20
Feb
Too Many Options
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By
Fred Johnson
Students today have no idea how good they have it. They have access to more knowledge, more content, more material, more instructors, m...
19
Feb
Teaching in an AI World
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By
Fred Johnson
ChatGPT came out in the fall of 2022 and undoubtedly change the world. Now there is a public AI for almost any niche. Teachers, adminis...
14
Feb
Mastering Parent Communication
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By
Fred Johnson
When you study education in college, they tell you how important communicating with parents and engaging the community is.
As a wide...
10
Jan
Pay Attention!
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By
Fred Johnson
The 2009-2010 school year was a rough one for me. It was my second year teaching. Usually the first year is the worst. Fortunately, my ...
09
Jan
Learning to Fail and Failing to Learn
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By
Fred Johnson
There are several professions where failure is catastrophic. They're fairly obvious, but for the sake of argument, I've made a short li...
05
Jan
How I Structured My Class
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By
Fred Johnson
This may or may not work for you, but it worked extremely well for me my last two years in the classroom.
In the summer of 2020, I j...
03
Jan
Teaching is a Tough Profession
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By
Fred Johnson
Let’s face it. Teaching is a TOUGH profession. Capital T Tough. Critics may say you only work 9 months out of the year and you end your...
29
Dec
The Struggles of Underpaid, Under Resourced Teachers
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By
Fred Johnson
In a world prioritizes fame, fortune, influencers, and flashy careers, we often overlook the everyday heroes who shape society’s future...
26
Nov
You just changed my life!
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By
Fred Johnson
During the summer of 2020 I had the chance to train teachers on our school district’s new learning management system. It was full-on pa...
14
Nov
Teachers Need Their Time Back
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By
Fred Johnson
Fall of 2017 I switched to a new (to me) school. I was part of a highly anticipated pilot program. An old school from the 50’s that had...