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From the Science Machine
Use Amusement Park Physics to explore the topics of physics and forces. (Grades 3-12)
From the Reading Machine Wizards and Pigs Poetry Pickle reinforces rhyme and alliteration. (Grades 3-6)
From the Math Machine Planet Blaster is a fun Web site for teaching basic computation or algebra. (Grades 2-7)
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Children's Museums "Exhibit" Educational Outreach
If you aren't lucky enough to live near a children's museum, you might be surprised to discover that many museums reach out to those who can't visit in person.
Teaching With Rap
Educators from California to New York say that raps lively lyrics, meaningful messages, and familiar beat can be powerful tools for learning.
Ask Dr. Shore... About Reacting to Your Child's Report Card
My son just brought home a very disappointing report card. How can I convey my expectations without giving rise to an outburst?
Ms. Powell's Tips for Organizing Your Classroom I See You Have It!
Create a visual reminder to track who needs to turn in field trip permissions slips, signed report cards, and so on.
From Our Classroom Tips Library Classroom Management: A Little Bit of That Behavior Management: Rewards Motivating Kids: Minimize Downtime Book Report Makeover: Describe It! Homework Tips: Participation Plus Best Idea Ever: The Importance of Listening Testing Tips: A Test Tour
Fred Jones's Tools for Teaching Backtalk: When in Doubt, Do Nothing
Becoming involved with backtalk only makes the problem worse -- which produces our first rule of backtalk: "It takes one fool to backtalk. It takes two fools to make a conversation out of it."
Emma McDonald: The New Teacher Advisor Being a Professional Requires More Than Just a Degree
If we want to be treated as professionals, we must portray ourselves as such. That's accomplished through our clothing, attitude, demeanor, and discernment.
Joe Martin: The Teacher Motivator Teach Outside Your Comfort Zone
Comfort is not the goal. The goal is constant and never-ending improvement. Such a simple shift in our thinking can make a huge difference in our performance both in and outside the classroom.
Meet other members of Education World's Professional Development columnist team.
Strategies for Teaching Pre-Writing
Good writing doesn't start with formulas and formats. Thinking, defining what the writer wants to say, planning, and exploring -- that is where it begins.
The Weblog Class
Hilary Meeler's students blog their way to better writing skills.
When a Story Met a Sandwich
A sandwich serves as a metaphor for good writing. (Grades 6-12)
Writing Takes Shape
Writing "takes shape" in this activity based on The Greedy Triangle. (Grades 3-8)
Writing Bugs A Fitting Introduction
Introduce a person you admire. Writing Is Hard Work
Is the wastebasket "a writer's best friend"?
Dancing With the Nursery Rhyme Stars
Popular nursery rhyme characters face-off in a dance contest.
Cathy Puett Miller: The Reading Coach Phonological Weakness and Struggling Readers
Learn why phonological awareness -- the understanding that speech and the sounds of language can be broken into smaller units -- is important to all emerging readers.
Best Books for Teaching About... Butterflies Landforms
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