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Survey on Field Trips

by Cal Poly Students

Jan 16, 2016

We are a student group conducting research on how teachers manage field trips. Please take our survey here: [link removed]

Thank you!

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Science

by Guest

Jan 14, 2016

Slow cooling of hot magma leads to the formation of what type of crystals?

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Guest On 1/14/16, Guest wrote: > Slow cooling of hot magma leads to the formation of what > type of crystals?

Response: They are called phaneritic.

Jan 14, 2016

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Mid-Year Reorganization Strategies to Teach Your Students

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 10, 2016

The second semester should be a “second chance” for students, specifically, a chance to improve on their first semester performance. Very often, we as teachers tell our students to “Get organized!” A better way to help students to improve their performance, grades, homework completion, study skills, and organization skills is to teach them ...See More

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Counterwill: The Most Misunderstood Teacher-Student Dynamic

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 6, 2016

Although adults experience this phenomenon, we seem to be surprised when we encounter it in young people.

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3 Ways to Provide Support,Scaffolding to Struggling Learners

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Dec 29, 2015

One of the key aspects of instruction for struggling learners is the support and scaffolding we provide.

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English Correspondents

by YellowBird

Dec 26, 2015

Dear colleagues,

I'm an English teacher in France and I would be delighted to find English correspondents for my French students.

My students are in grade 9 (which we call "3ème" in France), that is to say the last year in middle school.

This is a very serious and pleasant group composed of 23 students. Among t...See More

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Stuff

by Nick

Dec 10, 2015

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K-W-L: The Ingenuity (and Radicalism) of K-W-L

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Nov 23, 2015

Revisiting the Ingenuity (and Radicalism) of K-W-L – Learning as a Sandwich - By Alfie Kohn

K-W-L in its own right is one of those nifty practical ideas that teachers can pick up quickly and start using the following morning, probably explaining why it became so popular. But, like other teaching strategies that are deceptively radical in...See More

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7 Things You Don’t Let Students Do, But Should

by Teachers.Net Gazette

yesterday, 2015

7 Things You Don’t Let Students Do, But Should

"I don’t worry as much as I did before. I worry less because I let my students do more stuff than in the past. Here is a list of 7 things that I currently permit my students to do that I would never have allowed as a first year teacher."

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