Involving Students in the Evaluation Process

January 25, 2010

The other day my 12 year old nephew called to ask about a class assignment. He had to select a word to describe a boy who helped his team by allowing another teammate to score the winning point. I suggested team player. He felt the word generous described the boy’s actions.
I [...]

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10 Easy Strategies to Engage Students in Every Classroom

January 21, 2010

At the end of the day, my aim as a teacher was to always try and go home with some energy and a positive attitude after a long exhausting day of work. Today as I travel across the country coaching teachers on how to effectively use project learning, my aim still remains the same.
It is [...]

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Advantages of Classroom Student Feedback

January 16, 2010

Feedback from the children is important so that educators and other stakeholders know whether the educational program is effective, and whether the school is living up to its mission and vision. A student’s feedback would help in the following areas:
The school: Education and learning cannot happen in isolation. They have to happen in an atmosphere [...]

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Providing K-12 Homeschool Students with School Support

January 14, 2010

K-12 homeschooling is slowly becoming popular among the parents due to various reasons. Often parents wanting to switch to K-12 homeschooling complain about the poor environment of the schools, their teaching practice and also the individual policies of the district schools.They also opine in favor of the home environment to impart better education and moral, [...]

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What to Expect From a Good K-12 Principal

January 11, 2010

The principal, in any institution, is the fulcrum of the index and it does not work differently for k-12 educators.
A used-to eye will easily get to know about the health of the institution from a single glance towards the principal. No, this discussion is not about how the principal should look, though that is also [...]

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