by Amanda Bustos | Grades 1-3
As a college history major, I LOVED history and when I started teaching elementary school one of the things I was most excited about was teaching Social Studies.So I was pretty disappointed when I realized a few things that happen in many elementary schools. I...
by Amanda Bustos | Other Teacher Stories
Hi Everybody! In my last post, I outlined 3 teaching models for an ICT classroom. Now let’s take a look at the last few ICT models. In this bunch are the two that my co-teacher, Missy, and I used the most. Parallel Teaching: What is it? Co-teachers are both teaching...
by Amanda Bustos | Grades 1-3, Language Arts, Math
Hi Everybody! Last week, I started sharing about my experience as an ICT teacher. Missy, my co-teacher, and I worked really well together and developed a partnership that benefited both of us, but that didn’t happen overnight. Once Missy and I set up our classroom and...
by Amanda Bustos | Other Teacher Stories
Hi everyone, As an administrator, in my first year out of the classroom, there are some things that I love about my current job because I didn’t get a chance to do them when I was in the classroom. But there are also lots of things I miss about being in the classroom....
by Amanda Bustos | Math, Other Teacher Stories
Hi, everyone! I’m Amanda and I’m exciting to be writing for The Elementary Helper. I hope that you find some of the things I write about helpful and relevant to your own classroom experience. To begin, let me tell you a little bit more about myself and what I loved...
