Monthly Archives: July 2009
I’ve Got Extra Time with My Students. Great! Now What?!
by Kristin M. Woolums, M.Ed. The best-laid plans, the most thought-out lessons, and the most carefully-crafted ideas are timed out perfectly to be completed exactly on schedule, right? After all, we’re teachers! We have to stay on schedule! So you … Continue reading
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Fun Summer Writing Ideas (that kids will actually enjoy)
Post a comment on this entry and be entered to win a School Box gift card! Welcome to part three in our three-part series on easy, research-based ways to incorporate reading and writing into your summer schedule through 1) movies!, … Continue reading
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Make Reading Fun with Local Family Field Trips!
Post a comment on this entry and be entered to win a School Box gift card! Welcome to part two in our three-part series on easy, research-based ways to incorporate reading and writing into your summer schedule through 1) movies!, … Continue reading
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Using Movies to Keep Student Skills Sharp!
Post a comment on this entry and be entered to win a School Box gift card! Research shows that students lose up to 30 percent of the previous years’ learning during the summer months. But combating summer learning loss may … Continue reading
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Dazzling Behavior
A Unique Idea for Motivating Good Behavior by Kristin M. Woolums, M.Ed. Oh how I wish I knew this little behavior management nugget during my first year of teaching! It’s simple, and it works: Dazzle Points! What is a Dazzle … Continue reading
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Teaching Compassion
When the holidays rolled around during my first year of teaching, I knew I wanted to do something unique with my fourth-grade students. Something that would take their focus off presents, off themselves, and put it on others. Something that … Continue reading
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The First Thirty Days
Part IV in the Current Series: “Building a Differentiated Classroom” Every teacher knows that the first month of school sets the tone for the entire year. Here are some tips for establishing a differentiated classroom, where every learner is valued…and … Continue reading
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Acing the Test: How to Assess with Differentiation in Mind
Part III in the Current Series: “Building a Differentiated Classroom” Meeting the individual needs of each learner in a classroom can be daunting. Trying to assess them all fairly, while considering different learning styles and modalities, can seem downright impossible. … Continue reading
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