New Teachers

I am a first year teacher in Alberta, Canada, teaching students primarily in grade 7 and 8. My core subject is grade 8 Humanities (Language Arts and Social Studies). I also teach grade 7 French. While I love being a teacher, I have obviously come upon several challenges. I would love to exchange ideas and receive advice from more experienced teachers so that I may improve.

I'm at the beginning of a 'next step' in my fledgling career as an arts educator: from 2001 to 2007, I taught art history and art appreciation to high schoolers as part of Pratt Institute's Summer Pre-College Program. This summer (2008), I will be co-teaching a combined studio art/art history course (which will earn the students three college credits) at the School of Visual Arts. I was recently accepted into Brooklyn College's Art Education (K-12) program and will work towards gaining certification as an art instructor in New York State. I'm excited by the opportunity to expand upon my existing experience as an arts educator.

In my 'off-time," I am a painter (mainly abstraction), writer (working on a limited-series comic book) and musician (I rap). It's your call as to whether I'm a polymath, a Renaissance man, a jack-of-all-trades, or a gadfly!

I am a relatively new teacher. I want to learn and share with my peers to make life easier for all of us!

I am a first year intern, teaching in a 1st grade classroom.

Grade 6 teacher, this is my third year of teaching

I am a first year (soon to be 2nd, since the year is almost over!) English as a Second Language teacher in TN. I am looking for any advice or information that can help me to be a better teacher, and also would like to share what I have learned.

Kindergarten (KB) Intern