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Positive Affirmation

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.

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The custodial and maintenance staff isn’t just around to sweep the floors, empty the wastebaskets, and clean up messes. They play an important role in the school environment. Tags: school relationships professional development teacher preparation
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Poetry That Can Be Used in Any Class

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 skills literacy authentic assessment evaluation interdisciplinary
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Emergency Lesson Plans, Real Lifesaving Tools

Everyone gets those situations in life where an emergency has come up, and you don't have the time (or sometimes the ability) to get a good lesson plan in to school for your students. Maybe you have a family emergency or a disrupted travel plan and you just cannot get into school to leave detailed lessons. Tags: lesson planning teacher preparation professional development
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Revisiting SQ3R Reading Strategy

Many teachers have used the SQ3R reading strategy successfully for years. For new teachers, this can have a positive impact on whatever class, grade, or subject you are teaching. Reading is a vital skill in every class and every subject area, and a strategy to improve students' reading while working on specific class material is extremely beneficial.
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Second Day of Class Writing Assignment

Our school uses a common writing program that increases in complexity at each grade level. The teachers use common terminology and formats for paragraphs which are the basis of our drafting. Tags: writing skills literacy authentic assessment evaluation first week
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Active Learning Leads to Technology Use in Class

Active learning involves having students become a part of the learning process. No longer is the teacher always the center of the learning process. It is a multi-directional learning experience where learning takes place through teacher to student, student to teacher, and student to student. Tags: technology professional development self-directed learners
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