What are your favorite ongoing science experiments that you do with your students?

Do you host spring parent-teacher conferences? If so, what do you include and how do you prepare?

What do you do when you have a student who can’t get their assignments completed?

Break assignment into smaller segments

Allow extra time to complete

Break the work time into shorter times with small breaks in between

Provide their assignment in written form (as well as verbal) with examples of what is expected

Use a timer with small intervals. Have the student get up to walk around and check for completion and accuracy.

Do you send any work home with students during school breaks? If so, what kinds of work do you send home?

My best advice to any educator is to SAVE YOUR YES! You will be asked to do all the things. It is important to practice saying no. I’m doing this right now ask me again later. Save your yes for what you are passionate about and it will never feel like work. I love literacy, equity & inclusion, and growing our profession. I save my YES for those areas and even when I am doing a lot, I am doing what I love! Write it on a sticky note in all your spaces to SAVE YOUR YES! Let me know how it goes. 🫶🏽

What are some PBIS systems that work + are sustainable at your schools?

I am looking for some ways to enrich our high math students (NWEA MAP scores of 200+). What are some ways you enrich high students without completely teaching outside of their grade band? Any go to resources?

What are some ways that you build relationships between students throughout the year in elementary school? I think the teachers at our school are great at doing it in the first few weeks but then don’t continue throughout the school year once standards are started. I would love to share some ideas at our next PLC!

How often does your Multi-Disciplinary team meet? In our building our team the Reading Specialist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, School Psychologist, Principal, Speech and Language Pathologist, Nurse... and select teacher meet on a bi-weekly basis to review students in the SST/RTI process, students in the special education process (reevals, referrals, etc), attendance concerns, teacher concerns/problem solving etc.

How do you "catch up" students after 3 or more days of absence from illness?

What are your favorite back to school read alouds or picture books for elementary students?

How do you talk about Veteran’s Day with younger students?

What professional development opportunities have you found most valuable in your teaching career?

For all of my fellow ELA gurus: what are some ways I can help elementary teachers (for both reading and math) by teaching the parts of words in my math intervention block? I talk about vocabulary all the time (because chances are that is the reason why my students did poorly on an assessment; lack of vocabulary knowledge) but what is a more intentional way to help? I'm thinking like 'geo-' in geometry and explaining what that means--but make it fun!

What are some of your favorite places to find warm-up questions or problems of the day for math? I had a friend just recommend this site to me and it's awesome! https://www.wouldyourathermath.com I'm looking for more great ideas!

How do you reduce test anxiety for state testing?

This year, we are having our younger grades who do not test "adopt" a class and make cards that will be put on our testing students desks each morning.

Where can I print inexpensive 18x24 or larger sized posters for professional training presentations etc? Or do you have any recommendations for a home printer that could do this?

How do you make the last day of school fun for your students? Are there any special activities or events that you hold?

How do you deal with the “Sunday Scaries”? Are there any routines or things that you do to help you relax before beginning a new week?

What advice do you have for the job search for new teachers? How can you stand out in a sea of potential candidates to help land an interview and what are there hidden "rules" to remember while applying for jobs?