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Exciting lesson ideas, book lists, videos, classroom strategies, and reproducibles in a daily blog by mentor teachers

The Challenge Based Classroom: Using Curriculum to Serve the Community

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8

Classroom Solutions Teacher Advisor Addie Albano on The Challenge Based Classroom: Using Curriculum to Serve the Community

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Creating Interactive Posters With Glogster

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies, Teaching with Technology
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Glogster allows students to easily create interactive posters, or "glogs," and enables teachers to give their favorite lessons a quick face-lift. Sounds interesting, right? Read on for more details, and let the glogging begin!

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Motivating the Unmotivated: Tough Kid Tools That Really Work

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Classroom Management, Research Skills, Parent and Teacher Communication, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Working with Families and the Community
Grades: 6–8

At some point in your teaching career you will have a "tough kid" in your classroom. You may even have several at the same time. These students send you home exhausted, often in tears, and raise doubts about your career choice. The tough kid...

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Hands-On Geography: "Paint a Partner" Topographic Maps

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Social Studies, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8

"Where in the world is Randolph, NY? Is that near New York City?"

I smile...

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Creating a Positive Classroom Climate: "Capturing Kids' Hearts"

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8

"If you have a child's heart, you have his head" - Flip Flippen

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Easing the Middle School Transition: "Getting to Know You" Geocaching

Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 6–8

"Middle School" - Just the words alone can strike fear into the hearts of students and parents...

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How to Create a Highly Effective Inclusion Classroom

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Grades: 6–8

Last year my alma mater, ...

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Teaching 9/11: Using Task Rotation for Analyzing Artifacts and Primary Sources

Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Wars and Military
Grades: 6–8

Foster a sense of understanding about the tragic events of September 11 with this lesson plan.

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Middle School Setup Inspired by Dr. Seuss

Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Grades: 6–8

 

Everything I needed to know about middle school I learned from Dr. Seuss. For decades,...

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Creating a Professional Learning Community This Fall

Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Reading, Classroom Management, Research Skills, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 6–8

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Addie Albano
New York
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Special Interests: 21st century skills, Behavior management, challenge based learning, differentiated instruction
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