Classroom Behavior Technique: Stop-Think
This entire exchange occurs in less than a minute…
Andy recognizes the predetermined metaphorical cue, smooth sailing, and takes note of the visual cues on his wristband. He becomes aware of his behavior and makes the decision to transform his anger into calm. He returns to his work, and […]
The Behavior Stream
Individuals are always performing SOME type of behavior: watching others, sleeping, talking, drawing, writing, moving, eating, touching. This is referred to as the behavior stream.
When people are fully engaged in positive behavior, they are less likely to get ‘off-task’ or display problem behavior. Tasks most likely to capture behavior in […]
Social Networking Sites in Education
In 2002 a young software engineer created Friendster, the first social network, so that he could keep in touch with his friends.
In 2003, a young web developer improved the tools offered by Friendster, adding the ability to earn money through advertising and launched MySpace. Today Facebook is the clear leader in […]
Is my student gifted?
Most gifted learners demonstrate: above average ability, commitment to task and a high level of creativity. A simple checklist can sometimes help the classroom teacher to consider the characteristics of each student in a classroom. This initial instrument might guide something as basic as determining the […]
What’s in a Student’s Name?
Often, the first knowledge a teacher has of an English Language Learner (ELL) in the classroom is his name on a roster. It may look different from typical U.S. names. You may not know how to pronounce it. Sometimes you may be able to guess what language an ELL speaks […]
Sound Reading Development
There are several reasons why all educators should be aware of best practices in reading instruction. One of the arguments is that sound reading enables improved student understanding across all content areas.
Every teacher involved in a student’s life is responsible to reinforce good reading skills. […]
Understanding Blogs
So, what’s a blog? Let’s start at the very beginning by defining the word blog. Blog is short for weblog (a term which is not used frequently anymore) and is an online journal where entries (called posts) are written in chronological order with the most recent appearing at the top of […]
Dissecting Standards
Standards can be presented in many ways. You can have content standards, benchmarks, and even performance standards. The first challenge is understanding what each term means.
It is difficult to define all the key words without running into overlapping of the terms. Some states have fused all the types of […]
What Influences Learning?
There is change in our role as teacher that’s reflected in society and technical advances insisting we must prepare 21st century learners. This is critical in our roles both as teachers and learners across K-12 and all academic areas.
“What influences what we learn?” and “How are influencers determined?”
These answers are not the same […]
Using Video Games in the Classroom
With today’s children, video games have great instructional value and could even be used as cultural artifacts or for study and evaluation. The key for using such games as these in a classroom with students is for a teacher to create cultural study guidelines, or even game play studies.
From Professional Learning Board’s online continuing […]
