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5 Ways to Strengthen Classroom Discipline

5 Ways to Strengthen Classroom Discipline

5 Ways to Strengthen Your Classroom Discipline When I was a new teacher, the last thing I thought I would need help with with classroom management and discipline.  I figured my lessons would be so engaging and I would be so interactive and entertaining, that classroom discipline would just take care of itself. You are probably smiling right now if ...
A Strategic and Efficient Way of Implementing the Daily 5

A Strategic and Efficient Way of Implementing the Daily 5

Since I started teaching, I have always looked for the most efficient way to do things without compromising the learning of students.  I have taught many programs, and I never do exactly what the manual says.  I put my own twist on things while maintaining high expectations for my students.  When I was introduced to the Daily 5 this year, ...
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My Two Cents: A Teacher's Perspective on Education

My Two Cents: A Teacher’s Perspective on Education

These days, it seems like everyone has an opinion about something in the education field.  Why does the majority of the population feel they are so knowledgable on a profession in which they have no experience? I am guessing it is because they went to school.  Which seems ridiculous to me.  I have been to a medical center, but I don't automatically know ...