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Author Archives: Sandie
Magic Elf Mix
The three weeks of school between Thanksgiving and Christmas break were always my favorite time of the year. I never worked in a school that outlawed Christmas, for which I’m eternally grateful. Everywhere I worked we did it up big–concerts, … Continue reading
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Thinking About Teaching
During my years as a support teacher I’ve spent a lot of hours in the classrooms of LOTS of wonderful, enthusiastic, caring, supporting, and knowledgeable teachers. I have seen a wide range of teaching styles, debated diverse teaching philosophies, and … Continue reading
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Workshop Style Teaching–From Jenn’s Point of View
Jenn is a middle school language arts and social studies teacher. By definition she is integrating instruction. She describes these twin focuses as content goals (social studies outcomes), and process goals (language arts skills). Here is a little excerpt from … Continue reading
Workshop Style Teaching
Workshop style teaching is student driven, rooted in reality and the real world, and requires the teacher to LISTEN to her students in order to move them forward. This does not mean standards, objectives, learning targets, or goals are ignored: … Continue reading
That Workshop Book: New Systems and Structures for Classrooms That Read, Write, and Think
Samantha Bennett’s book, That Workshop Book: New Systems and Structures for Classrooms that Read, Write, and Think, is one of the best teaching books I’ve read in quite a while. The last chapter, Jenn’s Citizens, was my favorite. Jenn teaches … Continue reading
Inclusion–Integrate your Instruction!
Integrating instruction across all subject areas provides a lot of structure and support for students who find school-learning difficult. The day is focused on one particular subject which the children are exploring and evaluating through reading, writing, speaking, listening, thinking, … Continue reading
Diversity in Learning
Diversity in learning styles leads to a very rich teaching experience, and requires a very diverse set of teaching styles. I believe the current trend in teaching homogeneity (requiring all teachers of the same grade level to be doing the … Continue reading
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Planning a Thematic Unit
Planning an individual thematic unit is not much different from regular lesson planning, and because of the work you’ve already completed in selecting and organizing the themes, and listing the resources you have available, you can just start filling in … Continue reading
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