We're going back to hybrid soon and my classroom is so empty, sterile and sad-looking. How can I brighten it up for my students and to lift my own spirits?

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Christmas lights

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I did that!! Just white lights, makes a huge difference. I just put them across the front of my room.

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I cut out large inspirational quotes and added them to the walls.

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Those party lanterns from dollar tree or the big tissue pom poms! They look so festive!

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Put a small tent in your class room , and teach from your tent. Or in your living room. Bring them back to their childhood, when we made Forts w/blankets and furniture

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My classroom has been overhauled and I now have ZERO room to post anything on the walls. The only wall space I had now has giant vents, windows, an ac unit, etc on it.

Lights are a great idea! I have those too. I also splurged and got new striped curtains - really brightens the place.

My room is decorated just like every other year. I think that little bit or normalcy is needed. Lights are fun. A fun theme. I did oh the places you’ll go 😂 Life might not be what we want right now, but we can’t go anywhere when we read.

And I added led lights.

Holiday decor, hang from the ceiling,, lights. That always makes me feel better

Live plants make my classroom feel more alive.

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I'm a preschool teacher with a Master's & 10+ YOE in the field. I am currently looking to make a career change/ positions out of the classroom. What companies or jobs would I be able to use my skills without starting from 0? It could be in the vein of education or something completely different. The new school year is about to start & I've been job hunting with no luck. I have such high anxiety and depression thinking about having to go back to the classroom in a few weeks. I hate it! HELP!

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Band teachers... how do your virtual band classes work? I’ve been doing music theory with students via google classroom and kids constantly ask to play instruments. It seems like a nightmare to have 30 kids with instruments online because of the delay in sound. Help plzzzz

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What are your opinions on going deskless in the classroom?

I teach PreK in a public school. Our state allows PreK programs to nap without masks if proper ventilation is provided. I have 16 children, a minimum of 3 feet apart, no masks, with two LOUD air filters, two tiny windows open, the outside and hall door open, at average in 72-76 degrees. What is your childcare classroom doing for rest time?

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Do you consider your teaching a ministry? How do you do Gods work in the classroom?

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Pencil dipped in paint and shoved in my new electric sharpener.

There are acts of destruction daily in my classroom. Most of my classes are 25 kids in a small room. When my attention is taken for a second, someone does something like this. Gluing things to counters. Hiding paintbrushes instead of cleaning them. 15 years, I've tried everything to cultivate a respectful classroom culture, and they just don't care. I'm so tired. So, so tired. I don't know how much longer I can do this.

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Any Self Contained MS teachers out there. Do you have students who are more behavioral than anything else. I am struggling to provide support to some of my students because of the behaviors of others in the classroom.

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Does anyone have experience working for Connections Academy or another virtual academy? I am very interested in teaching from home, but most virtual jobs I have reviewed still require you to come to an office/ school building. I want to know what it is like, specifically the work load. Would you say more or less than public? How does classroom management, amount of grading, and freedom of curriculum differ?

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Also wondering what curriculum is being used, if any, in your classrooms

After 18 years, I lost my art room to a classroom this year in order to spread out kids due to Covit19. They said we can’t hand out papers.. kinda thinking art is remote for all. I will do lessons on google classroom with live lesson to classrooms and home. I was told special area teachers may be “repurposed”. We will be used like a TA. One class will be spread out two rooms.Aday teacher in one room, I help in other room. B day teachers switch 😳😷☹️.. I know I’m lucky to have a job but.

How have you used plickers in the classroom? Is this a daily part of anyone’s lesson?

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I taught the math lesson so abominably that the vice principal (who was observing at the back of the classroom) took over my lesson. How do you recover after a terrible day at work?

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what are some of your most important routines that you make sure to model at the beginning of the year? I am hoping to spend 4-5 weeks on classroom mgmt right off the bat

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I have a flipped classroom and my biggest challenge today is that my high school students don’t slow down long enough to read the directions/ instructions/ deliverables. Anyone see this happening?

Anyone use edgenuity? I'm starting Monday with students, never been trained, no guidance. Don't know how to set expectations if I don't know. ice breaker ideas? I'm not in my classroom.. media center.

Good evening everyone,

I have to rant and seek advice. It’s my 5th year teaching overall. I’m a 1st year at a new district it’s been really nice except for just some very small inconveniences: no classroom budget, too many meetings during planning time, printers are so bad that I had to bring mine from home, my district gives teachers chromebooks for laptops. I’m a a point where if I was invited to come back next year I’d say tell them no, am I crazy, is it just me? Please help

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I would love to start teaching and learning outside the classroom walls. I would like to start working with middle school U.S. SS classes in other parts of the US. I'm in NJ, let me know if interested

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I am looking to build a classroom library for my ELs. I teach new comers. What books would you choose for your library?

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Help! I could use some ideas. I have 15 students, 1 with IEP’s , 3 on 504’s, 1 GT, 2 others at higher levels, 1 emotional basket case, 1 ADD on steroids (even though he Tries to be good) and 6 ordinary kiddos. I want to seriously differentiate within the classroom and assignments. I am serious about helping each one of my kiddos succeed. I have a para one hour a day(I use her to work in a small group with the 504’s) . If anyone is out there who has come up with a plan that works for this type

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Which of these apps would you recommend for gay dating: Bumble, Tinder, Hinge?

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I have to rant and seek advice. It’s my 5th year teaching overall. I’m a 1st year at a new district it’s been really nice except for just some very small inconveniences: no classroom budget, too many meetings during planning time, printers are so bad that I had to bring mine from home, my district gives teachers chromebooks for laptops. I’m a a point where if I was invited to come back next year I’d say tell them no, am I crazy, is it just me? Please help

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