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Socrative: a free classroom response system

  • student response
  • December 23, 2011
Over the years, several companies have touted the value of using immediate classroom reponse systems. Many schools and districts have purchased...
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Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea

Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea is the story of a teacher -- a wonderful teacher -- who changes the lives of his students.Sounds corny, right?...
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School district can tell teacher to remove "God" posters from classroom wall

Reversing a decision by the United States district court for southern California, the Ninth Circuit federal court of appeals ruled that the Poway...
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Don’t panic if your child 'doesn’t follow instructions'

Dear Dr. Fournier: When my son brings his graded work home from school, I am seeing a pattern that he is not following instructions. In some of...
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Screenwriters Give Nostalgia Lessons in Best Back-to-School Movies

  • Back to School movie
  • August 17, 2011
It’s been years since I’ve had to brownbag it, yellow-bus it or red-face it through a school day. The gym rope can’t hurt me now....
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Teacher uses Plants vs Zombies to engage students

In this video, a teacher uses Plants vs Zombies to engage his class. By popping the game onto an Interactive Whiteboard, he has his students use...
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Behavior Solutions for the Inclusive Classroom by B. Aune, B.Burt and P.Gennaro

Maybe you’re just beginning to learn a child’s “quirks”. The things unique to him...triggers that bring about certain...
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Classroom polls via student phones

  • student polls
  • December 8, 2010
It's not uncommon for educators to use student response systems (SRS) to engage their students and assess learning through polls, quizzes and...
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Classroom Halloween Party Games

Your school party will need some gruesome games.Classic Bobbing for Apples with a twistYou will need:One apple for each child in the class + ten. A...
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Public Relations classes embrace social media

Many public relations professors are finding creative opportunities to use social media in the classroom. During the October Twitter PR Student...
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