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Vocabulary Motivation

by BattlinBearKing

Aug 23, 2017

I am a new teacher and need ideas on how everyone teaches history and science vocabulary words. What ways do you motivate them to do their homework or study these words? Do you allow any of it to be an easy daily grade or "give me" daily grade as a reward for those that complete the assignments? Let them use notes etc on tests? Brain Dumps? Etc?

Aug 3, 2017

I'm about to begin my first year of teaching this September, and I was wondering what would be a good seating arrangement for my classroom. I will be teaching 6th grade, and I would like to arrange the seats in my room in such a way that students can transition easily between independent work and group work.

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Pearson American History 2016

by teacher96

Jul 15, 2017

My district just purchased this series. I have not had a social studies text for the last 7 years, so I'm looking for pros, cons, how you use it, what you like, what you don't like, etc. Thanks so much!

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Science fair

by bill T/Fl

Jul 14, 2017

Just curious. Does anyone do science fair anymore? If you do, how do you do it, by assigning it to be done at home (which, in my experience means mom and dad and uncle joe the engineer do it) or by doing it in class or at school? My biggest hangup with science fair projects is that, usually, the students do not do them or don't learn much from them...See More

men52 Bill: My grandkids' school required this for 6th grade. This school has always been a huge STEM oriented district due to having a large public university with like emphasis.

The kids had to a lot of the work at home(doing the actual experiment, collecting the materials needed for the display and doing the finishing touches on the display),...See More

Jul 14, 2017

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bill T/Fl thanks for your response. Ive done a fair amount of judging in science fairs and I can usually tell, right off, whether the child actually did the project and the research themselves or if uncle Joe, the chemical engineer did it for them. I make a point of asking about their process and where their idea came from. Had some participants who didn't e...See More

Jul 14, 2017

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Shifting from high school to middle

by phy

Jun 27, 2016

I need some directions if anyone can help. Last 15 years I worked in high schools and thought physics. This year the administration offered me to teach in the middle section which is in the same campus of the same institution. I'm 43 and male and almost have no experience with middle schoolers. Should I give a try? Do you think that one can handle ...See More

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Deann Marin My first response is yes, it's a great age, esp 6th grade. They're impressionable, you can talk to them and they want to learn. 7th and 8th graders tend to be lippy, but if they know you are there for them and care about them, you can get them eating out of your hands. I would suggest that you talk to middle school teachers and get their take on it...See More

Jun 17, 2017

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bill T/Fl you've already gotten some excellent advice. I've 31+ years of experience, most of it doing middle school science and social studies. I wouldn't do anything else,but a couple of cautions...there is always that, right? That would be true no matter where you were or what you were doing. But I do digress... Some say that middle schoolers are indiffere...See More

Jul 14, 2017

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Gamification in the classroom. What do you think?

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Sep 13, 2016

EDVECTUS writes: Gamification is a great technique to be applied in classrooms, with young minds, to engage them and motivate them. [Gamification] awakens a spirit of competitiveness in children as well as cooperation, rewards and challenges. Here are the top practical tips for gamifying your classroom. {Click below to read the article.}

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Deann Marin Playing learning games is a wonderful way to motivate your students. Whenever we have a test we play question and answer games, sometimes in groups and sometimes as whole class. They love playing SCOOT games and they are very effective.

Jun 17, 2017

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