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Use Binders to Keep Students Organized
A middle school student's locker can sometimes look a trash can. Teachers can teach organizational skills by requiring students to keep a binder for each subject. more...
Create Rules & Contracts for Disruptive Behavior
When student help to create class rules, they take ownership in them and will hopefully abide by them. For those who don't, work with them to create behavior contracts. more...
Write a Thank You Letter Lesson
A thank you letter can be a formal letter typed in the block style or a hand written card. This lesson will give students an opportunity to write both. more...
Cameras, PowerPoint and Creative Writing Lesson
Ask students to bring in digital pictures from home. Use the photos to inspire students to write a children's story that will become a PowerPoint presentation. more...
Fashion and Cars Through the Decades Lesson
Students can learn the proper way to complete research and learn about popular culture through the decades. more...
Finishing high school is a momentous event. Proper planning will allow parents to focus on the graduates on their special day. more...
Creating Positive Classroom Environments
Spend a little extra time on teaching positive behavior and reap the benefits of nicer students by creating upbeat classroom environments and by rewarding good deeds. more...
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Grading Classroom Participation
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Michael Streich
Grading classroom participation is extremely difficult and opens the door to charges of subjective grading, favoritism, and ignoring students with learning difficulties. more...
2010 Vancouver Olympics, What to Teach Students
Use 2010's Vancouver Games to teach history, social studies, globalization, ethics, Greece, Model UN. Beyond just sport, explore the Olympic Charter's humanitarian values more...
Motivating Students in Reading
By: Jaclyn Caceres
Motivating students, especially those labeled "at-risk" in reading can be challenging. Teachers can improve student's reading capabilities by implementing these ideas. more...
Writing a Syllabus for the Secondary Classroom
By: Miranda Zinnel
The course syllabus is the first impression given to your students and their parents. A well written syllabus communicates a lot to students and parents more...
Paper Organization for Students and Parents
By: Jeremy Glennon
Home work, school work, and important school information arrives in droves. Organizing paper and using proper paper organization methods can simplify school work. more...
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Kerrie Troseth
Thousands of students receive a student planner at the start of the school. Many students do not understand how to use one effectively. more...
By: John Glimmerveen
Those interested in motorsport, from Moto GP to Formula One, find many aspects of racing that can form a basis for an excellent homework project. more...
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