Call for male educators and teachers of color
Are you a male, or a person of color who is considering pursuing a career in education? Do it! We need you so badly! It’s at the point of crisis. Read on to learn...
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Time to refresh your resume
The first of the year hasn’t even hit yet, but now is the time for future teachers, career switchers, and teachers hoping to move schools/districts to revisit their resumes. If it has been a...
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Shopping Season
Gift ideas for current and future teachers Since we are teachers, or shopping for a teacher, this shopping season I thought I’d curate some of my favorite shopping posts into one place for you....
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Mindful moments in your classroom part 5: yoga
This is the fifth and final post in a series on how to bring mindful moments into your classroom. Today we look at classroom yoga. Please see this post for the first step towards introducing mindful...
Welcome to the wannabeteacher Blog!
This is a space brimming with resources for anyone interested in becoming a teacher. So glad to have you here! Why do we become teachers? Clearly, the massive salary and stock options are the...
Should I teach?
The first question many of us ask ourselves is: “Do I have what it takes to become a teacher?” If you know enough about teaching to ask yourself this question, you’re half way there....
Mindful moments in your classroom part 4: drawing/coloring
This is the fourth post in a series on how to bring mindful moments into your classroom and today we look at mindful coloring. Please see this post for the first step towards introducing mindful moments...
Fashion staples for MALE teachers
Guest post by Alex T. Valencic Ed.M Once upon a time, I was a young undergraduate student preparing for my first placement in a school setting. Our professor spent about 20 minutes telling the...
Teacher Christmas Present ideas with Amazon links
It’s that time of year again. You’ve got to buy a Christmas present for your kids’ teacher(s), but what do they really want? They don’t want home made-cookies in a zip-lock bag from every...
How to bring mindful moments into your classroom part 3: writing
This is the third post in a series on how to bring mindful moments into your classroom. Please see this post for the first step towards introducing mindful moments (meditation) and this post for the second...
How to bring mindful moments into your classroom part 2: reading
This is the second post in a series on how to bring mindful moments into your classroom. Please see this post for the first step towards introducing mindful moments. As I mentioned in the...
How to bring mindful moments into your classroom
Let me preface by saying I am not a mindfulness expert. I do not have a special certification in mindful teaching, but I do have 14 years of experience teaching students who struggle with...
Students AND teachers need mindful moments
My last post argued for mindfulness in schools, but it focused on the student. Today, I want to include why teachers need mindful moments too. The comprehensive peer reviewed article by Katherine Weare and...
Mindfulness in schools (an opinion)
Mindfulness lessons are warranted and needed This response was inspired by a social media post about mindfulness in schools. Said post was not a viral rant by an extremist, but rather a Facebook update...
Using Google Forms to get to know your students (with screenshots)
We’ve heard it over and over again: “You must know your students.” It is a tenement of most education programs as well as the National Board Certification Program and for good reason. It is...
Those who can, teach
As teachers, we often hear the old adage: “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” I say screw that! I teach writing AND I can write. I truly believe that most teachers “can...
