They can help monitor themselves and each other. I have had really good, honest, team-building responses by using this teamwork checklist
Mar 2, 2014
Free Gift for You With Surprising Results
I don't know about you, but I am SOOOO sick of winter, and a little stir crazy. And my students are too. If you are tired of hammering on routines and expectations, this might be one way to break up the monotony.
They can help monitor themselves and each other. I have had really good, honest, team-building responses by using this teamwork checklist
They can help monitor themselves and each other. I have had really good, honest, team-building responses by using this teamwork checklist
Feb 24, 2014
Upcoming Sale!!
In case you didn't hear -- Teachers Pay Teachers is having a giant site-wide sale Thursday and Friday February 27th and 28th. Everything in my store, and many things site-wide will be up to 28% off!
Get your wishlists ready, and plan ahead. This is your chance to make the upcoming stretch of the school year easier on yourself.
Click on the banner above to go directly to my store.
Feb 21, 2014
Teaching with Poverty in Mind Chapter 3
I have shared my previous book circle discussions for Chapter 1 and 2. Here is my discussion for Chapter 3.
As the book progresses, it gets more specific on suggestions that teachers can implement, or schools as a whole can implement to improve success rates for students.
This chapter was about IQ being fluid, rather than static, which is dramatic if you really think about it. It also talked about other factors that are critical such as self-discipline, and teaching problem-solving skills and social interaction skills.
I went to a PD recently that dove-tailed with this. It was actually on classroom management, but the presenter touched on research by John Hattie, as well. If you have never heard of John Hattie (as I haven't), he is an educational research who did a meta-analysis of thousands of other research studies to look into what practices actually have a positive effect on student achievement.
He found that some of the most important factors are feedback, and student-teacher relationships (rather than many of the other things of which we constantly hear discussion.
If you are interested in more details on his research, look at this link or simply google John Hattie or Visible Learning.
As the book progresses, it gets more specific on suggestions that teachers can implement, or schools as a whole can implement to improve success rates for students.
This chapter was about IQ being fluid, rather than static, which is dramatic if you really think about it. It also talked about other factors that are critical such as self-discipline, and teaching problem-solving skills and social interaction skills.
I went to a PD recently that dove-tailed with this. It was actually on classroom management, but the presenter touched on research by John Hattie, as well. If you have never heard of John Hattie (as I haven't), he is an educational research who did a meta-analysis of thousands of other research studies to look into what practices actually have a positive effect on student achievement.
He found that some of the most important factors are feedback, and student-teacher relationships (rather than many of the other things of which we constantly hear discussion.
If you are interested in more details on his research, look at this link or simply google John Hattie or Visible Learning.
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