Mon, Apr 04, 2016 6:31 PM in Including the Outdoors in your Classroom
I am a non-formal educator who works in a Nature Center. I am the Adventure Education Manager at a center just outside of Milwaukee. I am interested in finding additional ways to reach students in the classroom as well as helping teachers reach their goals when they are at our site. We currently use pre trip worksheets that introduce the topics and vocabulary. These are sent to all of the teac...
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Mon, Apr 04, 2016 6:22 PM in Classroom Management
I have found that the best way to manage kids is to set up expectations right away. Make sure the kids are involved in creating the rules. They are much more likely to remember them and act within them if they help to decide what is possible. Have the students sign the agreement and keep it somewhere that they see it everyday. Review the contract with them when needed and add new rules if probl...
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Mon, Apr 04, 2016 6:08 PM in Engaging Students
Hi,
For those of you who are just starting to teach and science may not have been your 'thing' my biggest recommendation is to talk to other teachers in your school or district, use your resources. Find something about your subject that interests you. If you aren't interested then neither are your kids. Try to use multiple activities like dioramas, skits, songs, poems, etc. The more options...
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