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PROOF POINTS: Putting praise to the test

The Hechinger Report

Herman’s earlier 2018 study of a praise-heavy classroom management program for elementary school students called The Incredible Years also found positive results. reprimands for every praise statement, Herman calculated in an earlier 2016 study of students in kindergarten through third grade. In reality, most are not.”.

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OPINION: It is time to pay attention to the science of learning

The Hechinger Report

Instead, we were taught how to structure a lesson and given tips on classroom management. A 2016 study found that not one textbook in commonly used teacher-training programs adequately covered the science of learning. I took “methods” classes that gave me strategies for discussions and activities.

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Persistent problems: A powerful paradigm for professional development

A Psychology Teacher Writes

This might play out differently dependent on the level of experience and expertise of each individual teacher: More novice teachers may lack awareness because they literally don’t see things in their classrooms that more expert teachers do (Wolff et al, 2016) and/or because they lack the mental models to analyse and interpret what is happening.

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3 studies argue against fidget spinners in the classroom

The Hechinger Report

He decided to study fidget spinners in 2016 after his then five-year-old daughter asked for them for Christmas. Assigning them active classroom jobs, such as being the door opener, can help too. In other words, good classroom management skills work.

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Teachers often ask youngsters to learn in ways that exceed even adult-sized attention spans

The Hechinger Report

The 2016 paper, “ Off-task behavior in elementary school children ,” was published in the peer-reviewed journal Learning and Instruction, and was funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, an arm of the Department of Education. In other words, the average elementary school student is distracted more than a quarter of the time.

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When a Tiny Fraction of Teachers File Most School Discipline Referrals

ED Surge

For instance, could their classrooms be in areas where more fights tend to break out? The data covers four school years from fall 2016 through spring 2020 at a “large, diverse, urban-intensive school district in California,” as described in the paper.

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Your Teachers Need a Win

Cult of Pedagogy

Classroom management and logistics : Have they set up any systems in the classroom that makes it run well? Are there any signs that students have been given the tools they need to manage some of their own learning independently? Is their delivery engaging, warm, entertaining, relatable?

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