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

Finding a Balance: You Come First!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Left: My best friend from college and I at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida.

Do you know another teacher...

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Planning Engaging Units in All Subjects

Thursday, March 25, 2010
Science, Social Studies, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:


"We're building and racing rubber-band propelled vehicles? What will we do at the Renaissance Festival next Friday...

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Book Publishing Classroom Project

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5

Research has proven that granting students the freedom to write about the topics of their choice provides...

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Boosting Self-Confidence: A Guide for Teachers, Parents and Students

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Every single day, we as teachers have an important role to help our students to exceed grade level standards. We...

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Incorporating Centers in Reading and Math

Thursday, March 4, 2010
Reading, Math, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:


 For the six years I have been an intermediate teacher, I have...

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Early College Awareness in Elementary School

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Math, Social Studies, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Ten years ago, it may not have seemed possible to expose elementary students to the prospect of...

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Ms. Jasztal's Reading Comprehension Series: Main Idea and Supporting Details

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Reading, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

When students read or listen to non-fiction, they must locate details that pertain to the main idea of the selection....

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Tech Tidbit: Displaying Classroom Photos Online

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Communication and the Internet
Grades:

Do you take photos or videos of your students completing experiments or cooperative learning assignments in your...

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February Activities for all Subjects

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies
Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Valentine's candy fractions, motorized car experiments and other clever tips for celebrating February's many holidays

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Teaching in a Data-Driven Society

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Math, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Every day in our lives, we have to face that our society is data-driven. If you think about it, everything is "ruled" by...

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Victoria Jasztal
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