Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Longer School Days in Some States
Yesterday evening, I came across an article at Slate.com entitled, The School Day's About To Get a Little Longer for Some Students. It seems that, in a few states, school districts are going to...
I Got My CSP!
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Bullying in the Classroom: Nip it in the Bud
If bullying is a problem in your classroom, you're not alone. Bullying is a problem in most of the schools I've visited and it's a problem nationwide. However, here's a great way for you to...
Children, Empowerment and Choice
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Teaching is Selling: Chunking For Recall
A validating example of chunking and color used to make something memorable. Gregg Orr Auto ...
Ace Those Reading and Math Test Questions!
From Memorization and Test-Taking Strategies Test questions that require students to read a passage and answer questions are often more difficult than multiple choice questions because the...
Test Taking Skills – Ace Those Reading and Math Test Questions!
Test questions that require students to read a passage and answer questions are often more difficult than multiple choice questions because the student is being tested on their understanding of...
Excelling with Reading and Math Questions on Tests
Reading Test Questions Test questions that require students to read a passage and answer questions are often more difficult than multiple choice questions because the student is being tested on...
Using Clustering to Organize Writing
I have spent years watching students attempt to start a written assignment with an introductory sentence and observing the frustration they experienced because they could not generate that first...
Standing Stations in Your Classroom!
Do you have students who can't sit still in class? Do you have a child that can't sit to do homework? I had students who struggled to sit in the classroom and I realized one day that if I...
One of Life’s Tough Lessons: We Do Make a Difference
I actually found this piece tonight in a file search. I was looking for something else. It spoke to me today as much as it moved me to write it in February of 2000. The lesson is still as...