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Coaching Teachers to Be Effective Instructors
Alexis remembers fondly in her first year as a coach, when she began to work with a teacher that had only been in the profession for a year or so. She observed in her classroom, giving her non-evaluative immediate feedback on what was observed. Alexis was constantly in her room modeling strategies for her to use and excited to do so....
“Don’t Rush the Spaces”
By Todd Nelson
Simple observation is a valuable skill; It can’t take place with depth and mindfulness if we’re rushing.
Teaching: The Dirtiest Job in America
By Dr. Brad Johnson and Tammy Maxson McElroy
Well, its the start of a new school year. This means teachers are excited, eager, and ready to make this the best year yet! However, as the days and weeks begin to pass, it is important to remember to take care of your body, so the enthusiasm …
Grandparents Day Ideas for Young Students – Karen’s PreK Page
By Karen Cox
Celebrate Grandparents Day in a big way with these GRAND ideas from Karen Cox!
The Selected Mental Health Disorder Overview – Part 1: Anxiety Disorders
By Alicia Backus, LCSW and Lisa Bundrick, LMSW
Educators appear to be faced with a growing number of students who have mental health needs. While it is not the educator’s job to diagnose a student with a mental health diagnosis, it is helpful for educators to have a general understanding of mental health disorders and the treatment options …
Five Easy Steps to Password Sanity
By Eric WignallYou suck at keeping your computers and phones safe.
I can write that because you are someone pressed into working on 12 different projects before the week is done on computers at work, at home, on local networks, on home wireless hubs and occasionally swimming in the wireless pool at Starbucks …
Teachers’ Back-to-School Fear, Anxiety and Excitement
By Lisa Sassano
It starts with the commercials. Then the newspaper circulars. It’s on the radio, television, and in storefronts everywhere. Parents cannot wait; you can almost see them holding their breath in the supermarkets or at the swim clubs- waiting for that moment. A moment of freedom …
Lessons Learned: Practical Advice On What Helps High School Students Learn Best…From Students Themselves
By Teachers.Net News Desk
As teachers and students begin another academic year, here are five practical tips for how to improve the student experience and learning in the classroom. The advice is just a sample of the insights drawn from surveys conducted with more than 70,000 students nationwide.
Failure Is Devastating to Kids and Their Families
By Bill Page
A cruel insidious form of child abuse continues unacknowledged and unabated.
Interactive/printable Bio-Cube
By Teachers.Net CommunitySnooping around Read Write Think site last night, I came across this cube…more fun than the one I’d used with my ESL classes this year on which they had to fill in the cube by hand (write and illlustrate for a book report).
This one is for character information. I …
Apple Seeds Quotes for Educators
By Barb StutesmanThe wisdom of Katherine Mansfield, George Ade, Randy Pausch, William Peck, John Lubbock, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ray L .Wilbur, Ann Lieberman, Joyce C. Hall, Randy Pausch, Amelia Earhart, Raymond Duncan, John F. Kennedy, Philip G. Hamerton, Henry David Thoreau, Chuck Noll, Randy Pausch, Samuel Johnson, Henry James, Edward Gibbon, Ralph …
September by Tim Newlin
By Tim Newlin
September is an important month that marks the start of the Autumn season in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of Spring in the South. September is one of four months with only 30 days, and this year Sept. 11 marks the 10th year in remembrance of those who lost …
Not Every Child Deserves a Cookie
By Ron Clark
Last year one of our new fifth graders was really struggling. He entered Ron Clark Academy (RCA) below grade level in every subject and he was failing several courses. When I met with his mom she defended her son by saying, "Well, he made all A's at his other school." When I told her that was shocking, she explained that he had done so well because he had a really great teacher. Urgh!
There is a misconception in our country that teachers whose students make good grades are providing them with a good education. Parents, administrators, and the general community shouldn't assume good grades equal high academic mastery. In fact, in many cases those teachers could be giving good grades to avoid conflict with the parents and administration. It's easier to fly under the radar and give high grades than to give a student what he or she truly deserves and face the scrutiny of the administration and the wrath of an angry parent....
From the Teachers.Net Community
- Really Cool Math Game
- Teaching 9-11 by Eric Wignall
- 6 Tips for Supporting Students Affected by 9/11 Anniversary
- 5 Sites for Busy Educators
- Today is… Special Days in September
- Apple Seeds Quotes for Educators
- Statue of Liberty Rescue – Resources
- Sing About Science
- Not Every Child Deserves a Cookie by Ron Clark
- “I Used to Know That” Book Series from Reader’s Digest
- Interactive/printable Bio-Cube
- Lessons Learned: Practical Advice On What Helps High School Students Learn Best…From Students Themselves
- Problem-Based Learning – No Problem!
- Free K-12 Lesson Plans, Activities for 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
- My Marsha – A Candle of Inspiration
12 Surefire Ways for Both Co-Teachers to Actively Participate in the Classroom
By Susan FitzellBe supportive – While one teacher has the primary responsibility for planning and teaching, the other teacher can circulate in the room and provide individual assistance to students. In this …
Myth #6: Candy is Best for Classroom Rewards
By Betsy Weigle
Wwhy do so many elementary teachers believe that a classroom awards programs means dispensing M&M’s like a candy machine in order to get their kids to do anything? Just like …
If Kids Aren’t Participating, They Aren’t Learning
By Bill PageA professional worker does not think in terms of a big bag of tricks; s/he focuses on the objectives and chooses the best ideas or even gimmicks for reaching those …
It’s the Administrator Who Creates a Good School.
By Harry K. & Rosemary WongAsk any second-career teacher who has been in the business or sales world and that person will tell you that company meetings endlessly drilled in the importance of “relationship.” Relationships …
Sing About Science
By Teachers.Net News DeskSing About Science! A team of scientists interested in studying the “usefulness of music in science and math education,” created this musical archive with funds provided by the National Science …
Free K-12 Lesson Plans, Activities for 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
By Teachers.Net News Desk
Ten years later, with counter-terrorism vigilance a constant reminder, we continue to live with the reverberations of the attacks of September 11, 2001 and their impact on our …
My Marsha – A Candle of Inspiration
By Teachers.Net Community
Marsha was a compassionate student I will never forget…something she did as a 6th grader that was so selfless and considerate….
Statue of Liberty Rescue – Resources
By Teachers.Net News DeskThe Statue of Liberty will close for a year after celebrating her 125th birthday. Here are six resources that will help you inform yourself and your students, and assist you …
“I Used to Know That” Book Series from Reader’s Digest
By Teachers.Net News DeskReaders Digest publishers offers a hard-to-put-down series of three compact but fascinating books.
Today is… Special Days in September
By Ron VictoriaSeptember is . . . Self Improvement Month, Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month, International Square Dance Month, Cable TV Month, National Bed Check Month, National Chicken Month, National …
Multimedia Quality Checklist
By PR Guruprasad
Many schools eagerly purchase multimedia packages but within a few weeks they find that the resources are not up to the mark or not in accordance with Board Standards; they …
Problem-Based Learning – No Problem!
By Teachers.Net ResourcesWanting to implement problem-based learning with your students? No problem with these resources! An educational approach that enables “educators to design scenario-based learning situations based on …real-time, real-world” problems…
5 Sites for Busy Educators
By Marjan Glavac
Great Teacher Projects (Teachers Gr. 3-8); Crafting The Essay (Teachers, Gr. 8-12); Inspirational Speech By Dr. Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture (Teachers, Gr. 6-University); Free Classroom Newsletter Template (Teachers); Instant …
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