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Managing, Motivating, and Building Relationships With (and Sometimes Reminding Yourself You Actually Like) Your Students

The heart of teaching is the interactions between you and the kids. These are the moments you pictured when you imagined yourself in this career! Although. . . maybe in your imaginary classroom, the kids were making eye contact with you instead of looking at their phones? And maybe they were excited about, or at... Read more »

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Managing, Motivating, Building Relationships With (and Sometimes Reminding Yourself You Actually Like) Your Students

The kids won’t be quiet when you’re talking. Or nobody turned in the assignment. Or there’s this one kid . . . (okay, maybe more than one). Do you even like kids anymore? The “positive classroom management” advice you’re supposed to be following is straining at the seams—or it fell apart a long time ago. Where do... Read more »

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Why I Started Offering “See Me After Class” Office Hours

Since 2009, when the first edition of See Me After Class was published, I’ve spoken about various aspects of teaching around the country: everything from keynotes at national conferences to district-wide new teacher orientations to professional development sessions based on individual chapters of the book. Often, at these events, I’ve asked the coordinator to set... Read more »

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Table of Contents and Chapter Summaries for “See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers”

These are the chapters you’ll find in See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers. You can have the advice in any of these chapters personalized for your teaching situation by booking a session of See Me After Class Office Hours. Chapter 1: What this Book is… and is Not See Me After Class... Read more »

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Congratulations! You’ve booked a “See Me After Class” Office Hours Session.

Your See Me After Class Office Hours session is now booked, and you should receive a confirmation email shortly. I look forward to speaking with you during our scheduled time. If you’d like to prepare to get the very most out of your session, here are a few recommendations. But, I promise, none of them... Read more »

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Congratulations! You’ve booked a “See Me After Class” Office Hours Session

WONDERING WHAT A SEE ME AFTER CLASS OFFICE HOURS SESSION IS? More info coming soon! For now, just make sure you’re signed up for the mailing list below. (Winky emoji.)

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How to Get the Most Of a “See Me After Class” Office Hours Session

So… you’ve booked an office hours session. WANT TO LET ME KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU’D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT? Email me at roxannaelden@gmail.com and describe what you’d like to talk about. Write as much or as little as you’d like. I’ll read it ahead of time so we can dive right in. WONDERING WHAT... Read more »

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Washington Post Series on Teacher Advice for Homeschooling Parents

Heres a quick roundup of the columns in my recent Washington Post series for parents learning to home-school on the fly during the COVID-19 school closures. Sanity-saving advice for parents now trying to teach their kids New teachers are often swamped with urgent-yet-conflicting advice, even the best of which has exceptions theyll learn the hard... Read more

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A One-Week, Sanity-Saving Email Series for Parents Who Are Unexpectedly Rookie Teachers in Their Own Homes

Like many people, Ive been wondering whether theres any version of my old normal skills and experiences that might be remotely (in all senses of the word) helpful to others in our collective new normal. Among many other things, the Corona-crisis means parents of school-aged kids, myself included, are suddenly in charge of our kids... Read more

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A 1-Week, Sanity-Saving Email Series for Parents who are Unexpectedly Rookie Teachers in Their Own Homes

Like many people, Ive been wondering whether theres any version of my old normal skills and experiences that might be #remotely (in all senses of the word) helpful to others right now. In my case, those skills and experiences include over a decade of coaching new teachers through the difficult arc of the first year... Read more

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