Quick Tip Tuesday: Creating “familia” in your classroom
In Robin Turner’s high school English class in Anaheim, California, students are more than just classmates, they are family, or familia. Robin works hard throughout the year to create this sense of...
View ArticleQuick Tip Tuesday: Framework for a successful mini-lesson
In the final chapter of their book, Teaching for Deep Comprehension, Linda Dorn and Carla Soffos focus on mini-lessons. They discuss the drawbacks of standardized, scripted lessons some schools use and...
View ArticleQuestions & Authors: Synergy, Socratic Circles, and ‘dog slappers’
“How do I grade Socractic Circles?” This is a question Matt Copeland receives reguarly from classroom teachers. His response: “Well, maybe we don’t grade them.” In his new article in our Quesitons...
View ArticleQuick Tip Tuesday: Establishing classroom policies
In the second edition of Mentoring Beginning Teachers, authors Jean Boreen, Mary K. Johnson, Donna Niday, and Joe Potts provide mentors with a road map for helping new teachers become confident,...
View ArticleQuick Tip Tuesday: The paper shuffle
Homework assignments, handouts, field trip requests — even in this age of technology, teachers still deal with a lot of paperwork. In this week’s Quick Tip, Rick Wormeli shares how he deals with the...
View ArticleQuick Tip Tuesday: Building relationships in the classroom
I don’t know about you, but every time I read one of Debbie Miller’s books, I wish I could be a student in her classroom. Reading today’s Quick Tip, you will see why: Debbie shares how she builds a...
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