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you posted about Class Craft. This is the first time I have heard of it, and I am eager to see how this would work in a classroom.

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jreesetims 6mo
Thank you for sharing your first-hand experience with using GoNoodle! I too have seen it used in the classroom and think it is such a fun transition in between activities.
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Ginelie Navarrete
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Hello there! I found the idea of teachers sending their students home with letters about themselves to be very interesting. I never thought about the fact that many parents might be worried for their children, especially when it's their first year at school. Because some parents might not have the time to meet the teacher in person, sending them a letter telling them about themselves is a great way to get to know each other. It's also a great way to give parents a sense of comfort and let them know that their children are in good hands. 

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Hi there, I had a question about classroom management and substitute teaching. I know that many students like to take advantage of a new substitute teacher they have never had before. What should a new substitute teacher do at the beginning of class to set the tone for the students, but not come off too intimidating?
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Good question Ashlin. Some teachers provide an overview of the classroom management system they have in place when they write sub plans. If the system is straight forward enough for you to follow it's a smart plan to use what they use to keep the consistency of expectations when you are there. Just be ready for them to note when you are not doing it exactly as their teacher. This is a common situation, so just approach it as being the guest, you're working with it as close as you can for the day.

Anonymous 6mo
This is Barb Finnell, by the way, another thought is if they haven't explained in detail the management program or it's too complicated to understand in the 10 minutes you have before the students get there, feel free to explain your expectations calmly and clearly, consider writing them on the board. Be consistent throughout the day, but remember if you are there for only a day it doesn't make sense to complicate the experience with too much information.
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I'm in a bit of a dilemma. For my Fieldwork in a 5th grade classroom, I have to dress professionally (business casual), but I also have to run with the kids during P.E. I want close-toed shoes to run in P.E., but I can't wear tennis shoes with my slacks. What do I wear??

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Hi Julia!
Thank you for coming up with this website for new teachers. It is not easy to ask for help and support especially at a new job for example. I appreciate thats there's a place for support and connect for specific community. I love all the great ideas you have on Pinterest. I look forward  to try it out with my students.
Thank you Julia!

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I absolutely love this website! It has so many great resources and information for future teachers and current teachers. I will definitely make use of this website throughout my combination program/student teaching and even further down the line as a teacher.
Thank you so much for creating this wonderful site!

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Hi Julia!
You have done an amazing job with this website! It shows your passion about teaching and helping others! Have such great ideas and resources! Thank you so much for putting this up because I will you this website so much when I continue my education into the credential program.
Thank you Julia!

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Hi Julia! thank you so much for taking the time to create this website! I really have to commemorate you on your great work because it has so many amazing resources. I am just about to enter in my credential program, but it feels great to know that I can come back here and get support from fellow or future educators when I need it. I also love that I can reach out and help others if I can. It is a great place for a community and I am so excited to keep exploring this website!

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Hello! This website is wonderful! I love your resource page! I can not wait to have time to search through it more closely. I love that you separated then into specific categories. This will be a great resource for me to look through this summer. I agree that Class Dojo is a great classroom management resource. When I was doing my observation hours, the entire school used the PBIS program that worked really well. This is why I love Class Dojo and plan to use it in my class if my school doesn't already have a program in place. I also can't wait to check out your Pinterest page...I'm avoiding anything that will distract me for hours on end until after the semester is over. Will you eventually have a place to put up lesson plan ideas?

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I could see this website being very useful for anyone in or planning to be in a classroom setting. Classroom management is one of the hardest lessons to learn when becoming a teacher. If you do not have control over a class, then you will not be able to effectively teach. I plan on substituting in the Fall and will definitely be coming back on this site as preparation for when I am alone in a class since there has always been another adult around. I was wondering if you have any strategies for classroom management when you have a student with a behavioral issue that disrupts the entire class? Beginning of the year my internship site had a child who would destroy the classroom when he was triggered by a stressor.

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This website is a great resource with multiple ideas and other support resources. I think it'll be super helpful once I'm in the credential program and will be able to use these or need ideas for classroom management and planning. Thank you Julia!

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Wow! This is an amazing website with a great amount of resources and ideas! One video I particularly enjoyed was the flexible seating video. It inspired me to want to provide the same kind of learning space for my students when I am a teacher. I look forward to exploring more of your website and using the fantastic ideas in developing a fun, productive, and comfortable classroom.
Thank you!

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This website is incredibly helpful! The resource page is well organized and easy to navigate, my favorite section was the building rapport. The tabs under this section were helpful to look through. I appreciate that you attached templates for the 'meet your teacher' section it. I also enjoyed your link to your Pinterest page that gave tips and ideas for classroom management and activities. I will definitely be using these resources when I enter into the credential program, thank you!

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Thank you for the great resources Julia. I was wondering, how do you manage a classroom when there is one or two students who will not behave, or listen, and are constantly disrupting the class, while at the same time, you have no support from the admin at your school, and the school is a Title 1?

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Thank you so much for this website and especially all the resources. This will be very useful as I am entering the credential program and are looking for activities, programs, and ideas to manage the classroom effectively. I am really interested in using different technologies and apps in the classroom so a website like this is an amazing resource to have. All this summer I will probably be coming back here to this website to look at all the different links and ask questions about their optimal use in the classroom.

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Thank you for all that information on how to manage a classroom. This is very handy for first time teachers. I also love that you have a Pinterest tab for those who want some visual ideas on how to manage a classroom. Have you shared any of your personal management photos in the classroom? I would love to see  your classroom and all of your information coming into play!

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Thank you so much for making this website! As a new teacher, classroom management can be very overwhelming. The resources and tips you provided are very helpful and they have lowered the anxiety I have felt over developing my classroom community. I can’t wait to start implementing these strategies in the classroom!

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Thank you for providing this wonderful and informative website. As an aspiring teacher, classroom management is an required skill, and a skill I have continuously struggled with. Your advice on creating expectations and keeping expectations are tremendously helpful. I fell in love with Class Craft, especially with the interactive fantasy theme. I adore that you have a Pinterest page! I was hoping if you could also add a section on your website emotional guidance or support for students, teachers and parents. Thank you!

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I think building rapport with parents and students is one of the most important things. I like the idea of having a meet the teacher letter. It really helps start a good line of communication with parents and help students see a fun side of their teacher. In the seesaw video, it lists favorites to share such as: color, hobbies, drink, food, restaurant, and store. I was wondering if anyone would recommend sharing anything else.

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This is a great tool that I will be referring to as I begin my journey to becoming an educator. Although I am not in the credential program yet, I think being inspired by ideas and keeping up to date with classroom management tips can help as I transition from student to teacher.
The other week a teacher I am observing introduced me to Google Classroom. She uses it for creating tests and discussion board posts. I love how simple it looks and how engaged the students are when posting their comments towards others. Has anyone used Google Classroom, and if so are you enjoying your experience with it?

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Thank you so much for this wonderful resource. As a student that is entering the field of education it is great to have websites like this! A foundation is key for any influential teacher and you have stated some great characteristics of a successful classroom. It feels great to have a place to collaborate with other teachers.. to learn, to share and really help our students be the best they can be. I look forward to learning more and will definitely be a frequent visitor. Thank you!

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This simple website provides so much information for any new incoming or already a teacher that is inside of a classroom. Due to my backgrounds and experiences, I find these useful to use with students who are even learning a language because it's not easy to learn a language and study in that new language, but these websites are useful and easy to understand. I will use this in the future!

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The website has so many great resources that not only involves the teacher-student relationships but also the teacher-parent relationships. I found that SeeSaw was especially interesting because it has the translating tool built in I think it is a great resource in today's multicultural educational world because many times parents avoid contacting school staff when they cannot speak the language. Often teachers have trouble communicating with parents because notes in students backpacks may not get delivered or phone messages are not understood. I also thought the Pinterest board was helpful in finding ideas that might work for my future classroom.

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This website was so helpful and gave a lot resources for new and existing teachers. I really enjoyed that there was a mention for technology as it is now something that is part of our daily lives. I also thought it was great that Class Dojo was included for class management. I have gotten the chance to see how this works as the class that I am currently doing my fieldwork in uses Class Dojo. With this the teacher is able to let her students make their own choices that can either impact their points in a good or bad way.

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I loved looking through this website and looking through the resources provided.  I especially loved looking at the Pinterest board link.  I love to be organized and there were great pictures of ideas to keep the classroom organized well.  I also really enjoyed the section about meeting the teacher.  I think it is so important for teachers to connect with parents and the students in their class in order to establish grounds for open communication.  The templates are wonderful resources I will definitely want to use when I have my own classroom!

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This resource is amazing! I love how you discuss each topic and then give an app to help teachers with this! I use Class Dojo at my work and it is a great resource to use for class management. I also love on the first page how you emphasize teachers knowing their students on a personal level. I agree with you that this is very important for children and teachers so the teachers can make sure the child is on track and the child does not fall behind. Also, thank you for the site being so easy to navigate through! I do not have my own classroom yet but I will definitely be on this site to help me when I do!!

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Thank you so much for this incredible resource. When I start teaching I know I will be using resources like this to establish myself and create the environment I want. It is incredibly helpful to have all of these different resources and a place where teachers are able to connect all in one location. My favorite feature is the Teachers Connect section. Everyone is able to voice their opinions or talk about how they might have implemented a technique from this page and how they might have altered it for their room. It really helps having a community of people that want to do the best they can and are trying to help out others in the field. Another feature I like is the School-Home Relationship portion of the Pinterest board. That is something I really want to emphasize in my classroom so having access to these ideas is really helping me.

I will definitely be sharing this website!

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Hi! I just wanted to say this website is so helpful and easy to navigate. There are so many helpful resources that I will be able to use once I have my own classroom. I love how each category gives you different ideas to use. Each teacher has a different teaching style and each year will be a different set of students. Having different alternatives and strategies on ways you can have a smoother and affective year is awesome! I love how there were also videos as well as text with information on each of the resources! I'm so glad I found this page and will definitely recommend it to my other colleges!

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I really appreciated the Pinterest tab. You provided a lot of good examples of classroom management and how I can efficiently use technology in the classroom. There are so many resources available that I was unaware of. I also loved the ways I can use the Dojo points to have a reinforcement system in the classroom. Thank you for sharing!

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Hello Everyone!
I love how technology can benefit us future teachers to allow us to connect in enrich way. I love that we can network and help out our fellow teachers succeed. As many have already mentioned, this website is easy to access which makes life easier! Even better, this community and resources are FREE! The one thing that I enjoyed was the Pinterest link, I love crafts and new ideas. Being able to to have a link to these boards was helpful and definitely something that I utilize in the future.

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I really enjoyed this website! It was so easy to look through the website and find a specific resource that would meet the specific needs of the classroom I'm working with. I liked how their were summaries and explanations of each resource that you could read through before you even explored the actual resource. I found classroom dojo through this resource and really enjoyed it! I've heard of it before, but had never looked into it. It's amazing how you can connect with the parents of the students and keep them involved. I'm only a student in college right now studying to be a teacher, but I was wondering what teachers with their own classrooms experience with this resource is? It sounds really effective and fun to me, and I was wondering if Teachers who really use it find it to be so as well.

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This is such an easy website to navigate through, thank you so much for creating this. The idea of sending an "About Me" letter to parents never crossed my mind until now. Thank you for creating templates I can use with that in the future. The Pinterest board has given me great ideas I can use in my future classroom, its so addicting! I had done an assignment on flexible seating, but I found that my approach was nowhere near as thorough as your examples here.
This is such a great new teacher and seasoned teachers (why not?) community! Definitely going to use everything on here!

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Thank you for curating this website! I think being a new teacher, I'd want to learn the most about classroom management, and it's so nice to be able to see all these great resources in one place. I'm excited to see what comes out of your Teachers Connect forum - community between teachers is so important. I've heard a lot about flexible seating, but it wasn't until I visited your website that I had a better understanding of what it could look and function like and how to implement it!

I'll definitely use your website as a resource! :)

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I love the website! The website was easy to navigate and get through. I feel like a person that is becoming a new teacher it is important to have websites like yours that can help open the doors to different ideas than the ones I have now. I enjoyed the flexible seating video. The pillows on the floor are a great addition because not all students can work sitting at a desk or a table. I never thought to have adjustable bookshelves to move around the room and I now know that can be helpful for students to have different seating or a different arrangement of the classroom helps them be more engaged and not bored. I will be coming back to this website again! Thank You!

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HEY! I just want to say this website is so cute and so easy to follow through. I feel like especially for new teachers , learning how to manage our classroom is one of the biggest challenges for us. I love how you have simply put different goals into different categories so it is easier for viewers to read. I also love how you have also created  teacher connect padlet for teachers all around to comments and to ask questions! I really hope in the future, you can post even more links and different apps and strategies for new teachers to explore!
Thank you so much!

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Hello! Thank you so much for posting so many great resources. I especially enjoyed learning about different technologically advanced resources like Seesaw, Go Noodle, and Class Dojo. I think keeping track of students' assignments and behaviors is very important and it seems much easier to do on a computer. I also liked seeing that parents are able to see their child's progress from home. What are some strategies for teachers to keep control of what is viewed on an ipad in the classroom? From observing in classrooms, I have noticed students can get easily distracted and start playing on different applications when the teacher is not looking. As an aspiring teacher, I would like to learn more strategies to help me manage a successful and interactive classroom. I will definitely be saving your website to continue to read about new ideas and resources.

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Hi there!! Classroom management is so important but it has always been something I struggle with. When I am volunteering in classrooms I take the most notes on the teacher's classroom management techniques. I found your website a great resource and something that could really help me in my future. I've always wondered how some teachers can establish such firm rules that the students always follow but still goof around with them and have fun. This is something I will learn as I have more experience in classrooms. I look forward to using your website as a reference in my future. Thanks!!

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This resource page is helpful with great information on how to manage your classroom. As an aspiring teacher I don't think about classroom management to much but after reading the main topics I think it's something teachers should understand before stepping into a classroom. I especially like building rapport because I believe the relationship with our students go beyond the classroom and building relationships with parents and getting them involve with their child's education is part of that. Thank you!.

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Hi there! I love your website! This website and information you provide for new teachers is very informative and helpful, not to mention too cute! I find Class Dojo and Go Noodle so useful for classroom management. The teacher that I intern for uses Go Noodle in substitute for PE, sometimes if it’s too hot or raining outside. My niece’s 2nd teacher uses Class Dojo and my sister loves it, as she can check in on how the day is going with behavioral checks. This is so helpful, I plan to keep your website in mind as a future educator. Thank you so much!

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Hi! I love this website! It is definitely going to be helpful as I further my career and become an official teacher! I had a question about classroom management. When I become a teacher, I want to be nice and have my students feel comfortable, but I don't want any little stinkers taking advantage of my kindness. Any suggestions on how to balance the two things? Thanks!

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This website is amazing! After reading through some of the tips on classroom management and how to build relationships with students in order to create an effective classroom I have so many new ideas for how my future classroom will be constructed! I especially love the Pinterest tab. I have already started a Pinterest board for my future classroom and one of my new sections will definitely have to be management. The flexible seating video was also a great resource to watch and see the different options available for students. I will definitely be saving this website! :)

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The Resources page was extremely helpful!  I'm definitely going to be visiting it again when I have my own students.  I like the clear breakdown between the three elements of successful classroom management:

1. Setting expectations,

2. Building rapport, and

3. Differentiation support

I especially appreciated the websites provided under the first two categories. I didn't grow up using too many apps or websites in school, so the idea is still somewhat new to me. However, I still find it encouraging that technology can be used to create greater connection between parents, students, and teachers. It's so important for teachers to be willing to set up new ways of describing classroom expectations, completing assignments, and communicating with parents. Flexibility is essential as teachers interact with new generations of students and parents raise kids in a world requiring new skills.

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I watched the video on flexible seating and I really liked it. I loved how all the classrooms shown in the video were all so diverse and uniquely set up. I feel like this also helps with individuality and responsibility with children when they are able to choose to sit in an area that is best suited for them. Like Justin in the video where he talked about how where he was sitting was best for him versus other areas, I like that he had the desicion and chose a responsible one! However, I wonder what would be the best way to go about to ensure that your students are really choosing what is best for them and not somewhere that is comfortable to slack off? I could imagine, especially with younger grades, that sitting in certain areas will enable them to get distracted or to distract others. What would be a way to diminish that from happening?
Thanks!

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Hello there! I just want to mention how cute and clear this website is set up. It gets straight to the point with the resources, it has different informative ideas all in one page so you do not have to visit several pages. The colors and background really make it pop and I think that is very important, because it gets the readers attention that much more. I found the "Differentiation Support" the most interesting and it will always be behind my mind because of how accurate it is even though you might not think about it as always being like that. Children are different, even with their personality so it would make sense they learn differently too. Getting to know your students and knowing their customs can really help a teacher be successful.

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Hello! The information on this website is helpful and it is also informative for teachers to share their knowledge with other teachers. I believe this is a great place to share experiences and successful techniques that have been applied in the classroom. I believe being a new teacher might be overwhelming and intimidating at first. With that being said, I love the idea of sending letters home with a brief description about oneself. This will help to create a smooth transition for everyone into the school year and allow for communication to take place. I will definitely use this idea with my first class. Thank you very much for your informative resources you have provided, I look forward to learning more about the different ways that teachers can successfully manage their classrooms.

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Hello!  After reading up on some of the resources you provided for teachers, I found them to be very useful. Especially the resources you provided under "Setting Expectations". The teacher that I intern for at an elementary school uses both Class Dojo and GoNoodle. I notice a huge difference that these activities make in the classroom environment and in the students' learning experience.  Having these activities provides structure and allows the students' to take
"brain breaks". After this activity, students' usually come back to their seat refreshed, and more prepared for the next lesson of the day. I am also glad that you posted about Class Craft. This is the first time I have heard of it, and I am eager to see how this would work in a classroom.

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Hello there! I found the idea of teachers sending their students home with letters about themselves to be very interesting. I never thought about the fact that many parents might be worried for their children, especially when it's their first year at school. Because some parents might not have the time to meet the teacher in person, sending them a letter telling them about themselves is a great way to get to know each other. It's also a great way to give parents a sense of comfort and let them know that their children are in good hands.

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Hi there, I had a question about classroom management and substitute teaching. I know that many students like to take advantage of a new substitute teacher they have never had before. What should a new substitute teacher do at the beginning of class to set the tone for the students, but not come off too intimidating?