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Addressing SEL and Behavior Challenges with Relationships

A Principal's Reflections

Classroom Management : Co-create rules and consequences with students. Admin should look to work daily meetings into the schedule as a way to help teachers with management issues. While there is a wealth of resources out there, I would be remiss if I didn’t outline some practices that can be employed regularly.

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A Systematic Approach to Social and Emotional Support

A Principal's Reflections

All of this has led to a dramatic increase in discipline issues and a significant amount of time having to be spent on classroom management and establishing routines. Be sure to check out this article that outlines the specifics behind Venola’s Pause & React tool. It is frustrating for teachers and administrators alike.

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Good vs Great Teachers: My Ravitch Response

A Principal's Reflections

Earlier today I read an article published in the Washington Post by Diane Ravitch entitled " Ravitch on Teachers and Her Critics ". Sound classroom management skills. For the most part I agree with her views on No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and in many other areas. Ability to actively engage all learners.

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Transactional vs. Transformational Teaching

Catlin Tucker

We create a culture in our classrooms, establish norms and routines, and seek to influence our students. However, for many teachers, classroom management and behavior issues are constant distractions that complicate an already challenging job. If employees accomplish a task, they will be rewarded.

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Combatting the Challenges of Whole Group Lessons with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Pain Point: Teachers are frustrated the classroom management and behavior issues that can derail a lesson. Below is an image of teacher responses to the following questions: What are the benefits and challenges of the whole group, teacher-led model from your perspective? Consuming new information (e.g.,

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

A 2017 article by Edutopia states that students do not retain memorized facts and dates very well but they do remember first-person accounts that emotionally connect them to the subject.

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The factory model of schooling undermines teacher nurturing

Dangerously Irrelevant

In 2009 the peer-reviewed journal Educational Psychologist published a literature review article by Professor Johnmarshall Reeve on why the majority of teachers act in ways that thwart the primary psychological need for autonomy. In fact, the system suppresses nurturing behaviors. Related Posts. What will you ask of it?