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

Micro Rubrics: Improving Writing With Specific Feedback

Monday, October 26, 2009
Language Arts, Classroom Management, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:


If you sometimes find yourself up late at night reading through a stack of essays or lab reports then you'...

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Classroom Tools: Super Helpful Management Gadgets

Monday, October 19, 2009
Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 9–12

 

If you're anything like me, you love perusing the isles at the 99 cent store. Yes, I love a good bargain, but the main reason for this is that I'm always looking for gadgets that can help me to manage my class. I think that we can all...

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Upgrading Your Classroom Library: Building Reading Comprehension

Monday, October 12, 2009
Reading, Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

I knew Jesse's story before we had even met. He had been kicked out of numerous schools and had a history of failing. His...

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Color Coded Workbooks: The Ultimate Classroom Management Tool

Monday, October 5, 2009
Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 9–12

This post explains how I've managed to increase my personal classroom quality of life and get more work out of my students at the same time. But before you continue, let me give you a disclaimer, there was A LOT of work that went into what we're...

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Oral and Partner Cloze: Effective Fluency Strategies

Sunday, September 27, 2009
Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

For many students, reading out loud is a nerve-racking experience. Whenever I...

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No Smartboard? No Problem! - Making the Most Out of Your Projector

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades:

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Essay Writing With English Language Learners and Special Populations

Monday, September 14, 2009
Language Arts, Classroom Management, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:


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Enforcing Classroom Rules Part 2: Surrendering the 1-Up

Monday, September 7, 2009
Classroom Management
Grades:

This was written by an actual high school student:

"What is teenage life to me? That's a good question. If I said...

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Enforcing Class Rules Part 1: Extreme Professionalism

Monday, August 31, 2009
Classroom Management
Grades:

Ironically, the times when teachers need to be the most professional are often the times when they let their emotions take over. It's been my experience that the worse a student's behavior is, the more professional I have to act in order to...

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Engagement Routines: Structured Academic Discussion

Monday, August 24, 2009
Classroom Management, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:


For some teachers, classroom discussion is one of the most dreaded activities. This is because they know from past...

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