Nicole Schaefer's Page

"That is a difficult situation that your school district is going through.  I was in a school district when I first started teaching that went through a massive financial crisis and I lost my job because of it.  I understand what your…"

"  I related to a lot of what you had to say in your post.  I hate to say that the most relatable was the last couple of sentences about negative feedback.  It is very frustrating when the same teachers pick out all of the negatives…"

"     A one-to-one program at my school would be amazing but I am not sure of its possibility.  Our school is the largest elementary school in our district with over 600 students.  That is a lot of devices that would need to…"

"I had a student a few years ago who would completely shut down when he got in trouble.  He would kick his chair or his desk and then put his head down and not move.  He would even go under his desk and get into a ball and cry.  It was…"

"I use a similar technique in my classroom.  I have a bucket I use for attendance.  Each child's name is on a clothes pin and they put their name in the bucket when they come in to the classroom.  I then use the bucket throughout…"

"I know that this is an old forum but I did notice some posts in recent days.  I am sure that over the past 5 years the interactive white board technology has come a long way.  I first got Smartboard two years ago.  I was so excited to…"

"I really enjoyed reading your forum post.  I teach third grade and reading group/center rotations are always so difficult to plan.  It has gotten even more challenging now because we are expected to differentiate our center activities so…"