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Interactive Notebooks in the Sixth Grade Science Classroom

Keeping students organized and in charge of their own learning

Where did I put those notes again? Umm … I think I threw those notes away Ms. H. I don't know how to study for this quiz! Ugh, I hate taking notes! When did we learn this? Wait … did we even learn...

Author: Alison Hoadley
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Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: Science

Cheating and Plagiarizing

Ben reads below grade level, and knows that if he whines about how unfair school is, his dad will cave in and do most of the work for him. Jacqueline knows how to do the math, but she doesn't think she should...

Author: Rick Wormeli
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Topics: Classroom Management Organizational Structures Teaching

Tags: Rick Wormeli Discipline

Restorative Practices

The new 3 Rs—respect, responsibility, and relationships.

What does discipline look like in your classroom? In your school? How do those who have been harmed have a voice in the discipline process? How do students with repeated behavioral issues get support? What Is...

Author: Brandie Oliver
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Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: Discipline

How can I keep students in their seats and focused?

"I get tired of students interrupting instruction to go to the bathroom or to their locker because they 'forgot something.' How can I keep students in their seats and focused—or at least decrease the number of...

Author: Valerie Benjamin
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Topics: Classroom Management

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Moment by Moment: An Instructional Approach to Positive Behavior

Positive student behavior develops from expectations, relationships, and direct instruction.

Although many schoolwide discipline efforts focus on systems, rules, and consequences, they often overlook effective response strategies to students' misbehavior. Without straightforward approaches to teach,...

Author: Tricia Wells
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Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: Discipline

Classroom Management with Voice–Movement–Task

Explicit expectations are a key to classroom management.

Sometimes it's the simple things that are the solution to classroom management problems. Consider the simple task of giving directions. As basic as they may be, directions are the infrastructure of a well-managed...

Author: Victoria S. Lentfer
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Topics: Classroom Management

Tags: Student Engagement

Compassionate Discipline: Dealing with Difficult Students

Reaching and teaching all students requires an understanding of them inside and out.

If you are tired of dealing with negative student behaviors day in and day out, you are not alone—in fact, you are firmly in the center of the average teacher's experience. Still, managing difficult student...

Author: Grace Dearborn
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Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: Student Motivation

Minds-On, Hands-Off Learning

Allowing students freedom within boundaries promotes dynamic learning.

Middle school students are growing and developing into actively thinking young adults. To become critical thinkers who take ownership of their work, they need guided autonomy embedded in rich learning experiences....

Author: Alicia A. Cole
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Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: Student Engagement Student Motivation

The Importance of Classroom Structure

Don't let anyone fool you. Don't let anyone tell you differently. To create an "inviting, safe, inclusive, and supportive" environment for students, desks matter. I know this fact firsthand, because one day at school...

Author: Dru Tomlin
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Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: Seating Arrangements New Teachers

Developing Relationships with Difficult Students

Four simple strategies can help forge a positive teacher-student relationship.

As Mary watched Ashleigh get off the bus, she knew it was going to be “that kind” of day. Ashleigh was mad and yelling in the faces of the other children. Mary watched her push her way through the hallway,...

Author: Lori Rakes & Audra Parker
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Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: Student Engagement Student Motivation Humor In the Classroom

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Browse by Topic: Classroom Management

Interactive Notebooks in the Sixth Grade Science Classroom

Keeping students organized and in charge of their own learning

Cheating and Plagiarizing

Restorative Practices

The new 3 Rs—respect, responsibility, and relationships.

How can I keep students in their seats and focused?

Moment by Moment: An Instructional Approach to Positive Behavior

Positive student behavior develops from expectations, relationships, and direct instruction.

Classroom Management with Voice–Movement–Task

Explicit expectations are a key to classroom management.

Compassionate Discipline: Dealing with Difficult Students

Reaching and teaching all students requires an understanding of them inside and out.

Minds-On, Hands-Off Learning

Allowing students freedom within boundaries promotes dynamic learning.

The Importance of Classroom Structure

Developing Relationships with Difficult Students

Four simple strategies can help forge a positive teacher-student relationship.

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