Harry Wong Addresses National Conference
Education World is at the National Middle School Association convention, being held through Saturday in St. Louis. On Thursday night, Harry K. Wong addressed a general session of the conference. In his keynote address, Wong made a case for the importance of good classroom management as a key to student achievement.
How Can Teachers Help Shy Students?
Shyness expert Lynne Kelly recently talked to Education World about how classroom teachers can better understand and help shy students. Included: Eight tips for helping students overcome shyness.
Computer Rules Prevent Problems!
Student computer use often involves situations not covered by regular
classroom rules--and the rules those situations require might not occur
to you ahead of time. They've occurred to the Education World Tech Team,
however. Today, our experts share their rules with you!
The First Six Weeks of School: A Plan for Making the Other 36 Weeks Go Smoothly!
The latest book from the folks behind the Responsive Classroom approach focuses on the all-important first six weeks of school. Careful planning of those first weeks can pay big dividends throughout the rest of the school year, according to Roxann Kriete, co-author of "The First Six Weeks of School." Today, Kriete takes time to answer a handful of questions from Education World and to give our readers a preview of the kinds of helpful tips that pack the pages of this new book! Included: Tips for teaching students to be independent workers and chat about the importance of starting the day with a morning meeting and ending it with a brief period of reflection!
The King of Classroom Management! (An Education World e-Interview with Classroom Management Expert Fred Jones)
Since 1969, Fred Jones has offered teachers advice about how to manage students and classrooms effectively. Today, Jones author of the soon-to-be-released Tools for Teaching, his third book on classroom management shares his thoughts about the difficulties teachers face in classrooms today. Included: Jones talks about the failure of the nation's colleges and universities to provide future teachers with adequate training and how legislators make teachers' jobs even tougher!
Classroom Management: Ten Teacher-Tested Tips!
Hallway conferences. Pasta discipline. Buddy rooms. Bell work. Those and six other ideas for taming temper tantrums and other classroom disruptions are the focus of this Education World story! Included: An opportunity for all teachers to share the classroom management techniques that work for them!
Know When to Discipline!
When is a discipline problem not a discipline problem? When it's a miscall! Howard Seeman explains why prevention and knowing *when* to discipline can be more important than knowing how! Seeman shares his thoughts about preventive discipline, effective classroom management, the state of teacher education, and more.
Preventing Classroom Discipline Problems: A Classroom Management Handbook
In the latest edition of his book, Howard Seeman offers the kind of common-sense approach to classroom discipline that beleaguered teachers are looking for. Today, Education World examines in detail Seeman's *Preventing Classroom Discipline Problems: A Classroom Management Handbook.*
Help for Homework Hassles!
Working, caring for siblings after school, participating in extra-curricular activities, watching TV -- all of those things compete with homework for students' after-school time. How can teachers motivate students to do their homework? How should teachers handle kids who just don't care? This week, Education World explores ways to ease homework hassles!
Playground Pass Creates Recess Success!
If you've done recess duty, you know the playground is not all fun and games! Wouldn't you love a simple, straightforward teaching tool that steers students away from trouble and into recess success? The Playground Pass does just that! Built on sound behavior principles, it's a system that classroom teachers and playground monitors can use together to help kids make positive choices during free play. Included: Links to the reproducible Playground Pass system and other free resources!
Folktales of Cooperation for Your K-3 Class
Are you looking for a fun and effective way of promoting the spirit of cooperation in your K through 3 classrooms? This week ---National Library Week--- Elaine Lindy, creator of the Absolutely Whootie Web site, shares three favorite folktales that will get kids thinking and talking about the importance of cooperation! After you use the tales in the classroom, why not send them home so the discussion about cooperation can continue? Included: Lindy shares follow-up activities and tips.
Don’t Waste a Minute!
What do you do with those awkward moments that arise in every teacher’s day --- those times between classes or before specials, when there’s no time for a new lesson but plenty of time for kids to act up?
Try some mini-lessons --- quick activities that fill time without wasting it! Included: Dozens of mini-lessons to keep kids busy ---and learning--- every minute of the day!
Ten Games for Classroom Fun!
Do you need ideas for occupying students during the last ten minutes of a busy day? Perhaps you want to reward kids at the end of a particularly productive day. These ten games are great for end-of-the-day fun. You can link many of them to classroom curricula too!
Conflict Resolution Education: Four Approaches
Are you "shopping" for a conflict resolution program for your schools? First, you might consider which approach to conflict resolution you will take. In this story, learn about four approaches used in conflict resolution programs. Find out how each actually transforms schools. Included: Resources for learning more about each of the four approaches to conflict resolution education.
Ten Web Sites for Exploring Conflict Resolution in the Classroom
This week, Education World offers ten sites that provide a wide range of practical materials for supporting and instituting conflict resolution programs in our schools.
'Speaking of Classroom Management' --- An Interview with Harry K. Wong
Meet Harry K. Wong, the author of THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL: HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER, and learn the secret to your success in the classroom!
Creating a Climate for Learning: Effective Classroom Management Techniques
According to Fred Jones' Positive Classroom Discipline, "The most widespread management technique at home and in the classroom is nag, nag, nag." It's also probably the least effective. Learn how to stop nagging and start teaching. Included: Twelve teacher-tested tips for behavior management!
The Secret's in the Little Things: Simple Tips for Successful Teachers
Here they are --- twelve quick tips to help make managing your classroom a breeze! Included are tips for getting to know your students, communicating with parents, getting your day of to a good start, and much more!
WANTED: Rewards, Rewards, and More Rewards!
Do rewards motivate students? Some say no, but many teachers think they do. This week, Education World takes a look at a wide variety of rewards used by teachers in the classroom. If you are looking for a way to reward successful students or good behavior, you might find the ticket here!
