As students gear up for a summer of vacations, ice cream, and barbeques, anger and behavior problems experienced at school could follow them home. As teachers and parents it is our role to teach youth how to effectively manage their anger and other emotions before a problem arises.

It is possible that a comment ingenuously made in the faculty room, in an email, during an IEP meeting or a phone call can cause a teacher embarrassment or a district to become embroiled in a lawsuit. The author, in collaboration with four lawyers, has tips that

Is there anything to be gained by creating a culture in our schools where paraprofessionals (teaching assistants, aides, paras, para-pros, classroom assistants) are viewed as ‘less than’?

Our society has adopted some dangerous ways of thinking in terms of relationships, bullying, and conflict resolution — but you CAN break the pattern!

by Susan Fitzell

*****Throw Out Patterns of Thinking that Accept or Excuse Bullying

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Autistic Spectrum Disorder – Resources to help with challenges and solutions

The latest research indicates that 1 in 150 births[1] are estimated to be in the Autistic Spectrum. Consequently, children in the autistic spectrum make up an increasingly significant …

As teachers, most of us have been taught that tests are the best way to assess our students’ learning (and the effectiveness of our teaching). But when a student scores poorly on a test, how does he or she benefit? The student loses confidence and ends up feeling ‘stupid.’ I believe we can use tests to improve learning, not just check what our students have memorized.

An Acceleration Center™ is a designated area, file crate, file drawer, or pocketed bulletin board that provides students with standards-based learning activities, at a range of ability levels, so that students can focus on accelerating achievement towards meeting the standards. Acceleration Centers™ are not more worksheets. Rather, they are activities at varying levels where student learning style is taken into consideration.

Do you type something in the search box and get 1,017,642 hits, but still can’t find what you need? Here are some handy little tricks that will make searching the internet, navigating the web, and using the computer easier for you and your students.

A dozen nifty tips for making the most of students’ time in class!

Today, much of our society accepts some of the most hurtful language as acceptable humor… What’s appropriate in the classroom?