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You have just graduated with a degree in education, and are ready for your first classroom! Or are you? You might even be a second or third year teacher with a few lingering jitters. Did you know that in addition to creating spectacular lessons, you need to be an interior designer, manager, relationship builder and more. How do you survive the first few weeks of school, so that the rest of the year is a powerful learning experience for all? In "Surviving...
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WHY won't he stay in his seat? WHY does she flap her hands? And WHAT should I do?? As inclusion becomes the norm in general education, teachers are faced with behaviors they have never seen before. Special needs educators may recognize the telltale symptom of a sensory need or a textbook-case of an avoidance behavior, but this is all new territory for the general-ed crowd! Written by Director of Special Education Peter Gennaro, occupational therapist...
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A book about helping music students COME ALIVE and discover joy on a level they never had access to. A style of teaching and modeling in the classroom that touches their deepest desires, activates their playfulness and courage.
A self-assured, playful, loving teacher can make all the difference in the world. That's where this book comes in. Its content is here to elevate your practice as a teacher, and in so doing, help you emancipate your students...
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Do we really need to use technology-based tools in our language classrooms? Absolutely! It's because students of this age are digital natives while we, teachers and parents, are digital immigrants. That's why we have to know how to deal with those digital natives who are being raised acquiring technology as they acquire a language. However, technology-based tools change over time or become obsolete. What we use now may be replaced by a new tool next...
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Pius Ryan and Rick Ryan (who are not related) have developed, independently of each other, similar philosophical views concerning public schooling. They believe that "for children, schooling is not only preparation for life -- it is life" and that, consequently, district leaders have a responsibility to create systemic structures that improve classroom learning. This goal is accomplished both through leadership and the development of teachers. The...
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Involve students and they learn. Learning activities that require students to discuss, question, clarify, and apply, help them retain the content we want them to remember. Active Learning approaches-intellectual activity, social activity, and physical activity-help students learn how to ask meaningful questions and become empowered to be lifelong learners. This book lays a foundation for teachers interested in using active learning by: -Sharing the...
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Propuesta para articular los diversos instrumentos, sistemas y bases de datos empleados en la UdeG en un solo sistema que reconozca los logros y fortalezas de los diversos esfuerzos institucionales: el Sistema Integrado de Información para el Seguimiento de Estudiantes, Egresados y Empleadores (SIISEEE). Así sería posible avanzar en la construcción de una plataforma institucional que facilite obtener información rutinaria y estratégica para...
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This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to manage your classroom effectively. You will learn how to:
Make your classroom into a happy, fun, inspirational learning environment that will motivate and inspire your students.
Minimize the incidence of bad behavior and know how to address it simply and effectively.
No more will you have spitballs flying above your head. No more will you have students making so much noise that you cannot...
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Ensure singleton teachers feel integrally involved in the PLC process. With this user-friendly guide, you'll discover how small schools, full of singleton teachers who are the only ones in their schools teaching their subject areas, can build successful PLCs. Explore five methods for structuring PLC teams to better involve singletons, and read examples that highlight how real schools have made collaboration possible.
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This printable e-book describes "The Hierarchy of Social Development" that is used in schools, homes, and youth settings around the world. The four (4) short stories promote a desire to WANT to behave responsibly. The illustrations and poster explain the difference between "external" and "internal" motivation-and the advantage of the latter. In addition to the stories, illustrations, and poster, the eBook contains important tips for teaching the Hierarchy...
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Dr. Jones describes how highly successful teachers produce orderly, productive classrooms without working themselves to death. This program is the whole package - discipline, instruction and motivation - described in the down-to-earth language of "how to" with plenty of examples for guidance. You will learn how to decrease classroom disruptions, backtalk, dawdling and helpless hand raising while increasing responsible behavior, motivation, independent...
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The foundational concepts of belonging and becoming weave throughout this book as authors Laurie Barron and Patti Kinney help us understand why these concepts are so critical and how to help our students on the path to belonging and becoming. With current thinking and up-to-date research, Laurie and Patti discuss and share dozens of school and classroom examples on topics such as Executive function Self-efficacy Student voice/choice Differentiation...
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Discipline without Stress® Punishments or Rewards: How Teachers and Parents Promote Responsibility & Learning This landmark publication is the best-selling book for handling every discipline problem, promoting responsible behavior, and reducing apathy toward learning. The proactive, totally noncoercive -but not permissive-discipline and learning system. People around the world use the system to promote responsibility, promote learning, increase effectiveness,...
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Classroom discipline problems may be reduced through behavior management. But what can be done about the factors that drive misbehavior? Weeds like negativity, apathy, and unkindness are too slippery to be uprooted through consequences or incentive plans alone. A heart-centered classroom climate aims beyond exterminating the bad by striving to grow something more positive in its place. Combining insights from motivational theory, Scripture, and 25...
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According to the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, nearly half of teachers leave the profession after five years. This doesn't have to include you - learn how to love your job and be great at it. This book focuses on dealing with elementary school age children. It covers how to keep the attention of students, what to expect at each age and grade level, how to effectively discipline, and how to create an effective atmosphere in...
39) Reflexiones multidisciplinarias de académicas sobre la disrupción de la educación superior por el Co
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Todo libro es, por sí mismo, una buena noticia para la cultura y la superación humana. Pero cuando esa obra está escrita por mujeres de la modernidad académica de nuestro país, en plena crisis sanitaria, constituye un oasis de aliento y una fresca brisa de ensanchado optimismo intelectual. Desde siempre, las universidades han entregado estafetas ubérrimas de talento y sabiduría para el decurso y discurso generacional, pero no, de la siempre...
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Tout professeur se demande comment motiver les étudiants à apprendre et comment créer un climat de classe propice à l'apprentissage. Après avoir expliqué, dans une première partie, un modèle théorique de motivation, d'engagement et de réussite scolaire, nous fournissons, dans la deuxième partie, plusieurs conseils pratiques pour créer et maintenir un climat de classe qui favorise l'apprentissage. Nous abordons également des moyens d'intervention...
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