Cheating and Class Presentationss

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1. Dissuading Cheating

From Jana Dabney, an administrator at Chickasha Middle School in Chickasha, Oklahoma:

"To dissuade cheating on tests, I hand write them so they are longer than one page. I copy the pages on different colored paper and hand them out in staggered order. Other times, I run the same test on 3 or 4 sheets of colored paper and mix up the order of the pages. The kids never realize they have the same test."
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2. Teach Me Tuesday

From Wendy:

"Each week I choose a child to present something to the class that they know how to do. Students have shared a craft, sports, cooking, sign language, etc. with the class. The point is that they get to be in charge, speak before the group, demonstrate something, and answer questions from the class. The entire class gets to know each student's special interests and abilities. I send the details home in a note with the chosen child and give them a week to prepare. I have learned so much about my students this way, and the kids who don't always shine in academics, are seen in a new light by their peers. I have also had the rest of the class write about the presentation, or send a feed back note to the presenter. You can also make a class book of all of the Teach me Tuesday presentations with photos for the class to enjoy over and over again! Use the summaries written by the class to make a group summary for the book."
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3. Question of the Week: Classroom Cleanup

From the Works4Me Worker Bees:

"Are you spending too much time cleaning up your classroom after school? How can teachers make this a student run activity? What are ways can you make classroom cleanup both fun and productive?"
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4. Computer Management

Heard Last Week in the Works4Me Lounge:

"I see grades k-6 everyday. There are 475 students in my school and I teach about 120 of them daily. I am having management problems. The management ideas that I have read about focus solely on the same group of students with 1 teacher for most of the day. I have so many students so I feel I can't do colors, or pins, etc."
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