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From the Reading Machine Synonym Sam's Lab reinforces synonyms. (Grades 2-4)
From the Math Machine Reversi is a fun Web site for teaching strategy, logic, and problem solving. (Grades 1-12)
From the Science Machine
Use The Periodic Table to explore the topics of chemistry and the elements. (Grades 6-12)
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Wire Side Chat An Inspiring Teacher Draws Her Inspiration from Students
Finding ways to put students at the center of their own learning and helping them find their passions are just some of the reasons Sarah Brown Wessling was named the 2010 National Teacher of the Year.
Grammar Slammer
The goal of Erin Farley's Grammar Slammer is to allow students to master grammar at their own pace.
Goal Setting Made Easy
Teaching students how to set goals is easy with Goal Setting 101, a 3-part article that describes the process, and the Goal Tracker booklet, a student journal for recording goals and focusing on action steps.
Getting the Conversation Started
Regularly engaging in crucial conversations can restore much of the meaning and joy that attracted teachers to education.
Strategy of the Week
Teaching Manners
Teachers who "teach" manners say they notice a real difference in students' attitudes and academics.
Ken Shore: The Classroom Problem Solver
Homework
Homework is a frequent source of tension among teachers, students, and parents. The challenge is to encourage students to take homework seriously.
Ms. Powell's Tips for Organizing Your Classroom Declutter Students' Desks
Help students stay organized by keeping seldom-used texts on an easily-accessible shelf.
Classroom Management Article of the Week
Token Economies Yield Promising Results
When classroom management is a struggle, the answer might be as simple as the old neighborhood "Five and Dime." See how systems based on "token economies" can work with even the toughest classes.
From Our Classroom Tips Library
Classroom Management: Meet the Teacher Behavior Management: Boredom Busters, Noise Nixers, Rewards Motivating Kids: Perseverance Pays Book Report Makeover: Script It! Homework Tips: Absentee Assistance Best Idea: Reciprocal Journal Testing Tips: Just Relax
Fred Jones's Tools for Teaching Teaching to the Physical Modality
"Say, See, Do Teaching" reduces many of the learning and behavior problems that teachers face every day, by attacking structural problems that underlie the "bop 'til you drop" approach.
Emma McDonald: The New Teacher Advisor
Managing the Quagmire of Disillusion
One of the best pieces of advice I got before entering the classroom for the first time was given by my favorite high school science teacher who said...
Eric Baylin's Songs to Brighten a Teacher's Day Oh, Lunch Duty
This song was inspired by my opportunity to perform weekly lunch duty. I can manage my classroom well enough, but amid the lunchtime fries and frenetic conversations, I hold little sway.
Leah Davies: The Teacher Counselor Ten Ways to Involve Fathers in Their Children's Education
Parent involvement in schools has traditionally been carried out by mothers. Yet when fathers take an active role in education, schools report an increase in student achievement.
Meet other members of Education World's Professional Development columnist team.
Cause and Effect Writing Challenges Students Teachers who emphasize cause-and-effect writing say it helps students learn to think critically and write cogently.
The Classroom Secretary Mellanay Auman's student secretaries keep classes running smoothly.
Ten Prompts for Student Writing Ten prompts for engaging writing assignments.(Grades 3-8) Headline News Create simple stories using words cut from newspaper headlines. (Grades 3-12)
Writing Bugs It's My Business If you could open a business of your own Not Music to My Ears I like all kinds of music except...
Cathy Puett Miller
Engaged Reading
Centering reading around student interests, motivation, and self-concept is how we give every student a reason to read.
Reader's Theater The Red Dragon
A Red Dragon tells all the animals he will fly them to another world, but the trip ends in disaster.
Reading Feature
Students Meet Their Favorite Authors -- On the Internet
From the bright cheer of picture-book-writer Eric Carle's home page to the direct approach of Aaron Shepard's, authors' pages teem with biographical information, bibliographies, information about specific books, and even, in many cases, activities geared to fun and learning.
Best Books for Teaching About...
Explorers Rain Forests
Learn what Total Reader can do for your students.
More from Our Professional Development Archive
Have you visited our Best Books Channel yet? Here you'll find our editors' choices of recommended books for Students and Classroom Teaching Themes, Professional Development, School Leaders, and Parents and Parenting. Browse our choices -- and then share your favorite titles and explain why you recommend them. With your help, we'll compile the Web's best lists of books for teaching, learning, and parenting.
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