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Derek Overholt

The Privilege of Teaching

A series of reflections for novice teachers on the privilege of teaching.

Novice Teacher Training: Pitfalls

Why do many teachers quit teaching soon after they start? What are the common pitfalls? Awareness of the pitfalls is the first step in staying out of them.

Novice Teacher Training: Preparation

Am I prepared to teach school? Where do I start? What is most important? This class will give you techniques and strategies to keep your head above water in your first year of teaching.

Soaring in March

If the March virus of lethargic attitude is pounding on your classroom windows, take courage! There are some ways in which the battles can be fought successfully regardless of the panes.

Motivating the Lethargic

Lethargic: stuck-in-the-mud indifference; apathy. Motivate: to prod to action; to cause to desire change. How do we move from one to the other?

Methods of Evaluation

Explore and understand the diverse options you have for evaluating the progress of a student: grading, report cards, achievement tests, teacher observation, etc

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