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Repost: “Behaviour Mgmt & Ignoring Individual issues”
Since the area of behavior management in class is one of my specialties, I decided to share this teacher/blogger’s thoughts. One quote near the beginning caught my eye: One of the things I struggled with (yet somewhat enjoyed, lol) was … Continue reading
PURSUING HAPPINESS?
There are many applications of class activities that can be derived from this blogger’s post. Please post any you think might work in your classroom, or in any classroom–from pre-K through university level. Please share your thoughts and ideas! Thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, PostADay, PostADay/PostAWeek
Tagged Activities, Classroom activities, Education, Higher education, K through 12, Learning, Teaching
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Lord of the Flies-Surviving Sophomore Island
Repost from another blogger. An excellent class activity! Read on… Lord of the Flies-Surviving Sophomore Island. If the link above doesn’t work, copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://usedbooksinclass.com/2012/06/04/lord-of-the-flies-surviving-sophomore-island/ ##
Posted in Education, PostADay, PostADay/PostAWeek
Tagged Best practice, Blog, Classroom, Classroom management, Education, Higher education, Learning, PostADay/PostAWeek, Teaching
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“While I have much to learn about how teachers unions function in these high-performing countries, my early reporting suggests they are real partners in ensuring teacher quality and meaningful professional development. That’s where they spend their time and energy — … Continue reading
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Reblogging (not necessarily agreeing): Why Twitter and Facebook Are Not Good Instructional Tools
The link below is to an interesting post from an individual who is having trouble (I think) figuring out creative ways to use the newest media and technology as part of the educational process–like math, science, social studies, English, etc. … Continue reading
Artfully Creating the Right Group Dynamic | Teaching Tolerance | Teacher Talk
This is a re-post of a re-post of a Teaching Tolerance blog post related to art and the art of teaching tolerance. You’re not seeing double; just read the preceding sentence out loud, if it helps. (grin) Mainly, read the … Continue reading
Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
A couple of news items caught my attention in the past day or two… Texas’ Virtual Schools Are Failing, and Critics Say It’s All Florence Shapiro’s Fault Progress Texas Report: Virtual Schools Failing How…
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Virtual education conference, anyone?
http://online-educa.com/ Posted from WordPress for Android
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Small Change In Reading To Preschoolers Can Help Disadvantaged Kids Catch Up : Shots – Health Blog : NPR
Finally!! Or should I say, finally again!! Preschool programs are finally being recognized for their educational contributions to long-term learning. That lesson was learned decades ago with Head Start, but was quickly forgotten through the politicization of education. So glad … Continue reading
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