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#rED25 I saw so much and I also missed so much - just because there was so much to choose from. Can't wait for Edinburgh.
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Today was the first day back with my new classes. I tried a radically new approach to setting a culture of focus and attention in the room. đ§”
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âYou become what you think about all day longââ Ralph Waldo Emerson When schools do âmental health screeningsâ, push for more counseling, and daily âmood monitorsâ that get students thinking about depression, anxiety, and other issues what results exactly are they expecting?
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"Instead of encouraging more and more small group teaching, districts should provide professional development in the most effective ways to deliver whole-class instruction." https://t.co/bn3FvAd3lO
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@PeartJames I think we need to completely ditch differentiation as a term
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@MrZachG Why do the people who dismiss the need to learn how to read always do it in long form essay? Why donât they create a tik tok, use emojis, or a scratch and sniff sticker to communicate their ideas?
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How the press works: -School gets graded Inadequate and -Requires Improvement for over ten years. Unions express concern over behaviour. -Local papers staring at shoes for decade -School closed because of problems, academised. -December last year: new head teacher to fix the
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Asking teachers to fill a quasi-therapeutic role, running group therapy in their classrooms could make mental health worse? Who among us could have predicted this? Who, I say? Who?!
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One of the best teaching tools I have is a rubber stamp and an ink pad.
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1. As a result of working in a strong behavioural system that allows relationships to grow in a conflict-minimal context 2. Sure, but platitude 3. Desirable, but pretty damn hard 4. LOL 5. Inaccurate
Teachers who have less behavior issues have the following in common: 1. Have great relationships with their students 2. Firm but fair 3. Don't take things personally 4. Involve students in making classroom decisions and rules 5. Uses humor What else would you add? #teacher
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You sit in the back of a taxi. Youâre supposed to put on your seat belt, but you forget. But the car doesnât. It beeps and beeps to remind you. Even if you ignore it, it beeps away until you get fed up and put the belt on to stop it. The beep is both a signal and a deterrent and
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Once again, I am reading comments in this platform that characterize phonics as boring. Once again, I would like to remind everyone that what is a little dry to adults can be magic in the eyes of a six year old. Especially with a strong curriculum and a great teacher.
Them: Phonics is drudgery and will turn off our kindergarteners from reading! Kindergarteners: @MCScommunicates #Reading360
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@JamesAFurey Below is what researchers Catherine Snow and Connie Juel say in their chapter in "The science of reading: A handbook" (2005). If you disagree, then I think you need to produce some pretty good evidence to back up your claim.
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âThe reason we want children to behave isnât because we want them to be compliant, itâs because we want them to be successful.â @tombennett71 @researchED_US
#rEDNYC
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This!
âThe reason we want children to behave isnât because we want them to be compliant, itâs because we want them to be successful.â @tombennett71 @researchED_US
#rEDNYC
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If you pay attention, you can see this process play out in all domains of learning. Cognitive Load Theory isnât just the latest fad in education; itâs a description of how the brain works.
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@JoanneLeeJacobs @heckmanequation @AlisonBaulos @FrannieBlock @arotherham @rickhess99 @rpondiscio Here's an idea... TEACH USING EXPLICIT DIRECT INSTRUCTION! No PBL, no "discovery," no "guide by the side" nonsense. JUST TEACH!
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