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Homework reform is unlikely to take root until educators...

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 13, 2013

Homework reform is unlikely to take root until educators can not only understand its limits but also have clearer notions of how schools and classrooms can be organized without extensive reliance on homework as we know it. {Read more at the link below.]

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Debbie On 1/13/13, Teachers.Net Gazette wrote: > > Homework reform is unlikely to take root until educators can > not only understand its limits but also have clearer notions > of how schools and classrooms can be organized without > extensive reliance on homework as we know it. {Read more at > the link below.] IF students spent after sc...See More

Jan 13, 2013

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Differentiation Ideas for Middle School Math

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 17, 2013

Teachers share their ideas for:

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e-reader

by Marvin

Jan 17, 2013

Do e-readers or similar devices help or hinder literacy instruction?

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Lit Teacher On 1/17/13, Marvin wrote: > Do e-readers or similar devices help or hinder literacy > instruction?

E-readers and listening to tapes etc. can only help literacy instruction. The more literature a person hears, the more literate they are. The more language they're exposed to if they're listening to an e-reader or recorded tapes.
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Jan 18, 2013

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Lizzy Sometimes middle schoolars can be very stubbor

Jan 26, 2013

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Affects of new technology

by Subrina

Jan 19, 2013

As a future applied tech teacher I am interested in how implementing new technology such as computers , Internet , web based programs will affect the hands on approach of teaching I can show students all about the safety of tools using these devices but without them actually using the tools themselves do they actually learn?

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Joe Hi Subrina, Technology isn't the right answer in every situation. I'm wondering why you want to use the internet to teach about safety of these tools. Do you not have enough tools for all students to have hands-on experience? Has non-internet based teaching about safety proved to be ineffective in the past?

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Jan 21, 2013

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iPads in the classroom

by Christina

Jan 21, 2013

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had experience with (and/or tip or ideas for) using iPads in 7th or 8th grade English classrooms. Any feedback would be great, thank you.

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Turn the Other Cheek? (Message for teachers & students)

by Andrea Cleveland

Jan 23, 2013

When you turn the other cheek, you are not necessarily expected to be passive in any situation, or even to simply refrain from violence. So...[Click below to read the rest.]

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science...

by jared

Jan 24, 2013

what is the diffrence between a biome and an ecosystem

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any coteachers/team teachers here? parent issues

by hc

Jan 26, 2013

I'm a coteacher in a Florida middle school and looking for other members of this site that are working with ESE kids that are on regular standards and on track for a regular diploma. Would love to have someone to chat with about IEPs and accommodations because the parents I work with want their children to have every accommodation and some they mak...See More

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brand new math cartoon on slope, fractions, decimals, perc.

by Randall

Jan 29, 2013

This is a brand new math cartoon that covers slope, fractions, decimals and percents. Any feedback greatly appreciated!

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Problem Based Learning (parts 1, 2,3)

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Feb 4, 2013

Do you want your students to develop high-level communication skills? The ability to arrive at informed judgments? The ability to function in a global community? Flexibility, persistence, and resourcefulness? Try Problem-Based Learning.

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