Thu, Apr 03, 2014 1:02 PM in Advice for new teachers
Get your management down from day one. Over plan!
Relationships with your children are key to a successfully managed room- learn all you can about them as individuals.
Your first year is the easiest- it's the following years that are much harder. When you first start off you don't know what you don't know.
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Wed, Mar 12, 2014 3:50 PM in FACTS: Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques - Let's Share!
Oh my such great ideas! I really don't have any to add that you haven't shared. I have Page's book and use it all the time for ideas. I will definitely check out the other sources mentioned. Following this post.
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Wed, Mar 12, 2014 3:45 PM in Need help creating a 4th grade electricity unit
We just finished a unit on energy/electricty and alternative sources of energy. We read aloud from City of Ember, which is all about how the generator is failing and the city is losing light power (it's underground), blackouts occur more and more frequently.
The kids spent a lot time researching various forms of alternative energy and it's effect on the environment. This was our main focus of ...
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