I use a timer... it's a student job to reset it when it beeps after 15 minutes. However, I've taught the expectation that the group with me needs...
Note to others: that website seems made from a professional development POV, not a "give me ideas to teach" POV. The book has hands-on lessons to...
Ummmmmm I think it's "Elementary & Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally." Yes, it is. It's awesome, I had an awful curriculum...
Have any of you referred to Van de Walle? It's such a great supplementary/resource book... look up ANY concept and there are all kinds of...
YES, it is weird what you have to do to save it. Right click on the PLAY icon. A pop-up menu will appear. Click on "Save Target As..."...
Littleschool -- most people at my school don't use "lists" of words, they break the words up into cards -- one word per card. That way you can...
The LA aspect works pretty well. You have a new skill (contractions, parts of speech, types of sentencs, etc) each week. I didn't do grammar...
I try to focus on goals that center around the student's individual improvement, rather than meeting set guidelines like passing a standardized...
I haven't used it but my co-teachers have and they love it (I plan on using it this year). It's a very quick (ha, ha) way to see where...
I've noticed something interesting... whenever we have a scholastic book fair, and my kids buy me gifts, they tend to buy books at THEIR level....
I observed a wonderful teacher last year who assigned jobs to table groups for the day. So, every day, a table group (3-5 kids) had to do ALL the...
We don't do the pledge... but I also think that just because kids didn't do it in the past (like, my class) doesn't mean that gives them an out or...
I've been having them log their reading at home (montly logs) and giving incentives for students who complete their logs well. But I feel like...
You should also know that a lot of colleges/universities no longer require a GRE (esp. in situations like ours, where we're working full-time and...
Thanks for letting me vent... I am not losing sleep over it, but I just needed to air some frustration. It's not directed toward anyone...
I listen to some of my favorite CDs, I just pre-screen them first. Paul Simon is a big hit, as is some of my international music. You can even...
Argh. C'mon people... I'm a little bit irrated that I can ask for help on how to keep my kids accountable for what they read, and only receive...
We started using Reading Street last year... it's BIG. :) There is just so much to it, but I think a lot of it is valuable. I used the leveled...
I posted this in the elem ed section as well, but I thought I might benefit from a specific "4th grade post". :) Hey! I'll be starting my 2nd...
Hey! I'll be starting my 2nd year in 4th grade on September 4th. I noticed last year that my kids weren't being held accountable for doing their...
