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24 Tips for New Teachers that Other Teachers Might Not Tell You

It is okay to plan assignments that you aren't going to grade. Be nice to your custodians. They deal with enough crap already. And vomit. Set firm boundaries between home life and work life, even if other teachers tell you it's impossible. Use some of your sick days. Use them for rest. Use ... READ the POST

When can I use someone else’s images in my resources?

We were lucky enough that a connection of ours landed us a free chat with a big trademark/copyright attorney in Southern California. We talked about these things with him. We learned that you can use images from films as long as... you create your own derivative work...and/or... you only use ... READ the POST

Teachers Helping Teachers – Oakview Elementary

This school year has been more stressful than usual for three schools in the Oceanview School District in Huntington Beach, CA. They were displaced from their usual campuses while asbestos was to be removed from their school sites. This displacement was unplanned and meant that teachers ... READ the POST

Teacherpreneur Spotlight: Brain Waves Instruction

The Spotlight is back, y'all!!! Today, let's meet a teacherpreneur friend from the world of brains and reading. Meet... Brain Waves Instruction!!! Jonathan and Lisa, thank YOU so much for letting me stop by Created For Learning. I'm a huge fan of your TpT store and your blog. I'm ... READ the POST

Teacherpreneur Spotlight: Getting Nerdy With Mel and Gerdy

It's time for some science, y'all!!! Today, let's meet a teacherpreneur friend from the world of beakers and bunson burners. Meet... Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy!!! Where did you meet? G: We met for the very first time at Fellini's pizza in Buckhead. Mel was assigned to me as ... READ the POST

Woohoo! Blog and Store Design Overhaul

We are so excited to debut our new look. We've been working hard conceptually with our friends at Red Door LA to get a functional design that we all love. Me and Tim go way back to the high school days, so it's been a ton of fun working together with him on this journey. So here's what our ... READ the POST

Teacherpreneur Spotlight: Music in the Middle with Mr D

We're back again with another teacherpreneur friend of ours...this time from the world of music. Meet... Music in the Middle with Mr D!!! What levels and subjects do you teach and what's a little bit of your teaching journey? I teach chorus and musical theater to grades 6 through grade ... READ the POST

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