Tag: learning
group name: educatorsreview
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August 17, 2008 06:39 PM EDT --
Friday was my first discouraging day of my school year. On the tenth day of our new school year a new student came to my class. He is 15. He suffered traumatic brain injury when he was a baby. . . . more
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March 07, 2007 02:40 PM EST --
Today I'd like to tell you a story. It's a true story, about a boy who became a man, and I warn you, it’s a long one. Forgive me my indulgence.
There once was a boy named . . . more
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June 11, 2007 11:48 PM EDT --
Who Is a Student? This is a question I often ask myself. So who is a student?
I am a student myself, self taught and being taught, learning from others, especially from my students. . . . more
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August 28, 2007 08:50 AM EDT --
Right now, the Reader's Digest online Store is having a big clearance - up to 80% off on Educational Materials as well as childrens books, videos and the like. Check it out if it's something . . . more
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August 01, 2007 07:10 PM EDT --
There's a growing group of folks who want to have Spanish penpals -- go for it! You don't have to be totally fluent in Spanish. In fact, it's a great exercise for practising your Spanish, you . . . more
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July 23, 2008 10:52 PM EDT --
I have learning disabilities . I rarely make that statement public. I have never in my life made a statement so public about my learning disabilities but I believe that even after so many years since . . . more
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August 18, 2008 11:29 PM EDT --
I wrote an article where I questioned if a student who came to my school was ready for school. This was a student who I was absolutely certain did not belong in school. I lost sleep over him and really . . . more
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October 21, 2007 03:27 PM EDT --
Is learning its own reward? Philanthropists and administrators in the city of New York are saying essentially "no," as they offer cash rewards for high scores on AP and other high-stakes . . . more
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March 04, 2008 12:40 AM EST --
Drama in the Classroom: The Basics
This is an outline--a checklist really--of the basics of drama in the classroom. Drama has proven itself through practice and much, much research, to be one of . . . more
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August 04, 2007 11:01 PM EDT --
I am a Special Educator who has taught for 11 years. I teach a life skills program at a High School. I have the privilege to teach with two awesome and dedicated para-professionals. School has begun . . . more
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March 10, 2008 08:33 PM EDT --
Over the Moon
Cattle call interviews make us animals, make us something to be butchered and ground into a uniform, gory mass by a cold machine that extrudes an identical shape for public . . . more
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February 25, 2007 11:43 PM EST --
Language is a vivid, crucial part of everyone's identity, and the ability to express one's self through written and verbal language is important. To write is to reflect, to think, to argue, and . . . more
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November 10, 2007 02:31 PM EST --
I am a firm believer that there are some words that are my best friends and some words that are my worst enemies. I have learned that there are some thoughts that are best kept to one's self. The . . . more
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July 16, 2007 09:34 PM EDT --
One of the most frustrating incidents a teacher can encounter is silence in response to question. The temptation is to repeat the question or elaborate on it, anything to fill the empty air. With adult . . . more
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August 08, 2007 11:48 AM EDT --
Even as researchers who focus on language learning, we were shocked to read the latest findings on the effect of baby videos. Evidence from University of Washington researchers is very clear: the . . . more
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October 07, 2007 07:22 AM EDT --
Today, tomorrow and everyday-
Dear teacher, you lead my way.
Words cannot describe how
I’m grateful for what I know now.
With every step- short or long
. . . more
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April 23, 2007 01:00 PM EDT --
One of the biggest lessons I've learned as a trainer/instructor is the importance of taking the mystery out of the subject matter. Whether the subject is basic or advanced, there is a fear factor to . . . more
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March 01, 2008 02:35 PM EST --
Drama in the Classroom: The Power of Creative Imagination
First, a bunch of quotations to wade through, then we'll ramble:
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." . . . more
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September 20, 2007 06:17 AM EDT --
Of all the things that might be said about experiential education, the one thing that is unassailably true is that you can't find out by defining it. Come with me and visit in a classroom where . . . more
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July 09, 2007 01:29 PM EDT --
To be or not to be? A silly way to say that in Spanish would be: ¿Ser o no estar? As many of you know, and perhaps struggled with this issue, there are two verbs in Spanish for the one English verb . . . more
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