20 Tips for Motivating Gifted Kids to THINK!
…this to your principal and even send a letter of the change in expectations. Make sure you explain your goal is to produce the Best Most Productive student you can…..thinkers…
…this to your principal and even send a letter of the change in expectations. Make sure you explain your goal is to produce the Best Most Productive student you can…..thinkers…
…update it as you pick up more information about your students, because kids change and grow. Family configurations change. New passions develop. Who they are at the start of the…
…For the same reason teachers do. In scientific terms, there are more connections from the brain’s limbic system to the pre-frontal cortex than vice versa. Translation: emotions control reason more…
…to ask for help when they feel the slightest bit frustrated may become upset when their teacher expects them to do more on their own. Let’s face it: change is…
Years ago, I searched everywhere to find the perfect calendar to use with my students, but I couldn’t find one that worked. I wanted one with 8 1/2 x 11…
…to write their names. The kids freak out. They love them so much and don’t want to take them off! Amanda Duseberg – I give a small box of crayons…
…Option 1 for Mobile Devices: Open the files via email, Google Drive or Dropbox on your iPad. Our teachers cannot access email on our county’s iPads so when you receive…
…of how far they’ve walked. There are some dog walking apps like Woof Trax that earn money for shelter pets each time you take your dog for a walk. ResQWalk…
…of the full program that will be open from December 29th to January 9th. I’ll tell you more about the program later in this post, but first I want you…
About the only thing we can count on in education is that something is always changing! Our society changes, technology changes, our students are changing, and as a result, the…
…Speaking & Listening standard reads like this, “Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade x topics and texts, building…
…you have to follow up with an individual test or quiz. Other cooperative learning activities such as this electricity investigation allow students to explore concepts in an open-ended manner. I…