I’m a 6th grade ELA teacher. I am struggling with teaching writing. Any advice to give?

My district is thinking about purchasing HMH into Literature for our reading and writing curriculum. We currently use Lucy Calkins Reading and Writing Workshop and are not happy with it. Does anyone have experience with HMH? Pros? Cons? Any info is appreciated! Thank you!

Hi All! I am teaching English 4 for the first time this fall, and I’m just wondering what ideas y’all have for starting off. My class will be TINY (less than 5) so I want it to be super-engaging. All Black and Brown students. Help!

What are some reading centers you do with your 5th - 6th graders while you pull a small group?

How do you best support your students who do not speak English? I have four ELL’s in my 6th grade ELA class and they don’t receive push-in or pull-out Bilingual support during my class. Do you pull them for small group to provide instruction separately or do you just try to use google translate to translate your lessons and the work? Any best practices? I’d love some help.

I’m a 7th grade ELA teacher in Texas!

I'm looking for the best go-to resources to supplement middle school ELA and make it more relevant and accessible to all learners.

Does anyone have a good term paper topic for seniors? It needs to be persuasive/argumentative in nature.

Happy Friday!!!! How many of you have started using these one-pagers I hear all the Lit teachers talking about? Do you get thoughtful, quality work from Ss?

What are some projects you’ve had students do to show the influence of classical works in a genre?

Is there any writing prompts that stand out to you in the responses you get from students? Preferably ones that are outside the box, but I'd love to hear some tried and true traditional ones too!

I teach British Lit. For anyone else who teaches this, what are some of your favorites to teach? I have been doing Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, Macbeth, Etc., but want to add something new this year

What are some fun ideas for projects about describing setting? I was going to have them create travel brochures about the setting of a story of their choice but I think this might be overdone.

I'm a first time Junior English teacher. What are some tips for differentiating an honors class from a regular class?