Breaking the Ice Showing students that you care enough to learn their names on the first day of school and to find out about their personal interests is essential in building long lasting relationships. Establishing these relationships early on will pay off throughout the school year. Research has shown that Read more…
Search For The Strengths In the book Soar with Your Strengths, authors Donald O. Clifton & Paula Nelson, state that we tend to focus on our weaknesses rather than on our strengths. The general belief is that we need to fix what’s wrong and let the strengths take care of Read more…
2012 National Teacher Of The Year The 2012 National Teacher of the Year, Rebecca Mieliwocki, was interviewed July 16, 2012 on CBS This Morning. She is a 7th grade teacher in Burbank, California. In this interview she listed the 5 Things That Make a Great Teacher. Here’s her list: 1. Enthusiasm Read more…
Build Relationships It’s all about relationships. How many times have you heard that phrase…especially when it refers to managing student behavior? Well, it’s true. Everyone, adults as well as children, want to be acknowledged. Everyone wants to feel that someone cares. When students feel that their teacher truly cares about Read more…
Sharpen Your Saw! Summer is a great time to sharpen the saw. What exactly does that mean? Well, have you ever tried to cut something with scissors that are dull? Or cut with a dull knife? Frustrating and tedious isn’t it? You exert more effort than you would if the Read more…
Managing Your Time We all struggle with managing our time. Even with all of the advances in technology, time management is still an issue. Did you ever stop and wonder what happened to your day? Where did all the time The question is not about how to manage our time. Read more…
Checking For Understanding How do you know that your students know? How do you check for understanding? If you wait until the test, you’ve waited too long. Weave questions throughout your instruction. Explain, define and model. Ask questions beyond basic knowledge and comprehension. Ask questions at the higher end of Read more…