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Here are 3 online search tips to empower your lesson planning:
Twitter – Okay, so you know about Twitter. You probably even have an account but are you using it to get dynamite lesson plan ideas? Let me share a feature of Twitter that is absolutely essential for me. It is called “hashtags.” These are short [...]
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A professional plumber knows where to look for a leak. A professional exterminator knows where the bugs hide. A dynamite professional teacher knows how to extract the important bits, or chunks, out of a lesson and drive them home. The goal of every lesson should always be 90-100% mastery. This goal is best achieved [...]
It really doesn’t matter what your focus is when teaching as long as you have one. It’s been said if you aim at nothing you will surely hit it. On the other hand, if you aim at something you might miss but you will surely be closer.
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As I wrote in my last post, setting up a classroom for the year can be a daunting task. Every district and every school have certain “non-negotiables” you must have up in your room on day one with the kids. At the same time, if you are into what you do as I [...]
Today I put everything I wasn’t using in a cabinet … unseen. The only stuff I need out is the stuff I am using and focusing on now. This is very helpful for me.
57 teaching days ’til the California Standards Test. Here’s what I am focusing on today:
Test Prep
Fractions Test
Benchmark math review [...]
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