If what teachers know about teaching is learned on the job, then why not systematically teach new teachers on the job with a sustained induction program? ...

Curriculum, Instruction, Classroom Management, and Discipline

Not long ago when speaking at an international conference on character education, a college professor said to me, "I don't like the word 'discipline'; it's too harsh, so I use 'classroom management' instead." This teacher of teachers had not a clue to the differences...

Every teacher knows that as trends and philosophies come and go, many aspects of teaching don't change. Hasn't teaching always been a race against the clock as you try to fit everything into a packed school day?...

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As teachers viewed the beginning of a new semester, many expressed that they needed to work on streamlining their blocks. Many teachers said that the pacing of some blocks had gotten increasingly difficult to control...

According to the Chinese Zodiac, children born in this Year of the Sheep (or the Goat, some may say) will be sensitive, creative, destined to be humanitarians and great lovers of the arts...

School Psychologist and author Beth Bruno offers a revolutionary proposal--a master's degree in parenting. Tongue in cheek, or cheeky wisdom? You decide.
The growing demand for stellar child care prompts a university to propose a new graduate degree program leading to a master's degree in parenting...

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If you have been toying with the idea of buying a PDA and the price was just too steep, or, it just seemed that a PDA may have a steeper learning curve than you're comfortable with, and, as a result you have decided against buying one, then Palm's Zire may be a product that you'll be interested in...

We as teachers don't always need to be re-inventing the wheel. A multitude of resources are available on the Internet that will help you with teaching using the Six Traits...

College and University Sites

Here are five College and University sites...

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It's February. This is a good time to identify a personal, high-priority, area for professional growth. It's a good time because you have at least a half-year's supply of memories, reflections and data still fresh in your mind and at your fingertips...