You will discover that this website contains not only common core but many other areas of instruction that will make a teachers job not only easier but also more fun. You will find that going to any one of the three main grade areas a link for teacher’s tool box. This web page has endless information for all grades and all subjects.
I hope you are enjoying the end of the summer weather.
I am contacting you in hopes of receiving a small bit of help for a school project. For my class, I have been tasked with bringing an educational product to market. To better understand how much teachers and educational institutions are willing to pay we, my teammates and I, have created a survey asking their opinions. Unfortunately, my teammates and I have limited connections in the academic world. For this reason we are contacting you, and asking if you would be so kind as to complete the survey, and spread it to your colleagues in the academic world. The survey is short, only about five minutes of your time. We would really appreciate the help. I have added the survey link below. I look forward to being in contact with you. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Julian McIntosh
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Julian McIntosh 707.480.2621 Fuqua MMS Candidate ‘13 Trinity ‘12 Duke University
My name is Matthew Callison. I am a former elementary teacher working on my PhD in the School of Education at Indiana University Bloomington.
I am writing to ask for your voluntary participation in an online survey I created as part of a research study I am conducting. The purpose of this study is to learn more about elementary teachers knowledge of, and experience with, student-centered teaching approaches. My hope is that the information gathered in this study can be used to understand how we can better support elementary teachers.
If you are an elementary teacher, please consider participating in this online survey. Your experiences as an elementary teacher are invaluable in helping researchers and teacher educators learn more about how to support teachers like you in your important work.
The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete and does not collect any personal information unless you decide to leave your contact information at the end of the survey. You can learn more about the study and begin the survey (if you choose to participate) by visiting the link below:
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If you know of other elementary teachers who may wish to participate in this study, please feel free to forward this email to them.
Thank you for your time.
Matthew Callison Doctoral Student Instructional Systems Technology, School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington [email removed]
Being proactive has two major benefits. First, it gives you the opportunity to package your ideas and articulate them in the best possible light. Acting first, you shape the conversation, saying your ideas in the way you want to say them, not in the way someone else has already characterized them before ever having the chance to hear from you. Proactivity increases your credibility, strengthens your voice, and reaffirms your position of leadership.
Second, proactivity is the best approach to problem prevention. Consider the following example: [click below to continue reading]
The beginning of the first day started out okay. Everything was set and ready to go as far as effective classroom management was concerned. There was a job chart, name tags, seating arrangement, a Do Now on the board, and clear expectations for each student. I had my arsenal in place for keeping the class under control, and I even had a new attention-grabber to use.
Let me tell you, everything was fine until one of the students said—out loud—in front of the whole class,
“We can make her cry.” [Click below to read the rest.]
In general, students often engage in undesirable behavior to get something or to get out of something. The following are possible functions of student’s behavior:
Acceptance: Attempt to connect/relate with others.
Attention: Drawing attention to self.
Avoidance: To avoid a task/activity or escape a consequence or situation.
Expression of Self: A forum of expression, a statement of needs or perceived needs.
Gratification: Self-reward or enjoyment of the behavior.
Power/Control: Control of events and/or situations.
Revenge: Settling of difference or settling the score.
Below you will find possible interventions to assist in developing an effective behavior plan for students based on the function of the behavior. [Click on the link below to read the suggested interventions.]
My biggest class was 43. 35 is a cakewalk. The more kids I have, the less I can do with grading, differentiation, individual help, etc. You focus on the core material, presented as simply as possible, and repeat it several times (spiral).
I would echo what OK said. I have to do more things that are whole class explanations. I do a lot of modeling and explaining my thought process. I try to get around to the weaker students during the writing process so I can help them with writing before the draft or final is turned in (rather than just telling them what they did wrong after it is turned in). Unfortunately it's difficult to conference with everyone when I have large classes
Like OK, I have had to do less in the way of differentiation, especially since I teach three different subjects.
On 9/11/12, 8th grade English teacher wrote: > So I'm supposed to teach grammar/writing to these HUGE > (30-student) classes of mostly inner-city (housing > project/welfare/absentee parents) kids. Due to an increase > in student population, we have HUGE classes. In previous > yrs, our classes would average 22 to 25--sometimes less. > This year, they're maxing out (union contract--30) and some > teachers have 35. So tell me: what's your biggest class > size? What do you differently in bigger as compared to > smaller classes?