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Without Words – Teaching ELL - By Sarah Powley

"Here’s what I learned from our Spanish-speaking ELL students, and here are the suggestions I will be passing on to content-area teachers about what they can do to help ELL students learn English and learn their content. (And by the way, these ideas will help everyone in the room. Th...See More

Aug 24, 2015

12 Tips to Manage Time, Increase Efficiency in the Classroom

Aug 22, 2015

Susan Fitzell offers indispensable instructional tips and classroom management techniques!

Tips and Procedures for the First 10 Days of School

Aug 21, 2015

"Over 80 percent of what teachers consider to be discipline problems have nothing to do with discipline." ~Harry K. Wong

Read about procedures and routines you can teach and reinforce that will help establish a smooth-running instructional environment.

A Successful First Day Is No Secret

Aug 19, 2015

Two teachers fresh out of college... One fled teaching after a disastrous first 2 days; the other was highly successful from Day One. What made the difference? Read the article for first day tips even veteran teachers will find helpful. (From the archives, but the advice is timeless.)

Pen-pals

by Christine

Aug 5, 2015

Seeking pen pals for a third grade class for the year. My class is in Connecticut. We are a suburban school in Fairfield county. Please contact [email removed].

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Steve On 8/05/15, Christine wrote: > Seeking pen pals for a third grade class for the year. > My class is in Connecticut. We are a suburban school in > Fairfield county. Please contact > [email removed].

I sent an e-mail to your e-mail address and it got sent back as undeliverable. I would like to be pen pals with your class. I teach...See More

Aug 8, 2015

Amy Sbia On 8/08/15, Steve wrote: > On 8/05/15, Christine wrote: >> Seeking pen pals for a third grade class for the year. >> My class is in Connecticut. We are a suburban school in >> Fairfield county. Please contact >> ccvparsons@optonline.net if interested. > > I sent an e-mail to your e-mail address and it got sent back ...See More

Aug 17, 2015

The First 5 Minutes [of class] are Critical

Aug 17, 2015

When a teacher abdicates structuring a classroom,structure is left to the student. - Harry K. Wong

What the teacher does in the first five minutes of class determines the effectiveness of the remainder of the session. Are you implementing these important practices? (Click below to read the article)

5 Tips for Effective Grading

by Kathleen

Aug 14, 2015

Barbara Blackburn looks at 5 key indicators of effective grading, using the acronym GRADE.

40 Alternative Assessments of Student Learning

Aug 13, 2015

Assessing students' progress in reading, writing, math, science and social studies doesn't have to depend upon paper, pencil and bubble sheets! Here are 40 unique ways to observe and assess students' understanding of subject matter.

Relfections on a Week Without Laptops

Aug 12, 2015

It used to be "turn off the tv week." This time, the students and their teacher attempted a week without connection. A seventh grader wrote, “I don’t know how people in the early days did without laptops."

How did it go? Click below to read about the experience, lessons taught, and some lessons learned.