Teaching Tip: First Day Back Stations

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can have the first day back to school activities any day of the year. We all need classroom management tips and first-day back stations are one of those you can use any time of the year. Right now, this is more important than ever as classrooms return from quarantine, teachers handoff substitute teachers, students come back to school from spring break, or a classroom may get off track and need a fresh start. First-day back stations are a teaching tactic to add to your tool belt so you can help reestablish the procedures that give the order that students need and crave.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">See the full blog post, podcast, and transcript: <a href= "https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e772">https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e772</a></span></p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong> Voting is now open in Advancement Courses’ Tournament of Teachers bracket challenge. Would you rather teach Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter or Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Ferris Bueller or Bart Simpson? From now until March 30, you’ll have a chance to vote for which character you want to see advance through each round and see the winners announced on March 31. Go to <a href= "https://www.advancementcourses.com/tournamentofteachers/?utm_source=coolcatteacher&utm_medium=influencer&tid=4220202&utm_content=podcast&utm_campaign=marchepisode_tournamentofteachers"> www.coolcatteacher.com/tournament</a> to get your votes in and start playing.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Angelina Murphy is a secondary English language arts teacher based in Los Angeles. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and has a master’s degree in education from UCLA, where her focus was on trauma-informed teaching, ethnic studies, and community-grounded praxis. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter: @</span><a href= "https://twitter.com/magicalmsmurphy"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">magicalmsmurphy</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram @</span><a href