Undercover Boss – School Style!
…Superintendent or Commissioner of Education went undercover in the schools in their districts? They would see the impact of the decisions that they make. It would be first-hand experience, much…
…Superintendent or Commissioner of Education went undercover in the schools in their districts? They would see the impact of the decisions that they make. It would be first-hand experience, much…
…this situation. Here’s what she wrote: “The parent of two of my students is being completely inappropriate in her communication with me. She is harassing, called me names, and cussed….
…yourself, sign up here and I’ll send it to you! Suggestions for Using the School Year Calendar These calendar pages make great planning tools for creating a thematic unit or…
Episode 7 Summary When students have trouble working together, it’s often because they lack the social skills needed to interact effectively with others. Fortunately, social skills can be taught just…
Episode 6 Summary Attention signals are essential tools for classroom management, and learning to use them effectively might be one of the most important keys to inspired teaching! In this…
Google Classroom makes it sooo easy to go paperless that you might be tempted to skip cooperative learning activities and replace them with digital assignments. But I hope you don’t….
…will drop, right in the middle of the day. Eventually, the moon will completely block the sun for 2 or 3 minutes, and all you’ll see is the sun’s corona,…
…hypothesis, about what will happen. Next, discuss some of the methods that scientists use to make experiment results more reliable. This is likely to be a new concept for your…
…of launching student discussion and creating writing exercises. Select picture books with an eye toward suitability/universality of subject matter comparing good vs. evil, right vs. wrong. These would make excellent…
…that make them feel lucky. How about caring friends, a warm place to sleep at night, and the skills they’ve learned? Be sure to provide time for students to share what…
…that it takes forever to complete and it requires over 20 sheets of paper per student! My Mini ABC Book solves both of these problems, and it’s free, too! The…
…Earth if we don’t take better care of our planet. What a great introduction to environmental issues and problems! Thanks to everyone who recommended it. It was written in 1990…
