Tag Archives: Student

Family-School-Community Partnerships : Priority Schools Campaign

Posted on March 16, 2012 by DrEMiller

  Take part in the conversation about schools. Schools, after all, are communities within our greater communities, and need full participation of the greater communities to function effectively and efficiently. As a researcher, I can tell you that studies show … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management 5

Posted on December 14, 2011 by DrEMiller

Student seating is not a new idea, but here’s an interesting take on extending student interaction beyond the classroom and into the lunch room. I meant to share some time ago. http://drelliesblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/mixing-it-up-how-to-seat-students.html How might you bring this back into the … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management 4

Posted on October 30, 2011 by DrEMiller

Teaching Kids to Prevent Conflict How many of us, as youngsters, became angry with a friend or situation that got us into trouble only to hear from a parent, “What could you have done differently to keep this from becoming … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management–Part 3

Posted on October 21, 2011 by DrEMiller

Tiered Guided Practice Many educators intuitively know that students, no matter at what level, need practice in a safe environment.  One old technique that aids in the management of classroom activity is Guided Practice–or, using my term, Tiered Guided Practice. … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management–Part 2

Posted on October 7, 2011 by DrEMiller

Today I stumbled across an education management technique from Teaching Tolerance.  I had a different topic for classroom management in mind, but I decided to run with this one instead.  I believe the technique was borrowed from classroom ice-breaker/management techniques … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management–Part 1

Posted on October 6, 2011 by DrEMiller

One of the biggest deterrents to success in class is how the teacher manages his/her time as well as behavioral issues among the class members.  Although all teacher training programs now require that prospective teachers complete a class in classroom management techniques, … Continue reading →

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