Teacher Uses Band-Aids To Explain Difference Between Equality Vs Equity, 8-Year-Olds Understand It Better Than Adults Kids are smart, curious and adaptable, and can learn challenging concepts with remarkable ease with the right teaching methods. Show Full Text Tumblr user aloneindarknes7 illustrated this by sharing their way of teaching 8-year-olds the difference between two similar but distinct ideas, those of equality and equity. The teacher, who has been teaching for 3 years, learned the technique from a grade level lead and really enjoys getting important social concepts across to enquiring young minds, helping them to be responsible adults of the future. “The most rewarding part of my job is seeing my students’ excitement. Now obviously, simply knowing the difference between these two concepts, and learning how to implement them in real life are too completely different things. This image was posted recently, explaining the difference between equality and equity So a teacher decided to share how they make 8-year-olds understand the concepts Some people agreed with the post What do you think?
PZ's Thinking Routines Toolbox | Project Zero Welcome to Project Zero’s Thinking Routines Toolbox. This toolbox highlights thinking routines developed across a number of research projects at PZ. A thinking routine is a set of questions or a brief sequence of steps used to scaffold and support student thinking. A vast array of PZ's work has explored the development of thinking, the concept of thinking dispositions, and the many ways routines can be used to support student learning and thinking across age groups, disciplines, ideals, competencies, and populations. To learn more about PZ Thinking Routines and their background, watch this video introduction. Background on PZ’s Visible Thinking Project Zero’s broader work on Visible Thinking can be defined as a flexible and systematic research-based approach to integrating the development of students' thinking with content learning across subject matters. Thinking routines exist in all classrooms. The thinking routines included in this toolbox are organized in four ways –
4 Tips for Effective Classroom Management Classroom management is simply the techniques teachers use to maintain control in the classroom. Educators employ a variety of strategies and techniques to ensure that students are organized, on task, well-behaved, and productive during the school day. A lack of effective classroom management can cause chaos and stress, which can create an unsatisfactory learning environment for students and an unsatisfactory work environment for the teacher. Know Your Students and How They Learn Implementing successful classroom management strategies creates a positive learning environment for students and ensure that they successfully master the materials presented. Teachers always want their students to succeed and thrive, but what that looks like for each individual might differ. You can proactively plan for a wide variety of learning styles and personalities but plan to adjust your approach once you have a better idea of the students in your class. Have a Strong Lesson Plan
Photographer RE My Beginning of the Year Parent Questionnaire Two of my three kids; and that’s who this is all about Yesterday I shared my student questionnaire so I find it only apt to share my parent questionnaire as well. While there are so many things I wanted to ask my parents, I wanted to keep it short and to the point. As always, feel free to make a copy and make it your own. Here is a link to the actual form Here are just the questions on the form: Tell Me A Little Bit About Your Child What is the most important thing I should know about your child? Tell Me A Little Bit About You and Your Family What are you looking forward to with 5th grade? Like this: Like Loading... Gestion de classe L’expertise en éducation est autour de nous. Ayant de par mon passé donné plus de 6 ans de ma carrière à la formation continue des enseignants, il m’est apparu évident que l’investissement en éducation ne donnait que trop peu d’impact sur ce pour quoi on la faisait au départ, c’est-à-dire à bonifier la réussite... Et si la réussite amplifiait la relation maître-élève! Septembre Le plaisir de septembre où tout, tout, tout redevient possible. Gestion de classe : Le “Post-it” qui supporte l’autonomie! Image 1 : “J’aimerais aller en “Théorie”, car en “Théorie”, tout va bien”. Gestion de classe : Les 9 ajustements de septembre Bonjour! 13 trucs de gestion de classe qui instaurent le respect. Quand vient le temps de gérer sa classe, on a souvent l’habitude d’instaurer un système d’émulation ou des règles et de supporter toutes ces règles par des punitions.
A Classroom Management Plan for Elementary School Teachers Every school day isn’t perfect, even for the best teachers; kids are human and will have bad days. But, you can work toward whatever your ideal classroom looks like by establishing clear classroom rules and procedures from the first day of school. When students know what is expected of them, and these expectations are reinforced daily, there is little room for power struggles between teacher and student, or complaints from parents. Classroom Rules Imagine a basketball game in which none of the players know the rules. In your classroom, you are the referee, your students are the players, and the fans are parents and guardians. Less is More Create a few straightforward yet inclusive rules for your classroom. We just gave you a lot of rules for writing classroom rules! “Something I do in my classroom that works great is to write the rules with my students,” explains Katy Jaeger, a first-grade teacher in Colorado. Communicate with Parents Be Consistent Classroom Procedures Teaching Procedures or
Photography Business | Freelance Photography Jobs | Photographers Wanted Finding It for Free By Meredith Scaggs Found in: Advice & Support It came from catastrophe. In 2008, the Cedar River overflowed, flooding 10 square miles of the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Amid the ensuing damage, many schools found themselves short on classroom supplies and without the funds to replace them. So a group of enterprising educators, together with the Cedar Rapids Education Association and a local credit union, opened the Teacher Store, a place where teachers could get free supplies for the classroom. Staffed by volunteers, the store solicits donations of goods to "sell" from area merchants and accepts overstock items and damaged and seasonal goods. “The key to the success of a store like this is finding the right partner,” says Tammy Wawro, Iowa State Education Association Vice President and CREA President. Fortunately, the Linn Area Credit Union had contacted CREA prior to the flood, looking for a way to partner with them on a project. Get Support from the Community Don’t Be Afraid to Ask
The Teaching Bug: Have You Filled Your Bucket Today? For those of you who are not aware of what "Bucket Fillers" are, then please visit this website: Bucket Fillers 101. In a nutshell, the Bucket Filling concept is that we all carry around invisible buckets, which is where we store our good thoughts and feelings, when our buckets are full we are happy and when our buckets are empty then we are sad. By filling each others buckets (gratitude, compassion, kindness, positive comments, etc.) we fill our own and by 'dipping' in each others bucket (negative comments, bullying, put downs, etc.) we are dipping into our own too. The book "Have You Filled Your Bucket Today?" When I went to the Target Dollar Spot the other afternoon, I found this really cute white tin pail with a bow on it and I thought it would be perfect for classrooms that are "Bucket Fillers". (Before the Makeover: Plain ol' white bucket) They had them in various solid colors (pastel: pink, yellow, blue, etc.) and some even had print (polka dots, stripes, etc.) on the buckets.