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Critical reading and writing skills are essential for success in the
sciences. I assign short writing activities in my physical science
classes, where the students read a science-related article from Time
magazine, then write a one-page summary about what they read and their
reaction to it. I've found it an effective method to build reading
comprehension and writing composition skills.
It's the first day of the school year. The students march into your classroom, some with looks of expectation on their faces, others appear more apathetic. You have high expectations for this year. And it all starts with the emotional bank account. Tags: emotional intelligenceprofessional developmentclassroom managementseven habits
I picked Stephen Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" off the shelf last week and started reading. It had been sitting on my shelf for over a year after I made it through the first 100 pages or so and stopped. I guess it never really struck a nerve when I started reading the first time, so I didn't continue. Tags: seven habitsemotional intelligenceprofessional developmentclassroom management
Poetry need not be confined to the realms of the dust-covered tomes of
your high school English department. And you need not be afraid or
intimidated by poetry; anybody can write fun (and yet educational)
poems.
Tags: writing skillsliteracyauthentic assessmentevaluationinterdisciplinary
