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A Dozen Ways to Build a Caring Classroom Community

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Mar 20, 2016 | Education Articles, How To Prevent Bullying, Teaching Strategies

Research indicates that student achievement increases when students feel comfortable in their learning environment. A caring classroom is not only comfortable, allows the teacher to spend more time teaching and less time handling student conflicts. Listed below are...

A Dozen Tried & True Ways to Stop Conflict in Its Tracks!

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Mar 20, 2016 | Education Articles, How To Prevent Bullying

When you find yourself caught in a verbal exchange that does not ‘feel’ right, then you may be dealing with bullying– intimidation, bulldozing, sarcasm, pushiness, exploitation, manipulation, etc. You may, also, simply be dealing with someone who is...

12 Ways Students Can Be Better Bystanders – Stop Bullying

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Mar 20, 2016 | Education Articles, How To Prevent Bullying

Bystanders – Stop Bullying with these twelve responses to bullying: 1. Tell the cyberbully to stop – this is the simplest way to be a helpful bystander if a student witnesses or hears about an attack on another student. 2. Do not avoid the target of a...

Co-Teachers Supporting Each Other

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Mar 20, 2016 | Co-Teaching Models, Education Articles

Co-teaching is often used as a way to support students; whether it’s a special education teacher working in a general classroom, team teaching, parallel teaching or station teaching. It can be a way to give more time and individualized attention to students. At its...

12 Surefire Ways to Co-Teach Successfully!

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Mar 13, 2016 | Co-Teaching Models, Education Articles

1. Introduce each other’s roles in the classroom as equal but different. For example, the general education teacher is introduced as the content area specialist and the special education teacher is introduced as the learning strategies specialist. Other...

12 Surefire Ways for Both Co-Teachers to Actively Participate in the Classroom

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Mar 13, 2016 | Co-Teaching Models, Education Articles

1. Be supportive – While one teacher has the primary responsibility for planning and teaching, the other teacher can circulate in the room and provide individual assistance to students. In this approach to co-teaching, students are able to be in the general...

A Dozen Ways to Build a Caring Classroom Community

A Dozen Tried & True Ways to Stop Conflict in Its Tracks!

12 Ways Students Can Be Better Bystanders – Stop Bullying

Co-Teachers Supporting Each Other

12 Surefire Ways to Co-Teach Successfully!

12 Surefire Ways for Both Co-Teachers to Actively Participate in the Classroom

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