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- Class Meetings
- A format for class meetings that enabled students to share their thoughts and solve classroom issues on their own.
- Time Savers
- Five ways to save time by organizing your paperwork better.
- Choose 'Em or Lose 'Em
- Three strategies to keep all eyes on you -- almost all the time.
- A Little Bit of This
- Four tips to keep your classroom running smoothly.
- A Little Bit of That
- Four more tips to keep your classroom running smoothly.
- No More Homework Excuses
- Weekly prizes encourage students to do homework daily.
- All Lined Up
- Make line-up easy and educational by using it to reinforce skills you are teaching.
- Get Their Attention
- Need to get students' attention? 3 Tips for creating silent, attentive listeners.
- Keep It Clean
- More than a dozen ideas to make class cleanup both fun and productive.
- Transition Time
- 5 tips for managing transitions between classroom activities.
- Pairs, Photo Magnets & Groups
- Three creative suggestions for establishing work groups.
- Getting to Know More About You
- Ideas to help students get to know more about one another.
- Teachers, Start Your Engines
- 20 successful strategies to get your year off to a great start and keep your classroom running smoothly all year.
- Start Off the Year Right
- Time-saving tips to help you begin the year on the right foot.
- The Door Swings Out
- Dealing with hall passes, positive rewards, and disruptive behavior.
- Stop the Bullying
- A simple activity for creating an effective learning climate, plus tips for cutting down on tardiness and abuse of hall passes.
- Creative Rewards Work Wonders
- Creative rewards work wonders when it comes to motivating students.
- Who's There?
- Make your attendance routine count.
- More Ways to Say "Well Done"
- Three nifty "thank yous" to reward positive behaviors.
- Cheating in the Classroom
- Easy-to-apply advice for preventing cheating plus tips on dealing with cheating if it does happen.
- Get Parents Involved
- Three tips for boosting student learning by increasing parental involvement.
- Easy Seat Assignments
- Three tips for assigning seats without arguments.
- Pairing and Grouping
- Kick them out of their cliques with innovative grouping strategies.
- Good Morning, Boys and Girls
- Morning routines set the tone for the day.
- Free Storage Solutions
- One person's trash can be another teacher's treasure. Find three "trashy" storage suggestions.
- Be Kind to Substitutes
- Three tips for making a substitute teacher's life a little easier.
- Welcome to Our School
- Surprise parents with creative new activities at open house night.
- Setting the Stage for Meaningful Play
- Use "prop boxes" to guide students toward meaningful role-playing and creative exploration.
- A Safe and Orderly Environment
- Strategies to help eliminate verbal abuse among students in your classroom.
- Planning for a New School Year
- Get ready for the first day of school with templates, videotapes, and postcards.
- Bulletin Boards Made Easy
- Three tricks for simplifying your bulletin board chores.
- Crafting A Workable Cell Phone Policy
- Learn from districts that have set them up already.
- A Contract for Responsibility
- Teachers, parents and students must work together to establish an effective learning climate.
- Promoting Effective Classroom Management
- How to maintain control without confrontation, calming routines, and more.
- Group Rewards
- Peer pressure makes group rewards effective.
- Honor Table and Paper Chain
- Reinforce good behavior with these simple tips.
- Rewards Galore
- Small rewards reap big benefits.
- Family Homework
- Make homework more meaningful by involving parents.
- Do Not Enter!
- Three tips for discouraging latecomers, curbing disruptions and stopping bullying.
- Reward Systems That Work
- Three tips for encouraging good behavior.
- When Students Rock the Boat
- Tips for keeping control when the classroom ship is sinking.
- Help for Homework Hassles
- Exit slips help students share their work with parents.
- Disagreeing with the Principal
- Five commonsense tips on handling disagreements with the principal.
- Absent or Late?
- Encourage students to be on-time and prepared every day.
- Who's Watching?
- Tips for keeping students focused, instilling discipline, and more.
- Give Me Five
- Tips for discouraging inattention, tardiness and misbehavior.
- Round 'Em Up
- Dealing with absent students, disruptive behavior and character education.
- Behavior Management Tips
- Keep students on task and in good spirits.
- Bulletin Board Basics
- Bulletin boards can serve a variety of valuable uses.
- Order in the Classroom! - Classroom Management Resources
- Checklists, video tips and articles help you create productive learning environments.
- School "Rules"!
- Ten ideas for establishing classroom rules.
- A Justice System of Their Own, Page 4 of 4
- A student-operated court handles minor behavior disturbances at a middle school.
- A Justice System of Their Own, Page 3 of 4
- A student-operated court handles minor behavior disturbances at a middle school.
- A Justice System of Their Own, Page 2 of 4
- A student-operated court handles minor behavior disturbances at a middle school.
- A Justice System of Their Own, Page 1 of 4
- A student-operated court handles minor behavior disturbances at a middle school.
- Behavior Contracts
- Why getting it in writing is important, plus sample student behavior contract language.
- Works4Me Tips -- Discipline and Classroom Management
- Try these tips from the real classroom experts -- your colleagues!
- Discipline Checklist -- Transitions
- Keep students organized and on task as they move from one activity to the next.
- Trouble Spot - Tattling
- Try this fun strategy to reduce tattling and teach patience.
- Discipline Checklist - Socializing
- Socializing is important for growth, but unchecked it can monopolize your teaching time.
- Teacher Self Evaluation: Discipline and Classroom Management
- Use our handy checklist to identify your strengths and spot areas for improvement.
- School Rules
- Rules and routines free teachers to teach and students to learn.
- Discipline Checklist - Refusals
- What do you do when a student says no? Find out from the pros.
- Discipline Checklist - Interrupting
- Try our tips when students won't let you get a word in edgewise.
- Meet the Teacher
- Introduce yourself to students with these fun activities.
- Breaking Up Student Fights
- Suggestions for calming tempers and staying safe.
- Discipline Checklist -- Clowning
- Tips for handling students who just want to have fun.
- What's the Most Important Thing I Can Do to Have a Well-Managed Classroom?
- Advice from Harry Wong on the difference between discipline and classroom management.
- Ten Teacher-Tested Tips
- Tame temper tantrums and other disruptions.
- Using Visual Cues to Communicate and Give Directions
- Ideas from the special ed classroom.
- Sit There!
- Seating assignments should be clear -- and flexible.
- Room Arrangement Makes a Difference
- Proper room arrangement promotes a well-managed classroom.
- Managing With Technology
- Technology tools save time and effort.
- Summer: Time to Regenerate
- Summer offers much needed time for restoring your energy and rejuvenating your lessons.
- Quiet, Please!
- Strategies to keep classrooms humming -- quietly.
- Don't Lose That Pencil!
- Save time and money by hanging on to materials and supplies.
- Keep Them Laughing
- Tips for dealing with tardiness, absenteeism, and cheating.
- "You Must Remember This"...
- Classic mnemonics, and tips to help you create new ones.
- Saving Space
- Increase your livable classroom areas with these simple tips.
- Math Class: A Time to Stand and Deliver
- How to identify -- and help -- the mathematically abused.
- Feng Shui in the Classroom
- Tips for creating a more focused learning environment, using principles of feng shui.
- Token Economies Yield Promising Results
- Manage your classroom like the traditional American five and dime.
- Exploring the Third "R": To Redirect
- Use a firm but respectful voice to get children back on task.
- Exploring the Second "R": To Remind
- Use verbal reminders to help children visualize and recall expectations.
- Exploring the First "R": To Reinforce
- Take note of the efforts children make to behave and learn.
- Responsive Classroom Strategies - Overview
- How teachers talk to children is a critical tool for classroom management.
- Management Tips for New Teachers
- Bringing order to the classroom.
- Homework Help
- For teachers, the hardest part of homework is getting students to do it.
- Classroom Management
- Top clicks for new teachers.
- The Power of Written Praise
- A little written praise can go a long way with students -- and parents.
- Bringing Out the Best in Kids
- Q&A with a noted author reveals good ideas for teaching to different learning styles.
- Keep It Clean!
- More than a dozen ideas to make class cleanup both fun and productive.
- Advancing the Need for International, Global Studies
- Q&A with an award-winning teacher could help improve your curriculum.
- Parent Partners
- Parent-teacher communication is key to student success.
- About Stephen . . . and Fresh Starts
- A teacher ponders the importance of starting the year with a clean slate.
- Record Keeping Made Easy
- Do not trust your memory when it comes to important names, faces, and events. Keep a record.
- The School Day
- This is not a race, so we can change the pace.
- Without Professionalism, It Could Always Be Worse
- How a veteran teacher is coping with the tough demands of teaching today.
- Open House: When First Impressions Matter
- Great tips for holding your first open house of the new school year.
- Getting to Know You
- Check out these bright ideas to help students get to know one another better.
- Planning for Your First Day at School
- New teachers will find these checklists and resources especially helpful.
- Scavenger Hunt
- Try this fun activity for introducing staff members.
- Determine Classroom Procedures Before School Starts
- Using this checklist from LessonLab Skylight.
- Rules Are Back in Style
- Could it be that we are all thirsty for some good, old-fashioned rules?
- Differentiated Instruction
- Discover how research on student learning has led to changes in pedagogy.
- A Lesson Learned from the Loch Ness Monster
- A few hours of advanced planning in August produced benefits the whole year.
- Increase Parent Involvement With First Day of School Activities
- Develop a first day program that gets the whole community involved.
- 50 Signs Your School Is a Great School!
- Good things are happening in our schools every day.
- Teaching About Current Events
- Teaching tips and resources bring your students closer to the world.
- Teaching Self-Control
- Author Martin Henley discusses his curriculum for self-control.
- Learning to Head Off Violence
- A new manual from the Dept. of Ed. encourages a school-wide approach.
- A Child's Plea Becomes an Adult's Crusade
- Author Jodee Blanco talks about bullying.
- What Would Dad Say About Education Today?
- An educator learned valuable workplace lessons from his father.
- Goin' It Alone
- Attending education conferences alone can offer unexpected rewards.
- Family Fitness Night
- Get families involved at school while promoting P.E.
- Teaching Students to Use Visualization
- Discover proven techniques to improve reading comprehension.
- Preventing School Violence
- A collection of resources, tips and strategies for keeping your school safe.
- The Next Best Thing to Going There
- How a virtual field trip defeated the end-of-the-year blahs.
- Maximizing the Opening of the School Day
- How to establish the right rapport and get started on the right foot.
- Special Starts
- Alleviate stress with student helpers and diligent planning.
- No Retiring from Dedication
- A former third grade teacher helps the teachers who help our students.
- The Writer's Notebook
- A third grade teacher inspires a love for writing.
- Meat and Potatoes vs. Souffle
- Get the skinny on this great in-service adventure from the teacher who led it.
- Stop Your Energy Drain
- It is tough to maintain your teaching energy all year long, but we can help!
- Student-Centered Learning
- A teacher shares the story of her first, tentative steps with this approach.
- Let It Slip!
- Daily exit slips help teachers know what students really learned.
- Some Classroom "Dilemmas" Are Beneficial
- Using the moral dilemma as an effective teaching tool.
- Teacher Feature
- Learn a unique approach to building creative, confident writers.
- Take the E-Line
- The best way to communicate with parents is through e-mail.
- Reading Aloud
- The single most important activity for building reading success.
- Teaching (for Understanding) in a Lower Gear
- Reflections on the place of slow teaching in a speed-teaching world.
- Planning for a Substitute Was Never This Easy
- Tips for planning for student-as-teacher days.
- A Picture Worth a Child's Words
- A fourth-grade teacher uses photography to motivate students.
- Manners and Etiquette
- Teaching essential ingredients for success.
- Every School Should Have a Playground Map!
- Create a fun learning tool for young students.
- Viable Unions Depend on You
- One teacher recalls his reluctance to join a union. Now he's an active leader.
- Simulations Engage Students in Active Learning
- Q and A with a board certified teacher provides tips for better teaching.
- Pop Fiction No Match For Classic Literature
- Reading the classics may take more effort, but the payoff is better.
- It's About the Journey, Not Racing to the Finish
- The curriculum is a mile wide, and students need your help crossing it.
- Video Time Machine Engages Students, Energizes Curriculum
- A teacher uses video snippets to transform learning in his classroom.
- Journal Writing
- Discover new tips and ideas for using journals with your class.
- Teacher Feature, Starring Elaine Kaskela
- Classroom management tips from a fellow teacher.
- Curb Cheating With Prevention Strategies
- A veteran teacher shares her secrets.
- Surprised by Reading
- A math teacher confesses: reading aloud to students works!
- Daily Update Gives Parents Something to Talk About
- How technology connects parents, students and kids.
- "Fabulous Friday"
- A language arts teacher recounts how she developed one of her most successful lesson plans.
- Students Welcome Reasonable Discipline
- Maintaining a consistent policy.
- Haiku, Chaiku, Bless You
- Teaching Japanese poetry writing.
- Involving Parents
- When families get involved, children have a better chance at success.
- The Essential 55: Rules for a Lifetime
- Teaching skills that build pride in the hearts and minds of students.
- Junk Drawer Wars
- A popular cable television program inspired a great classroom project.
- Alleviating Appraisal Anxiety
- Lessons learned from 29 years of suffering administrator-conducted evaluations.
- The Best Laid Plans
- You have thoroughly planned the first day of school, but how will it really unfold?
- Teaching With Heart
- How do you revive a floundering classroom and restore successful learning?
- Are You a Bully?
- Do teachers bully, too? Or, is it good classroom management?
- Peeing in the Ool and Other Favorite Kids' Poems
- Q and A with Kenn Nesbitt, popular author of poetry for children.
- We Shall Morph Again!
- The ability to manage change is a key skill for teachers.
- Catching Up With Our Bodies
- What would a teacher whose body and soul were in sync look like?
- Natural Learning
- Specific conditions must exist in a classroom before real learning can take place.
- Virtual Classroom Creates a "Community of Learners"!
- A language arts teacher launched a Web site for students and parents.
- Thoughts at the End of the Year
- This first-grade teacher had a long and rocky, but rewarding, school year.
- National Award Winner Reflects on Her Prize
- She will return to the classroom rejuvenated, energized, and proud. So should you.
- Connecting Students to Their Past: A World War I Project
- Learn the story behind an award-winning lesson idea - from the teacher who created it.
- Their Most Memorable Teachers
- Three teachers write about their own most inspiring, influential teachers.
- The Reflective Teacher: Teaching and the Test
- Determined to improve their test scores, one teacher buckles down with her first grade students.
- Finding "New Cheese" Requires Adjustment to Change
- Many education mandates fail because they lack teeth.
- When Parents Come Complaining
- How to handle these delicate, challenging situations.
- Nine Web Sites for Exploring Conflict Resolution
- Help kids learn to solve problems without using violence.
- Being a "Molder of Minds"
- The war in Iraq offers a unique opportunity to facilitate critical thinking.
- Thinking Forward
- A middle school teacher reflects on her important role in the lifetime of learning of her students.
- Comparing Notes in a Two-Teacher Family
- Though both are in the classroom, they teach in worlds apart.
- Service Projects Can Help Students Find Their Voice
- How to tap into the energy, enthusiasm, and desire of your students.
- When the Teacher Is Happy ...
- What to do when proven classroom management techniques are not working.
- A Fine Line Between Teaching and Teaching to the Test
- How the pressures of standardized testing affect instruction.
- No Time Today!
- One teacher struggles to teach well in a time-crunched day.
- Creating an Atmosphere for Learning
- Using three components of classroom management.
- The Value of Video in the Classroom
- A multitude of online video helps motivate student learning.
- Put an End to Homework Horror
- Tips from three teachers on handling homework.
- A Poetry Slam Cures the Midwinter Blahs
- Time to make the metaphors!
- What's So "Cute" about Teaching?
- Teaching is no picnic.
- Chess as an Essential Teaching Tool
- Does chess really make students smarter?
- A Wish List to Sneak Under the Principal's Door
- 20 ideas for rewarding hard-working teachers.
- Rethinking the Teaching of Math and Science
- Math and science instruction (deeper into) the 21st century.
- Teaching Religion in Public Schools
- Removing the angst.
- 10 Approaches to Better Discipline
- Helping students manage their own behavior.
- What I've Learned About Cultivating Parent Involvement
- Eight tips to encourage parental involvement.
- Lessons Learned from Howard Gardner and the TV Remote Control
- The move from elementary to middle school helped by multiple intelligence insights.
- Reaching the Hard-to-Reach Student
- A high school teacher has spent the summer thinking about working with her most challenging students.
- Teacher as Writer: One Teacher's Tale of Publishing
- A teacher tells about his experience in the publishing world.
- Class Meetings: A Democratic Approach to Classroom Management
- An interview with teacher turned author Donna Styles, whose techniques for class meetings are really catching on.
- In Classroom, Computers Often Yield More Glitz Than Guts
- Make better use of technology in your classroom.
- Weighted Grading Can Work
- Educator Max Fischer explains the advantages of his weighted grading system.
- In the Mainstream
- A teacher shares her experience with mainstreaming learning disabled students.
- The Final Chapter ... of the First Year
- A recent college graduate reflects on the roller-coaster ride of her first teaching year.
- The Problem of Time
- A new teacher reflects on one of the greatest challenges all teachers face: the crush of time!
- With a Little Help from My Friends
- It takes a community of teachers!
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