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Exciting ideas  in a daily blog by mentor teachers

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

Happy Holidays

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8


Merry Christmas to all my friends and family. I won’t be blogging over the holiday vacation; however, I will be...

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Netbooks in the Classroom

Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Classroom Management, Writing, Technology
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

What does a 21st century classroom look like? This year, as a part of a federal building grant, our school...

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Christmas Extravaganza

Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Grades: 6–8

'Tis the season to be giving, and that is what the Middle School Christmas Extravaganza is all about. This year we are...

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Digital Comments in Microsoft Word

Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

Microsoft Word offers many valuable tools to assist students and teachers in the classroom. One of these is the comments...

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Video Booktalks — Booktalk 101

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 6–8

 Have you ever had one of those moments when you begin teaching a well-planned lesson, and the students’ enthusiasm takes...

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Friendly Letters: Giving Thanks at Thanksgiving

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Language Arts, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to immerse students in an authentic writing experience. In my class, we write friendly...

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Teaching Word Processing Skills in English Class

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Language Arts, Classroom Management, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

I can’t imagine being proficient at my job without keyboarding skills. There is too much to do with so little time. Likewise, the ability to use a word processor to communicate is important to our students’ success in school and in the...

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Predictograms Improve Reading Comprehension

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Reading, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5, 6–8

This week, I started my Cinderella unit, which is based on Cinderella tales from around the world. The anchor text is the...

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Professional Development: Food for the Teacher's Soul

Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8

Different states have different criteria for keeping and maintaining teaching licenses. In New York State, we are required...

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Honoring Our Military Heroes

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Language Arts, Social Studies, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Veterans Day
Grades: 6–8

There are no words to express the sorrow over such losses. So, when November 11th comes around, we stop to honor the men and women who have fallen, who have served, and who are serving in the United States Military. ...

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Special Interests: Common core state standards, specialized testing
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