This posting explains this policy matter.

This posting explains this policy matter using textual evidence from the article.

This posting compares and contrasts Harry Wong's The First Days of School and Fred Jones' Tools for Teaching.

This posting offers a comparison and contrast of Harry Wong's The First Days of School and Fred Jones' Tools for Teaching in It also answers the following questions: 1. What are the strengths of each? 2. What are the weaknesses of each? 3. From what you have read in the two books, have you seen anything in action during ...continues

Assertive Discipline question

A new student has arrived in your classroom. Although it's only the student's first day in your room, you get the feeling that he "is going to be a handful." He seems disinterested in what you have to say, and has already disrupted surrounding students by visiting. QUESTIONS: What aspects of Assertive Discipline could y ...continues

How can a teacher help students with mild disabilities be successful in the classroom?

What strategies can a teacher implement for students with mild disabilties to be successful in a general education classroom? What is your position on the ways that students with disabilties should be taught?

Scenario question

Gary is a new student to Ms. Adams fifth grade classroom. He appears uninteresed in what is going on. He has already shown aggressive behavior towards other students, and Ms. Adams feels threatened by his "I'm in charge" attitude and refusal to work. Using "mistaken goals" what strategies can you come up with that might assis ...continues

Scenario question

You have a student that consistently does not finish classroom work, even though she is capable. You have tried encouraging her, giving her extra rewards for work completed, and contacting her parents. When the student is confronted about unfinished work, she reacts in a hostile way. This may include everything from arguing w ...continues

Play - Stimulate child to child conversations.

1. How can play stimulate child to child conversations. 2. What is the teacher's role in dramatic play.

Schema

I'm having a really hard time understanding Meta-cognition. I need help on explaining the four types of learning listed below. What it represents and then discuss if it is a long /short term memory tool. Is it meant to help w/large or small amounts of data and lastly the format of the style being used. Samples to use ...continues

This posting offers a children's poem/song about advent.

This posting brainstorms ideas about a children's poem or song about advent or the advent wreath to use as a motivating activity for a lesson plan.

Child's literacy

1. What are some ideas for supporting a child's literacy at home. 2. What are various theories of writing development (STAGES OF WRITING).