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How a Focus on Independent Learning Transformed My Most At-Risk Students

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Centered Learning Since starting college, I’ve wanted to develop a classroom that ran entirely by learning centers. I spent the first four years of my career building the activities and classroom management skills I would need to pull it off. Amanda Lotz is a life sciences teacher at at Southside Middle School in New Hampshire.

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How to Put Kindness in Your Classes

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Elementary School Students Do a chore without being reminded. Wave hello to the school principal. Middle School Students Bring coffee to your mom. Write a gratitude card and give it to someone who works at the school. High School Students Be on time for school. Go to bed without being reminded.

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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

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Jami Rhue thought her first stint as a school librarian would be a quick detour in her career as a classroom teacher. But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again.

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Can middle schoolers handle college? This San Jose school is finding out

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In summary The San Jose Evergreen Community College District offers a course at a local middle school, and plans to offer more in the future. the regular school day at August Boeger Middle School had already ended, but one class is about to start. The college faculty union worries that the students are too young.

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Why I Still Believe in the iPad’s Positive Impact on Classrooms

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But with new digital tools comes new forms of learning experiences, and new learning experiences require addressing class management head-on. But here’s the thing: Successful integration of the iPad into the classroom does require the development of a new mindset of student-centered learning and creation.

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How to Put Kindness in Your Classes

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Elementary School Students. Wave hello to the school principal. Middle School Students. Write a gratitude card and give it to someone who works at the school. High School Students. Be on time for school. Create a show about kindness and present it to elementary schools (e.g.

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Teacher Support in the Digital-Blended Classroom

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Instead…achievement occurs by pairing technology with [trained] classroom teachers who provide real-time support and encouragement to students.”. Felicia Zorn has taught both middle school in Georgia and elementary school in Tennessee. About the Author.