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Here’s what birdwatching taught me about classroom management

eSchool News

I lost sight, specifically, of how teachers develop the radar necessary for classroom management. If I could start my teaching career again, I would request professional development days to observe beyond my content area, grade level, and even my school. And for most, it starts with classroom management.

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4 reflections on the end of the school year

eSchool News

The end of the year is not just a time for wrapping up grades and packing up classrooms–it’s also a powerful opportunity for growth and renewal. Educators may evaluate what worked well and what didn’t, including instructional strategies, classroom management techniques, student engagement efforts, and time management.

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Why I Left the Classroom to Build a School Black Children Deserve

Edsurge

It began with heartbreak, repeated heartbreak, in classrooms across the Southeastern United States. I walked into classrooms where ninth graders were reading at a third-grade level. The hardest parts aren’t lesson plans and classroom management. It’s managing cash flow. Don’t just build a school.

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8th Grade ELA Teacher Essentials: 11 Top Teaching Tools

Teachers Pay Teachers

Teaching 8th grade ELA can be a uniquely rewarding experience, as long as you’ve got the right tools. A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. But is that enough to prepare new teenagers for 9th grade?

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A Teacher’s Guide to a Better School Year

Teacher Mood

Even in June, your mind drifts back to moments from the school yearsome you want to relive, and others you wish had gone differently. Over the next several weeks, well walk through 15 simple changes you can make this summersmall steps that will help you reset for a better school year. Thats exactly why this blog series exists.

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Engaging Strategies for Reluctant Learners in High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

Use these classroom strategies for reluctant learners in high school to build relationships, stoke curiosity, and build a learning team that focuses on student success. Use ice breakers for high school students to learn more about them as individuals. Table of Contents 1. Begin with a fresh start 2.

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Why Giving My Students More Choice Was the Most Punk Rock Thing I Could Do

Edsurge

“Back in school, you ever get busted for trying to walk and have some administrator tell you, ‘Son, you can shirk your obligations and try to be different from your peers, but the responsibility of your future is gonna find you!’" In most classrooms, the management boils down to, “I’m the teacher, so I’m in charge.”