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From the Science Machine
Use Science of Music to explore sound and music. (Grades 3-8)
From the Reading Machine Chicken Stacker reinforces short vowel sounds. (Grades K-2)
From the Math Machine Tickets Please! is a fun Web site for teaching addition. (Grades 1-2)
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Five Crucial Conversations that Drive Educational Excellence
The last three crucial conversations that drive educational excellence while preventing teacher burnout are about uncooperative colleagues, unsupportive parents, and undisciplined students.
Hooking Kids on Science
As a new teacher, Alan McCormack turned to magic and Harry Potter to conjure up more student interest in science.
Ask Dr. Shore... About Peer Pressure
My son is about to enter middle school. What can I do to help him avoid succumbing to peer pressure?
Ms. Powell's Tips for Organizing Your Classroom Paper Organizers Simplify Take-Home Tasks
Use a metal and plastic or cardboard paper organizer to store fliers or corrected work to send home.
From Our Classroom Tips Library Classroom Management: Just Passing Through Behavior Management: Prevent Behavior Problems Motivating Kids: Reward Them Book Report Makeover: Just Say the Word Homework Tips: Homework Hotline Best Idea Ever: The Silence Game Testing Tips: Essay Steps
Fred Jones's Tools for Teaching The Process of Growth and Change
Training is the easy part of effective professional development. The hard part is follow-through. Follow-through requires organizational change to support personal change.
Emma McDonald: The New Teacher Advisor The Secret Weapon: Getting to Know Your Students
Building positive relationships with students is the number one way to forestall behavior problems that can arise in the classroom. The better students know and respect you, the better they'll behave.
Joe Martin: The Teacher Motivator I Owe, You Owe, We Owe
My question is, "How much do you owe your favorite teacher?" If your favorite teacher was anything like mine, Im sure he or she would say, "Just pay your students what you think you owe me."
Meet other members of Education World's Professional Development columnist team.
Write on Target
Three educators share their favorite writing-based activities. From hall graffiti to a winter memoir, these activities will have students penning with pleasure.
Write Your Own Life
Sue Flaherty's sixth graders write about their hopes and dreams as they contemplate their futures.
The ABC Project
Older students create ABC books for younger students. (Grades 3-12)
Writing Takes Shape
Writing "takes shape" in this activity based on The Greedy Triangle. (Grades 3-8)
Writing Bugs Acting Like a Little Kid
The last time I acted like a little kid... Be a Sport
What is your favorite sport to watch?
Good to Be Green
Will the Nursery Rhyme Kingdom's admissions committee look beyond Little Gerry Green Thumb's unique appearance and accept him into their group?
Cathy Puett Miller: The Reading Coach Beyond Comprehension Strategies
A multi-faceted approach to teaching comprehension, including five additions to the NRP's suggested reading curriculum.
Best Books for Teaching About... Whales Friendship
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