Leave at Contract Time

What I Wish I Knew My First Year Teaching About Planning Lessons
Planning lessons is one of the hardest things for a new teacher to get right. It is something that we practice in school, but once

Mapping Out Your Unit – Backwards Design for the Win!
When mapping out our units, we need to start with the end in mind. What are your goals for the unit? What do you want

How I Started Leaving at Contract Time Instead of Quitting Teaching
The story of how I started leaving at contract time is weird one. It started with me almost quitting teaching. Wanting to Quit Teaching Yes,

How to Use Your Prep Time Wisely
You can use your prep period so wisely that you can leave at contract time at the end of the day – and no this doesn’t mean you have to come into school hours early!

Save Time Using Single-Point Grading Rubrics
Single point rubrics distill the essay into a general score with the focus being on the quality of the writing overall, rather than a tally of points.

Stop Correcting Grammar! And still leave at contract time.
For the love of all that is holy, English teachers – stop correcting grammar on student essays! Okay. There I said it. What happens when