Most people think teachers simply teach from the
textbook. They don’t know teachers are often frantically scouring outside
resources looking for interesting ways to start each class period, for 185
school days. But I’ve been there, done that. I’ve lots of experience since I
often had several preps in three different languages. I’m no longer in the
classroom, but I still remember what it was like. I’m here to help.
While traveling to promote Free College Awareness, which I wrote to help families know what to
do in order to avoid needing college loans, I use my iPhone 5s to take lovely
photographs wherever I go. My pictures are often of the sea, the sky, beautiful
gardens or butterflies (when I’m lucky). Now here’s where it gets good for
teachers. I put these photos together with motivational quotes and post them
for teachers to use for free. Although the quotes are from famous people, the
subjects they cover relate directly to what students need to do to be
successful in school, get into college and win lots of scholarship money.
You can find the quotes on my blog,
FreeCollegeAwareness.com, Twitter, @ElizaWallace, or on
TeachersPayTeachers.com/Selling Academics. Teachers should feel free to print
them in color and use them to decorate their classrooms or project them on the
whiteboard and use them as writing prompts. They are also good for discussion
starters. Students can explain what the quote means to them or talk about the
photographs themselves.
I have made 124 posters so far. I’ll continue until I
have enough to cover an entire school year. Enjoy them, and spend the time you
save doing something for yourself. You deserve a break.
For more information, you’ll want my new book, Free College
Awareness, coming soon from Griffin Publishing. How to avoid
needing college loans; available soon to families of Pre-K through High School
students.
You are reading from the blog: http://www.roadtofreecollege.com
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