October is the Month of the Young Adolescent. Are you a middle-school teacher? Check out todays featured articles!
Cathy Puett Millers series on vocabulary instruction concludes this week. Dont miss it -- no matter what subject you teach. MathCats Wendy Petti presents a fun new math activity.
The theme for this weeks character education lesson is respect and responsibility.
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SBNN Broadcasting Livefrom F.H. Tuttle Middle School Armed with newly acquired research and technical skills, middle school students from South Burlington, Vermont, produce a weekly live news show that has become their school's "must-see TV." Video of an SBBN news broadcast!
Fifty Great Things About Middle Schoolers Why do middle school teachers love what they do? Here, in honor of October, the Month of the Young Adolescent, are the top fifty reasons.
Visualization A simple technique -- visualization -- can help transform students from passive to active readers while improving their reading comprehension.
Competition eInstruction Interactive Classroom Makeover Contest
This weeks featured tip is from our Homework Hassles Library. Contribute to our tips library.
What can you do with SchoolNotes? Check out Mr. Coughlins page.
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Eric Baylin This song is dedicated to those few precious pressure-releasing moments in the faculty lounge. Oops! I have to run. My class is waiting."
Dr. Fred Jones The more adept you become at building work check into teaching, the more responsibility students take for quality control, and the more your evenings are freed up for lesson planning.
Dr. Ken Shore Dear Dr. Shore,
I teach eighth-grade English and a boy in my class has a pronounced stutter. I want to help make him comfortable, but I'm afraid of making him more self-conscious. What do you suggest?
Emma McDonald When trying to determine how to implement rewards in your classroom, you need to consider your goals, the kinds of incentives youll use, and the impact of the program on students.
Ms. Powells Tips for Organizing Your Classroom Keep frequently-used manipulatives and class sets of materials in communal bins.
Meet the other members of Education Worlds Columnist Team.
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Twenty Questions This word-on-the-back version is a great way to review and synthesize new math vocabulary and concepts.
The Bird or the Egg? How many birds can you hatch from just one egg?
Middle School Math Lessons and activities that are interesting, fun, and instructionally valid -- perfect for use at the middle school level.
Math Mnemonics Writing numerals
From the Math Machine Tangram Game In this online version of tangrams, seven little shapes become a rabbit, a person, a spaceship, and more. (Grades K-6)
Look for more math resources, lessons, and activities in our Math Corner and on our Lesson Planning page.
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