Author Archives: Andrea_Physics_CL
December 17, 2012
Help Your Students Study: When tests are after the break
I grew up in the Chicago Area and when I was in high school, midterm exams were INTENSE. Looking back, they were equivalent to the level of challenge as my college exams. I studied and studied and studied. My dad ...
October 2, 2012
Looking Ahead: How to start thinking long term
As a new teacher in TFA, one of my biggest challenges and stressors was planning in advance. I knew (although I hoped nobody else could tell) that although I had made it through another day of teaching, I often had ...
Posted in Teaching Tips
September 20, 2012
When Discipline Systems Fail: Try the power of positivity
During my first year at my placement school with TFA, my co-teachers and I had what we thought was a great system to hold students accountable for their behavior. In reality, rather than expecting the best from our students, we ...
