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Myth or reality? The dreaded ‘freshman 15’
Dr. Denise A. Valenti EducationJust after parents waved goodbye to their newly enrolled college students this fall, it began. The now-independent students had their first meals in the dormitory cafeteria, and the "freshman 15" weight gain started.
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Easy conversational activities for teaching pronunciation
Douglas Magrath EducationThe perfection of pronunciation is an ongoing process in any language-learning situation. Both problems with grammar and accent can interfere with communication. This article offers a few suggestions to ESL instructors for teaching pronunciation using mainly interactive conversational activities.
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Is the resource room a waste of time?
Pamela Hill EducationRecently, I read a Facebook entry written by a parent of a student with learning disabilities. The parent said, "The resource room is a waste of time for my child." The comment took me aback. I began to internalize the comment and wondered if my work with students was a waste of time.
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We’re not full yet? Schools still eating their young
Thomas Van Soelen EducationI know many principals who love to hire teachers that are new to the profession, teachers hungry to please and receive feedback on their performance. These leaders often do this with the best intentions, for both students and the colleagues they hope these young teachers will impact.
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Using rubrics to provide more accurate feedback
Brian Stack EducationTeachers, make this your year to make better use of rubrics and a rubric scale for your assignments and your courses. If you do so, you will show improvement in instruction, assessment, performance, expectations, directions, assignment quality, self-evaluation, grading quality and feedback.
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Transforming classroom management for ELLs: Strategies for success
Erick Herrmann EducationClassroom management is a phrase and concept all teachers are familiar with and know intimately. There are numerous classroom management strategies that benefit all students, but that may be especially beneficial for culturally and linguistically diverse students.
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Inclusion Corner: Encouraging our students to have a growth mindset
Savanna Flakes EducationHave you ever found yourself wishing that you could create a community of students who are self-motivated and persist with challenging tasks? Do you have a student that gives up after making one mistake? Why do some students give up so quickly? How do we encourage our adolescents who have undergone so many failures with math or reading?
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As school year begins, education landscape is changing
Bambi Majumdar EducationThere have been some interesting developments recently in the education sector, especially imparting education in the K-12 levels. The beginning of 2014 saw major predictions being set for the way education will take shape in these times of rapid change and technology. As the 2014-15 school year begins, we are seeing some of these predictions come true.
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Transforming classroom management for ELLs: The issues
Erick Herrmann EducationClassroom management is a phrase and concept all teachers are familiar with and know intimately. There are numerous issues that impact classroom management skills, in general terms, but also when working with students who are English learners or who come from diverse cultural backgrounds.
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Promoting positive parent-teacher communication
Brian Stack EducationAsk teachers what they wish they had more time to dedicate to in their job, and better communication with parents will almost always be at the top of their list. The reality is that teachers want parents to be informed. But once the school year gets going, parent communication often takes a back seat.
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