What novels do you use in your classroom ? This will be my first year teaching a reading class. I’m trying to figure out how to set it up !! Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated !

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Be sure to get with the teachers from the grades before yours to make sure you don’t plan a novel they’ve already completed...👍🏼

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When I taught 6th grade we did The Lightning Thief (& did astronomy in science at the same time), Number The Stars, Flush

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The Outsiders was my favorite in middle school! I’d encourage you to look at the school/district texts and see if there are any themes you’d like to follow. From there, maybe consider some YA novels. I always strive to make literature responsive to what’s going on in the world/students’ lives

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Walter Dean Myers is always a middle school favorite!

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We use Touching Spirit Bear and the Wolf Brother Series. The kids can relate, TSB deals with Circle Justice, and sparks amazing discussions, as well as opportunities to discuss middle school issues.

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All American Boys is hands down my favorite!

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Long walk to water was very popular with 7th grade.

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My school reads it in 6th grade 😭😭😭

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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.

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We can’t have classroom management without taking care of ourselves first. Rest. Even if it’s for 2 minutes. We close our eyes and reset.

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Hi guys,
I am currently working as a servicenow consultant in Infosys and I want to get into a BA profile in future. I have an MBA in HR and marketing and a BTech in CSE. I have already cleared my ECBA certification and I wanted to know what all skills should I acquire to transition into that role in or outside of ServiceNow.

Looking forward to your tips and suggestions

TIA

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Let see what are the companies that have given diwali bonus to it's employees 🤔🤔🤔

First year in Publicis abhi tak kuch nahi diya..😭😭

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Hi Fishes,
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Need 11 to start chatting.

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Like the new Denny work from Droga. The insight of the grandad who can't quite find his role in the new family dynamic is lovely. But the grand dad/grandad line at the end, you just couldn't help yourself could you?

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Does Infosys reimburse Internet bills for resources who are working from home??

Also does they provide any extra miney to setup home office, like for chairs & tables?

What's your end of the year goal? Personally or professionally? My personal goal is to finish 2 more self help/professional advancement books by January 1st. Currently reading "It didn't start with you" by Mark Wolynn. Taking rec's too if you've read any good ones!

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Looking at purchasing Laura Mercier
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How should I go about pivoting from the electrical industry to a Project manager in tech.

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Moving to DFW in a couple of months.
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Skip picking up your phone first thing in the morning to respond to emails and schedule in person showings. Instead, kick off your morning with meditation, exercise, and reflecting on your goals. Slingshot your day with massive momentum!

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Can i please get 11 like to unloack my DM.

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Is the instructional designer post still open at accenture, delhi?

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Is it fair that one paralegal gets treated more favorably than other only because they have connections with influential attorneys?

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I'm considering taking on some freelance web design projects to earn a little extra cash for the holidays, any ideas on where I can find projects?

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I was always told once you are tenured or get your masters, you're stuck at that district since other districts won't want to pay you for the degree level or years of experience. Is this still true?

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Really need to go back to spelling! Anyone ever teach spelling words through Greek and Latin words? Or have any other suggestions? My district “gives up” on spelling around grade 3

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Do you give you phone number to the sub?

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My school is a small rural school. We don’t offer many in-house electives. What’s happening is students are having to take whatever is there to fill their schedules. If they aren’t interested in the class, then it becomes an opportunity for disruptions because they aren’t interested. What are some electives you have at your school that are new, innovative and interesting for todays high school students?

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Happy 4th of July!!! How are you celebrating today?

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Which other schools have delayed opening F2F until September? Do you think a lot will change in that time?

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How do i get my students to engage more in live online lessons? Obviously, I can grade them on participation, but are there any other creative ideas to actually get them to WANT to participate?

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I love to bring students to the Exploratorium near the San Francisco Ferry Building. It's a bit expensive though.

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Hi! I’m new here.

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Anyone else have an influx of kids who were virtual coming back because they were failing? We’ve seen a 30% increase in class sizes in the last week.

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I’m going in to my second year teaching and I’m seriously so stressed and nervous about it. (Going from gen ed 5th to sped 1st). I can’t sleep because my mind just runs all night. Any advice?

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We got a move-in 6th grader today. At the end of today (busses gone) I found out that this move-in has an IEP from TX. The students is certified is EI. We have to re evaluate- this will be an expedited eval as we have 21 days left.

Honestly, is this year ever going to end? These evals are killing me! 😣

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What's a simple change that you've made that's made a big difference in your teaching?

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