Tue, Dec 01, 2015 8:07 PM in Keeping Up With All Subjects
I am a student teacher and I have noticed that it is very difficult to keep up with all subjects that a teacher needs to teach (my cooperating teacher is behind in science). Sometimes, more time is dedicated to one subject over another because of time. Teachers don't have enough time to cover everything. What are some ways to help me prevent this in my real classroom? How can I teach all subjects ...
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Mon, Nov 30, 2015 9:19 PM in Should we require creativity?
I don't think creativity should be something to be graded on. Everyone is different in their own ways. Some students may not even have the necessary resources/materials to have a creative project. The main objective of having students do projects is to assess whether they understood the content and their project reflects their application of that content - not how creative they can be.
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Mon, Nov 30, 2015 9:11 PM in reward system?
I am a student teacher currently working in an elementary classroom. My cooperating teacher uses the reward system where she gives points to the teams/groups that are the least quiet. Once the students see her rewarding a group because of their behavior or because their tables are clean, etc., they also want to get a point as well. As result, they start to behave and do the same thing as the group...
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