Honsestly, this is ridiculously easy and I am sure you have used this strategy but its simplicity and effectiveness for relief teaching still amazes me. I was relief teacher for today (Thurs 29) and working with a group of 20 or so year 6 & 7 students using the Walking with Dinosaur activity sheet.
I must have used this lesson 20 times last year. I love it. This is the third time I have used it this year.
reliefteaching.com upgrade
I am upgrading reliefteaching.com to a new site to allow increased options. I am hoping this won't have any impact on the site links at all. However, if you find things don't work and haven't been fixed properly please let me know. reliefteaching.com will soon move from a blogger to a wordpress thesis site. I am hoping you will appreciate the new interface but please forgive me if it takes a little while to get this right. I am sure the change will be worth it.
Podcasts for Relief Teachers
The first podcast for Relief Teachers is in the can, or tin or whatever they say in the media industry.
Relief Teaching Forums
I understand that relief teachers often feel a bit isolated and Education Departments don't support relief teachers much. They pretty much play the political game for all their employees but relief teachers don't seem to figure heavily in their support structure.
Relief Teachers & Reading
I LOVE reading and now I have enough time to read. However, after a long, LONG career I find it hard to sit still for any length of time -unless I am taking a Poppy nap.
Power Writing for Relief Teachers
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| Heads Down and Power Writing |
I like it because it takes the pressure off you and places it onto the kids. You are just the flag waver. I start my relief teaching day like a bull at a gate so I keep this for after lunch time when my energies are lower. (Hey, I miss my Poppy nap when I work!)
Relief Teachers & Computer Resources
If, like me, you are sick and tired of paying too much for your computer gear, there is a solution.Relief teaching is good, but it doesn't pay that much - and I never rely on other people for my technology. I purchase a lot of gear from Amazon.com and have just started my own store.
It is initially stocked with computer equipment because we pay FAR TOO much in Australia while the rest of the world gets bargains.
Check out my Amazon estore - 100% backing from Amazon.com
Bloom's for Relief Teachers (Part One)
There is nothing new about Bloom's Taxonomy. In fact, it is almost as old as me.
I'm sure you have seen this before but it is always worth revisiting - especially if you are relief teaching.
I like the simpler 3 level version - Factual - Inferential - Critical but Bloom's 6 levels is much more comprehensive.
I'm sure you have seen this before but it is always worth revisiting - especially if you are relief teaching.
I like the simpler 3 level version - Factual - Inferential - Critical but Bloom's 6 levels is much more comprehensive.
Relief Teaching Resources - Lower School
I prefer upper school when relief teaching but some times (and it only happens if its absolute emergency) I have to cover a younger class. So I was looking for a resource site and I came across this one.
It has a few upper school resources but it really is targeted towards younger kids. It is called Have Fun Teaching and they heaps and heaps of free resources for lower school. These include worksheets, posters, classroom templates, songs, maths and language sheets. Far too much to mention here but CLICK HERE if you want to check it out.
It has a few upper school resources but it really is targeted towards younger kids. It is called Have Fun Teaching and they heaps and heaps of free resources for lower school. These include worksheets, posters, classroom templates, songs, maths and language sheets. Far too much to mention here but CLICK HERE if you want to check it out.
Visitor Flags
reliefteaching.com is still a relatively new relief teaching site but we are gradually reaching a wider international audience. Since starting in December 2011, hundreds of international visitors have joined this site.
You will see a new counter in the top right hand corner, which will identify all the countries visiting our site.
It's just a shame it won't show previous visitors.
Relief Teaching and Reading
Dick and Dora were the coolest guys in town and those Happy Venture Readers were just fabulous.
That was then...
Relief Teaching Advice (circa 2005)
Inhale. Exhale.
Relax..................Whoever said being a relief teacher was an easy job with easy pay? Smack them in the face right now... it's NOT that easy...
How Relief Teachers get access to Learning Place
The Learning Place is available to employees of the Department of Education and Training (DET) but is not meant to provide services to the teaching profession in general.
Survey Results
What is the biggest issue for Relief Teachers?
58% - Student Behaviour
15% - Knowing the Curriculum
11% - Support from Admin
9% - Pay and Conditions
7% - Knowing what to Teach
Please check the new survey. What is your current role?
58% - Student Behaviour
15% - Knowing the Curriculum
11% - Support from Admin
9% - Pay and Conditions
7% - Knowing what to Teach
Please check the new survey. What is your current role?
Reading - Depth and Breadth
There are two important aspects to reading.
BREADTH - Reading lots, often and a wide variety of texts.
DEPTH - Fully understanding what is read at the literal level, inferential level and critical level.
I revisited my lesson on inferential lesson with a group of year 6 and 7 students. I was astounded how much fun the kids had working through the text one sentence at a time and discussing what that sentence plays in developing the meaning of the book.
The lesson is a PowerPoint lesson which runs through the text slowly. The goal is to explore and interpret what is read in DEPTH.
It is worth checking out if you haven't already done so. CLICK HERE.
BREADTH - Reading lots, often and a wide variety of texts.
DEPTH - Fully understanding what is read at the literal level, inferential level and critical level.
I revisited my lesson on inferential lesson with a group of year 6 and 7 students. I was astounded how much fun the kids had working through the text one sentence at a time and discussing what that sentence plays in developing the meaning of the book.
The lesson is a PowerPoint lesson which runs through the text slowly. The goal is to explore and interpret what is read in DEPTH.
It is worth checking out if you haven't already done so. CLICK HERE.
Teachers are Readers
Teachers are Readers - they have to be. And I love reading. I read anything and everything - and most of the time it is on my iPhone or my iPad. I haven't picked up a book for years. They are far too expensive and when I read in bed, being hit on the forehead by a falling book isn't fun.
I think I told you I am a tight-wad. So I usually download eBooks from eBook stores. But this Free-eBooks.net is up there with the best of them. You can get heaps of free stuff from them, but the best part is, if you want to buy something, you get a good preview first. It is well worth a look.
Peer Tutoring - A powerful teaching tool
I was working in a classroom today, teaching a percentage concept to a group of year 6 & 7 students. Two kids were having trouble and try as I might I couldn't get the concept through. I had exhausted my repertoire.
If all you have is a hammer ...
... everything looks like a nail.
Huh?
Let me put this in the perspective of the managing classroom behaviour.
Huh?
Let me put this in the perspective of the managing classroom behaviour.
How to Teach - Split Quotation Marks
This is a short punctuation exercise on the teaching of split quotation mark. This is a skill that needs to be taught directly so this little PowerPoint might give you a start. CLICK HERE to download the file.
Teaching is just like Golf...
Ahh! Golf. Just when you think you have it mastered, you slice one into the rough. Teaching can be JUST like that.
Using Positive Self-Talk to Conquer Any Goal
Do you feel like you are always talking yourself out of success? I know some relief teachers who often fail before they start because they talk themselves down.
I know it's corny, but I think kids do smell fear!
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