Building Positive School Culture
School culture is the set of norms, values and beliefs, rituals and ceremonies, symbols and stories that make up the ‘persona’ of the school,” says...
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Chinese Immersion: Lesson Collaboration
PLEASE NOTE: Turn on captioning to see translation of the Chinese Immersion classrooms’ activities in English. Language immersion requires intensive collaboration...
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Chinese Immersion: Introduction
PLEASE NOTE: Turn on captioning to see translation of the Chinese Immersion classrooms’ activities in English. World Language Immersion Programs offer a robust...
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Flexible Grouping
Flexible grouping or Differentiated Instruction is a strategy to help the teacher determine if every student in his/her classroom has an understanding of the curriculum...
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Next Generation Science in an Elementary Classroom
The performance expectations in fifth grade help students formulate answers to questions such as: “When matter changes, does its weight change? How much water can be...
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Next Generation Science In An Inclusive Classroom
Students in middle school continue to develop understanding of four core ideas in the physical sciences. The middle school performance expectations in the Physical...
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Distributive Summarizing
Distributed Summarizing is an exemplary practice that moves students toward acquisition of knowledge and skills. Distributed Summarizing occurs at strategically planned...
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Project-Based Learning with Academic Choice
A key Responsive Classroom strategy, Academic Choice is a way to structure lessons and activities. When teachers use Academic Choice, they decide on the goal of the...
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CUBES: A Mnemonic Strategy for Word Problems
CUBES is a mnemonic strategy that helps children with solving mathematical word problems. It stands for: C = Circle the Numbers U = Underline the Question B = Box the...
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Distance Learning: Teaching AP Classes Remotely
Distance education or distance learning is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school. Although the expansion of the Internet blurs...
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Fitnopoly: Teaching Lifelong Fitness
At the moment, it looks like we’re losing the fight against inactivity and obesity in our young people. We are raising the most sedentary and unhealthy generation in...
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Technology-Enhanced Instruction for Various Learning Styles
One of the major benefits of using technology in the classroom is the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student in every lesson. Just as...
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Webbing Activity for Story Construction
Webbing with the semantic feature analysis strategy uses a grid to help kids explore how sets of things are related to one another. By completing and analyzing the...
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Nonverbal Communication Cues
Body language is a form of communication that humans use to express their wants and emotions. As with speech, the autistic child has difficulty or no skill at all...
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Home-School Communication Book
The Home-School Communication Book is a seemingly subtle yet important piece allowing parents access to important features of their child’s day, and for educators to...
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Making Word Connections and Using Mnemonics to Enhance Retention and Retrieval
A mnemonic device is anything that serves as a memory aid. Mnemonic strategies are used with all age groups and every level of learner. The goal is to have students...
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Classroom Management for Elementary School Students
A demonstration of classroom management for elementary school students. Please Note: There are Occupational Therapy (OT) Tips throughout this presentation. They...
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Using Song Lyrics to Aid Fluency
Fluency is important to develop readers who read smoothly, pay attention to punctuation, and chunk words (group words) together by meaning. This lesson highlights...
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Word Sorting: A Phonics Activity
Word sorting is phonics instruction and practice for reading and spelling at all levels. Students who could benefit from word sorting include those with: Reading...
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What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
The latest findings indicate that 1 in 68 children have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD is a lifelong neurologically based disability involving impairments in:...
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