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

Reflecting on the Past, Present, and Future of My Classroom Library

Monday, October 17, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

This post shows us how new technology and teachers' innovations are helping the classroom library evolve: there are ways to make it manageable for teachers and coveted by kids.

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"The Hunger Games" Novel Study

Monday, October 10, 2011
Guided Reading, Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences, Summarizing, Reading Response, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

How can you guide students through The Hunger Games? Continue reading to see activities and online resources that help students respond to this exciting novel.

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Going Paperless in the Classroom

Monday, October 3, 2011
Classroom Management, Writing, Educational Technology, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 9–12

I've set a goal of going paperless in my English class within two years. Read on to learn about why this is important — and why it will benefit my students — and how I intend to do it.

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Five Tips for Creating the Problem-Free Group Project

Monday, September 26, 2011
Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 9–12

Assigning group work can be very frustrating. Reflecting back on my first year, I'm amazed at how out-...

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Proposing the Use of E-readers in the Classroom

Monday, September 19, 2011
Reading, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 9–12

The idea of using e-readers in my classroom came to me several years ago. As textbooks become more...

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Three Classroom Activities to Celebrate Banned Books Week

Monday, September 12, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 9–12

 

In the movie Field of Dreams, there is a scene at a school board meeting where PTO members are attempting to ban a book: The Boat Rocker by Terrence Mann. This scene is not far from reality. According to...

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Building the Foundation for a Successful School Year

Monday, September 5, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 9–12

Week Two of the 2011-2012 school year is already "in the books."  I cannot believe how time is flying...

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Using Five Web-based Tools to Motivate and Engage the 21st Century Writer

Monday, August 29, 2011
Classroom Management, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 9–12

In his book,...

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Ten Years Later: Remembering September 11th With an Oral History Project

Monday, August 22, 2011
Research Skills, Communication and the Internet, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 9–12

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was on my way to work in Springfield, Illinois.  Many people...

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Three Tech Tools to Collect and Analyze Student Interest Data

Monday, August 15, 2011
Classroom Management, Research Skills, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 9–12

Our classroom and teaching strategies must be student focused. Maintaining a positive teacher and...

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Jeremy Rinkel
Illinois
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Special Interests: Free web-based tools, professional development, reading comprehension, strategies for reaching millenials
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