Post Tagged with: "Classroom Management"

Focus on the stones and the mountain will take care of itself.

Focus on the stones and the mountain will take care of itself.

The Edge of Education December 1, 2011 at 2:40 pm Comments are Disabled

What can I possibly say to make this class understand?  What can I show them?  What can we do so that they “get it?” We […]

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Encouraging Persuasive Writing

Encouraging Persuasive Writing

Featured Articles November 29, 2011 at 5:19 pm 1 comment

Teaching Writing From 30,000 Feet Good writing is good thinking. Well written is well thought out–which is to say that it’s well planned, well organized, […]

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Order in the classroom.

Annotations July 2, 2010 at 2:15 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Bobbie Dunn This article explained how the adolescent brain is still growing and that it’s part of how their brain learns to […]

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Setting limits in the classroom.

Annotations July 1, 2010 at 2:13 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Holly Waterman Children are researchers.  They will constantly question who’s in charge and what types of behaviors they can get away with.  […]

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Cooperative learning: building a democratic community

Annotations June 24, 2010 at 1:22 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Holly Waterman There are six benefits as to why cooperative learning can be an effective teaching strategy: Students who are able to […]

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Best practice: new standards for teaching and learning in America’s schools.

Annotations June 22, 2010 at 10:14 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The chapter is a fabulously detailed and thoughtful discussion of six methods to create a student-centered classroom: integrative units, small-group […]

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Whose interpretations matter most – teacher’s or students?

Annotations June 22, 2010 at 1:35 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The article begins with a comparison and contrast of two classrooms, each discussing the character of Queen Gertrude in Hamlet.  […]

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Activating the desire to learn.

Annotations June 15, 2010 at 12:13 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Internal control psychology’s choice theory is the topic of this book.  The author has been an educator for over 30 […]

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Inspiring active learning: a handbook for teachers. Harmin, M.

Annotations June 14, 2010 at 10:49 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author has compiled and named a myriad of techniques used by K-12 teachers and college professors.  One recurring theme […]

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Flickr-ing – out. Guhlin, M.

Annotations June 4, 2010 at 11:03 pm Comments are Disabled

Guhlin, M.  (2006, August 15).  Flickr-ing – out.  Retrieved June 9, 2008,  from    http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2006/08/flickring_out.php. An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer In a blog entry, Guhlin […]

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