The Power of Praise
…– yet now they have to struggle to make good grades. Interestingly, my older daughter Wendy discovered the New York Magazine article herself the other day and forwarded it to…
…– yet now they have to struggle to make good grades. Interestingly, my older daughter Wendy discovered the New York Magazine article herself the other day and forwarded it to…
…company switch to plastic if it’s not good for the environment? Could it be that plastic is cheaper? Could it be that reducing the product’s weight makes it cheaper for…
Brain research supports the need for students to get plenty of movement throughout the day – but that’s something every teacher knows! In Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Eric…
…a few minutes of time for this each day over several days because this step does take time. Collect the completed Classroom Award Nomination Forms and look through them to…
…that year. Sometimes I just didn’t think I could go back into that classroom another day. I wish I could blame those students for the difficulties I encountered, but I…
…we get than we ever imagined! How to Make this Year Your Best Ever Every year I said the same thing on the first day, “Class, I have to tell…
…instruction, it can easily be implemented in an hour a day. The D5 program includes five different components of literacy instruction, including word work and spelling, and it requires several…
Guest blog post by Barbara Gruener Now that it’s time for a new school year to begin, life finds me increasingly eager for the first day to arrive. My students…
…first day of school. Still inviting right? But also, completely open for the world of possibilities the year will bring! Now one may ask, what is it that I should…
…of time today….” Leave ‘em wanting more! Let them choose their own books. The biggest turnoff to reading is being required to read boring books. Provide a wide variety of…
…U.S., for transforming Blurters into Hand Raisers. Step One Review classroom rules five times a day. For Whole Brain Teaching’s Rule 2, you hold up two fingers and say, “Rule…
…🙂 Becky Ritenour – Think about those “a-ha” moments where you made a difference for one of your students. That kid who said he hated English on the second day…
