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Teachers Share: November 2010
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Ideas for Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grade teachers. Wednesday, November 10, 2010. By looking at a child's strengths we are not failing to consider his challenges, we are merely balancing the equation that has been out of proportion for too long. By Jenifer Fox, Author Of Your Child's Strengths. See below for some basic tips and links to other resources and readings:. Enlist students in self-assessment and preparation for conferences. No parent or student should be surprised by their grades or overal...
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Teachers Share: August 2009
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Ideas for Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grade teachers. Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Welcome to the ICTC Middle School Blog for teachers! This blog is designed primarily for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Teachers. The blog will be updated with new ideas and resources to use in your classroom. We hope this is helpful as you begin the school year. This is a great opportunity to learn from each other! Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Getting to Know Each Other: Celebrating Students' Cultural Heritage. Sharing your own writing...
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Teachers Share: March 2010
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Ideas for Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grade teachers. Monday, March 1, 2010. Teen brains: They really are wired differently! So, that 7th grader with the surly mood and questionable judgment is merely a product of a poorly connected frontal lobe? While there are certainly a number of factors affecting the personality and performance of teen students, our understanding of development and the brain can explain a lot. Teen Brains Are Not Fully Connected. Source: Nature Neuroscience 2003. Listen to the Story.
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Teachers Share: February 2010
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Ideas for Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grade teachers. Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Test Preparation: Managing the Stress. Is at the forefront of everyone's mind. While we know that these tests should be just one of many assessment measures, they are high stakes tests for most schools and students. Either way, we do all we can to ensure students perform to the best of their ability. We know from a large body of research and our own life experience that. There are simple, deliberate techniques you can teach y...
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Teachers Share: Picture Books for Adolescents? YES! YES! YES!
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Ideas for Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grade teachers. Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Picture Books for Adolescents? Is it important for students to read from a variety of texts? Do visuals support English Language Learners and all students to better comprehend text? Do Middle School students respond better to shorter reading assignments and choice? Are there more picture books being written on sophisticated content? Should you read aloud to Middle Schoolers? Check out positions taken by the. Http:/ www.readwr...
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The Good Stuff - Christine Teaches
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The answer is out there, and it's looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to.". Trinity, The Matrix. Useful Websites and Books for Writing Teachers. Common Core State Standards -. Always Write - corbettharrison.com. Ralph Fletcher - www.ralphfletcher.com. ReadWriteThink - www.readwritethink.org. National Council of Teachers of English - www.ncte.org. WritingFix - www.writingfix.com. Creative Writing Ideas and Activities - www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com. Portsmouth: Heinemann, ...
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Mrs. Hudgens Class Blog: Favorite Podcasts
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Mrs Hudgens Class Blog. Thursday, October 4, 2012. Also has a good podcast, called the Jillian Michaels Show. When I taught English last year, I enjoyed Grammar Girl. These are just a few of my favorite pod-casts. My next goal would actually be to create my own podcast perhaps on the daily lesson. I have about 12 minutes to teach 7th graders a concept each 43 minute period- the perfect length of time for a podcast. I could alternate between videos and pod-casts to get my curriculum flipped. What I Have L...
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WritingFix Projects: Classroom Scrapbooks
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Sponsored by donations from our grateful users- Click here. To become a WritingFix Supporter. We still proudly offer a monthly lesson for all teachers who sign-up for our Lesson of the Month Ning. The Ning and check things out! The Ning and receive a free monthly writing lesson. On occasion, I do revise or update a lesson here at WritingFix. I also add new student samples to many posted lessons. Here are ways to receive updates and keep in touch :. Write in the Middle. My name is Theresa Crowley. Which s...
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Secondary English Methods ~ Lyon College - Grammar - Language Arts
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Skip to main content. Get your brand new Wikispaces Classroom now. And do "back to school" in style. Secondary English Methods Lyon College. Write Right with Them. Other Sites of Literary Interest. Structure of the Classroom. Grammar - Language Arts. Teaching Grammar.Language Arts. Traditional or old school. Skill and drill exercises. Match skills to purpose of writer. Determine where students are. Common Core's List of Skills. Critical Thinking with 6 Writing Traits. Focus on Common Core. S = Strong Verb.
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