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

Higher Order Comprehension: The Power of Socratic Seminar

Friday, November 19, 2010

Reading, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

I was in my room when my assistant principal’s voice came over the intercom: “It’s time for us to schedule an observation.” I groaned. I had just been diagnosed with bronchitis and a bad ear infection, and my voice was barely hanging on. What was...

Inspiring Future Medical Professionals

Friday, November 12, 2010

Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades:

With the flu season approaching, you may be thinking of seasonal health lessons to meet your state standards. If so, I...

Identifying Reliable Sources and Citing Them

Friday, November 5, 2010

Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades:

This may not sound like the most exciting topic for a post, but I can assure you that it is a critical one. If your...

Are Your Students Working Hard? Time for a "Break" Dance!

Friday, October 29, 2010

Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades:

I love my class. I really, really love my class. They work hard, they stay in the struggle, and they have slowly...

Getting Organized for Academic Success: Tackling the Paperwork Trail

Friday, October 22, 2010

Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades:

Think about the positive and negative components of teaching. Working with students and having an impact on...

Break Through and Live Outside the Box!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Grades: 3–5

Tennessee was one of two states that was awarded phase 1 money allocations (of $500 million) through President Obama's...

Dress It Up With a Vocabulary Parade!

Friday, October 1, 2010

Reading, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades:

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Expanding Your Roots Through Greek and Latin Word Study

Friday, September 24, 2010

Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades:

For the past four years I have incorporated a Greek...

Video Podcast: Five Free Resources for Your Room

Friday, September 17, 2010

Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades:

The Reader's Notebook: Grades 3–12

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management

Grades:

One of the nice advantages of moving from grade 3 to grade 5 online with Scholastic is that I can pull up old...

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