Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Honesty, Cooperation and Consensus in my Martial Arts Class
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Discover What One Ingenious Teacher Did With His Interactive White Board!
As I travel around the country, I see more and more classrooms with Interactive White Boards installed. I also meet increasing numbers of teachers with little or no idea how to use these potentially...
Tragedy and Reflection: Let Us Stop Blaming
After the events in Connecticut of early December, one of my Facebook friends, and former seminar attendee, Jennifer Campbell, wrote this article and shared it with me. I felt compelled to post her...
Using Visual Clues to Cue Students
I was recently working in classrooms at Lebanon Middle School and had the opportunity to sit down with Katherine Donovan, who explained how she had adapted my Behavior Management Cue Card to address...
Responding To Today’s Shooting in Newtown, CT
I've spent much of today, as I'm sure some of you have, heartbroken by the news of the school shooting in CT. I am reminded that young children who have no concept of how "far away" another place...
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 be...
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 combat...
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 Dealerships
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 new...