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Masters in Athletic Administration?

by Eric Ostrowski

Jun 8, 2009

Is there anyone on here that has their Masters in Athletic Administration or is taking courses for a Masters in Athletic Administration?

I am currently looking for a program that allows for flexibility in scheduling. I have seen some Online programs at reputable Universities, but they often require an orientation on campus before starting...See More

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returning to the classroom & feeling ANXIETY

by FEELING ANXIETY

Jun 12, 2009

Hello, all.

I taught for 4.5 years, but have been out of the classroom for the past 3 years getting a master's degree.

The district I taught in before was small and drama-laden. They were incredibly disrespectful of teachers time. For example, they would do things like drop by one afternoon and announce a brand new program that ne...See More

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TN I would be careful about penalizing the whole class for the behavior of some of the students. If I were a student who was not causing problems but I got in troube any way I would not be very happy with my teacher. This is more likely to make your classroom management worse instead of better. (Why should I behave correctly if I'm just going to get i...See More

Jun 23, 2009

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Keri I was reading your post and I teach middle school 6 & 8th grade. I love the idea of the apple. Its brilliant! I'm going to try it next year. I too have had problems with students disrupting the class but this is something I can use. On 6/23/09, TN wrote: > I would be careful about penalizing the whole class for the > behavior of some of t...See MoreI was reading your post and I teach middle school 6 & 8th grade. I love the idea of the apple. Its brilliant! I'm going to try it next year. I too have had problems with students disrupting the class but this is something I can use. On 6/23/09, TN wrote: > I would be careful about penalizing the whole class for the > behavior of some of the students. If I were a student who was > not causing problems but I got in troube any way I would not be > very happy with my teacher. This is more likely to make your > classroom management worse instead of better. (Why should I > behave correctly if I'm just going to get in trouble anyway.) > My kids don't want to have the apple so they straighten up very > quickly, but if they do get the apple they know that they have > a chance of getting off the hook if someone else messes up. > This gives it a light hearted way to maintain discipline and > they respond with humor instead of bad moods. > > I also thought about your children that blurt out. If they > blurt out an answer instead of raising their hands, I just say > something like "That would have been a correct answer if your > hand had been raised. Does anyone know the correct answer?" I > then call on another child (usually one who struggles to answer > things correctly). Hopefully they listened to the other child > and can give me the correct answer and get the praise. > > My students also know that I will call on everyone in class, > even if they don't raise their hands. I often use sticks with > their names on them and pull the sticks to pick the student who > is going to answer. Sometimes I put the sticks back in the > stack so they can be pulled again and sometimes I take them out > to make sure that eveyone gets a turn. I pay attention to who > has not answered so that if someone's name gets pulled more > than once I can fill in with another child (they don't know I'm > doing this). This keeps everyone involved since they don't > know when they will be called on to answer. > > TN

Jun 23, 2009

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Cranium Cafe - Online Tutoring Community

by Tracy Diven

Jun 14, 2009

Cranium Cafe - Online Tutoring Community

Brand New Site-----

Tutor from home via Chat-Whiteboard-Video integrated tutoring.

-Create a Tutor Profile; include your accredidations etc. -Set your tutoring fee; can be change at anytime -Add you PayPal account; as soon as your done with a tutoring session your fee will be depos...See More

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vocational education

by maureen

Jun 19, 2009

Hi,

Does anyone know anything...anybody that has taken the Praxis II Vocational General Knowledge test? Thanks for your time.

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I'm having a student teacher for the 1st time!

by Am

Jun 19, 2009

Hello-

I'm having my first student teacher in the fall. I just found out, and I'm super excited. Does anyone have tips to make this a great experience for us both? (I teach high school.)

Thanks!

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lmarcuson@comcast.net Congrats on having a student teacher! It is a great opportunity to help a younger person get off to a good start professionally. In my experience, I have found that admins are looking for teachers who: have good classroom management skills, can work with certain types of student population, and can teach the subject matter using a variety of techni...See More

Jun 21, 2009

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This year was much better!

by Finally learning to keep my mouth shut

Jun 20, 2009

I always wondered why the upper grade students didn't bond with me from January - June. I was tired of them by that time, and they were tired of me too!

So this year I was determined to limit negative tone and try to deal with the problem students in a new way. What I realized is that if I sharply spoke to the problem student, everyone he...See More

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Good for you! We should always be learning! On 6/20/09, Finally learning to keep my mouth shut wrote: > I always wondered why the upper grade students didn't bond > with me from January - June. I was tired of them by that > time, and they were tired of me too! > > So this year I was determined to limit negative tone and > try to deal with the problem students in a new way. ...See More

Jun 20, 2009

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Thesis topic

by Michelle

Jun 22, 2009

I am in the final stage of earning my master's degree in educational technology and I am having a hard time coming up with a thesis topic. Just wondering if there were any suggestions out there. Thanks ;)

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Traci On 6/22/09, Michelle wrote: > I am in the final stage of earning my master's degree in > educational technology and I am having a hard time coming > up with a thesis topic. Just wondering if there were any > suggestions out there. Thanks ;)

How about getting with an online school and comparing their state testing scores with a ...See More

Jun 22, 2009

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Jamie in MO You might also investigate the effectiveness of Smart Boards and/or Promethean Boards in the classroom. You could investigate the level of teacher training as compared to instructional usage, subject areas where they are used most often, test scores from classrooms with and without boards, and so forth.

On 6/22/09, Traci wrote: > On 6/2...See More

Jun 25, 2009

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Teachers Needed to Participate in 20-min Online Study

by Doctoral Student

Jun 29, 2009

Hi Everyone,

I am recruiting elementary teachers (Grades 1-5) to participate in an online study examining how teachers evaluate school-based consultation services for students with reading difficulties. Your participation in this research will provide important information about the factors that may influence the perceived value and effec...See More

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Anyone taking Marygrove online courses?

by STACY G.

Jun 29, 2009

I am looking for teachers near South Jersey who are taking online graduate courses through MArygrove College/Canter? I am taking them solo and would love someone to talk to about the assignments maybe even meet up of you live nearby. Please get in touch if this is you and you want to share thoughts. Thanks!

Stacy

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