Emma Huisman
Wartburg College
IA

Hi Olivia, I am a pre-service teacher but I have been in several classrooms for field experience now and in all of the classrooms that have successful classroom management the teachers were quick to set the rules and routines of the classroom. This way the students know what the expectations are right away and there is no room for guessing and messing as one teacher said. She establishes the r...

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Gloria,   Hi Gloria,   I am also a pre-service teacher and have some of the same worries and doubts. So know you are not alone. One thing that has been helping me is that my peers and I are presenting over various ways for teachers to be less hard on themselves in the first few years of teaching. One of the biggest things we have talked about is not trying to do everything in your...

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Hi Hannah,  I am a third-year elementary education major from Wartburg College. Taking students outside and into new environments other than a classroom can have a lot of value to the students and can create some impactful learning experiences. Creating these authentic learning experiences that allow your students to connect their learning to the world around them greatly increases their...

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