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Good vs Great Teachers: My Ravitch Response

A Principal's Reflections

Sound classroom management skills. Designs lessons that foster critical thinking skills and cognitive growth through authentic-based practices. Change educational technology Opinion pedagogy teacher' This leads me to list some defining characteristics of a good teacher: 1. Ability to actively engage all learners.

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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

ED Surge

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. I have coursework in school librarianship, so that's definitely a part of my progress, having actual school librarianship theories and pedagogies and systems under my belt. I'm an educator.

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I Once Made a Student Cry, and It Made Me a Better Teacher

ED Surge

I tried various classroom management strategies: positive narration, proximity and whole-class attention-getters. Education as a Humanizing Practice In Pedagogy of the Oppressed , Paulo Freire argues that education should make students more human. This behavior was unusual for her. Nothing worked.

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10 First Day of School Activities that aren’t Cheesy

Letters and Ink Blog

STEM Competitions Get students energized and ignite their competitive side with a variety of critical thinking competitions! I’ve created a great print-and-go organizer for this My Hexagonal Identity Activity , which can be snagged on my TpT store! My Hexagonal Identity Graphic Organizer 2.