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PSYCHOLOGY 2 PRAXIS Help?

by Julie

Feb 1, 2012

Hi all, I am a Spanish teacher considering picking up my certification to teach Psychology. (possible through a Praxis 2 in IN) I also have a BA in Spanish. Any suggestions in regards to preparing for the Praxis 2 in Psych? Julie

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upcoming video could be great teaching tool

by pixie

Feb 9, 2012

This excellent column from Washington Post columnist Courtland Milloy mentions a PBS documentary, â€œSlavery by Another Name,â€ that will air next Monday. If you are teaching high school social studies it could be a great teaching tool. I personally was not familiar with details of how slavery-like conditions persisted well into the 20th c...See More

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Annette On 2/09/12, pixie wrote: > This excellent column from Washington Post columnist > Courtland Milloy mentions a PBS documentary, â€œSlavery by > Another Name,â€ that will air next Monday. If you are > teaching high school social studies it could be a great > teaching tool. I personally was not familiar with details > of how...See More

Feb 20, 2012

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Does anyone know a good movie to show Western Movement

by Carrie

Feb 12, 2012

I would like to show a good movie to give my 8th graders a sense of life in the West / Manifest Destiny. Does anyone have a suggestion? Our district no longer has an a/v department so it would have to be a video I could rent or purchase.

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pixie How about this documentary; the web site even ahs lesson plans and quizzes. You can buy the complete DVD set for $84.99 at the link below. If this is too pricy there is a two disc combo from The American Experience: The Way West for $29.99 on the same page. [link removed]

On 2/12/12, Carrie wrote: > I would like to show a good movie to ...See More

Feb 13, 2012

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Teaching adverbs

by Reynoldsm292

Feb 25, 2012

Hello,

I am just starting out as an ESL teacher and I am creating a lesson plan to teach adverbs to intermediate ESL students. I would like to use a short story to teach the adverbs or possibly a short reading comprehension through a content area (social studies, science, ELA ...etc). Does anyone have any ideas for texts that I could use?...See More

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250 History lessons - never plan again!

by Tolo Taylor

Feb 26, 2012

Hi If you happen to have had enough of planning - take every lesson that I have ever produced! [link removed]

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kev Mine are free and much more adapatable at [link removed].

There's really no need to spam when your last post is still on the front page.

On 2/26/12, Tolo Taylor wrote: > Hi If you happen to have had enough of planning - take > every lesson that I have ever produced! > [link removed]

Feb 29, 2012

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Why not encourage your folks to reach out to the world?

by Dr. Barbara Y. Wills

Feb 29, 2012

For you interested in theater, you may like to host one of the fabulous AFS foreign exchange students who is quite talented in theater. AFS-USA has several this year who need host families and high schools for the fall. For details go to [link removed].

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Teaching the history of India to American-Indian kids

by Ms.Soandso

Mar 1, 2012

I am starting a unit on the history of India for my 6th grade class. About half of my students have parents from India and have been to India many times. I am looking for suggestions about how to use the wonderful materials they have (comic books of the Mahabharata for example) without overwhelming the other half of the classroom with the complicat...See More

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Vet Teacher On 3/01/12, Ms.Soandso wrote: Don't use the textbook then. You can print out materials from the online. Xerox one of the comic books and have all the class read it. The gods and goddesses are more complicated - these are in the Hindu faith really all manifestations of God - as they see it. Don't make the mistake of thinking Hindus are polytheistic....See More

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Jah Corpuz On 3/08/12, Vet Teacher wrote: > On 3/01/12, Ms.Soandso wrote: > Don't use the textbook then. You can print out materials from > the online. Xerox one of the comic books and have all the > class read it. The gods and goddesses are more complicated - > these are in the Hindu faith really all manifestations of God - > as they see i...See MoreOn 3/08/12, Vet Teacher wrote: > On 3/01/12, Ms.Soandso wrote: > Don't use the textbook then. You can print out materials from > the online. Xerox one of the comic books and have all the > class read it. The gods and goddesses are more complicated - > these are in the Hindu faith really all manifestations of God - > as they see it. Don't make the mistake of thinking Hindus are > polytheistic. > I'd stay off the Hindu faith just because the seeming talk > about 'gods and goddesses' will make some parents very > uncomfortable - who needs that? > > Will the Indian mothers bring in food? Samosas are not spicy - > and are delicious. Kids might like them. Let a child teach > their classmates how to count to ten in Hindi. Teach them > hello and goodbye. You can give each Indian child a small task > like that - let each one teach another word or two in Hindi. > > Will a mother come in her sari? Indian women are the most > beautifully dressed women in the world - even the poor women > look beautiful in their saris. > > Have fun. >> I am starting a unit on the history of India for my 6th >> grade class. About half of my students have parents from >> India and have been to India many times. I am looking for >> suggestions about how to use the wonderful materials they >> have (comic books of the Mahabharata for example) without >> overwhelming the other half of the classroom with the >> complicated details. They are eager to share their stories >> of the gods and goddesses which I want to encourage, but I >> don't know about them taking over the class too much with >> their very complicated and detailed knowledge. They have >> already pointed out the overgeneralizations of the textbook >> and how outdated it is ("people don't really dress that way >> in Gujarat"). I really appreciate any suggestions, many of >> the materials and lesson plans I have found are directed to >> American kids with little knowledge or understanding of >> other cultures. Thanks!

>>>JAH: I have this professor who teaches Seminar in Education. Then, we came to this topic where we are to watch a movie about Mother Teresa of Calcutta (India). In this video, you can see what it is to live in India-- a glimpse of history of India, what is Indian culture, what "poor" meant to Indian people, and what it is to be a humane person under the persona of Mother Teresa. Maybe, this movie would help you motivate the students at the same time "tone down" the overgeneralizing of these students of yours so they can extract their thoughts as simple as they could as they witness what the movie is all about in relation to the topic in your class. i hope this small thing could help :

Mar 14, 2012

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