Everyone gets those situations in life where an emergency has come up, and you don't have the time (or sometimes the ability) to get a good lesson plan in to school for your students. Maybe you have a family emergency or a disrupted travel plan and you just cannot get into school to leave detailed lessons. That is why it is essential for you to have an emergency lesson plan available and handy.

When you hear of conflict within schools, you usually think of conflict between the principal and students or parents. The conflict that results between the principal and teachers is often one that is not common knowledge. Without proper conflict resolution the result is that the staff room becomes a very uncomfortable place.

Reasons for Principal and Teacher Conflict

Teachers enter the profession with the desire to help others, but after years in the field it can lose its luster. If it’s no longer offering satisfaction the way it once did find out how you can get the joy back.

Have you ever wondered why some people like what they are doing more so than others? Or what unknown factors contribute to a colleague’s success? Could it be these folks have a coach who guides and cheers them on the court and sidelines of their professional life? But isn’t a coach just for athletes? No. Everyone can have a coach.

1. Become familiar with the school site and district office facilities and resources.

Texas public school teachers are appraised yearly. Here’s a quick review of what to expect and what you can do if there are problems.

All classroom teachers must be appraised on the basis of classroom teaching performance, in an area for which they hold certification if at all possible.

Teachers should be appraised every year, unless the teacher has been appraised as proficient or better in every category on the most recent appraisal. If so, the teacher and district may agree to do an appraisal less often, but at least every five years.

Since one out of twenty children have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the US, it is important for teachers to understand both the myths and realities of the disorder. Here are some thoughts that teachers should consider: