How do you communicate with your students? Face to face, workshopping, supportin them as they communicate with one another?
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Ideally, assigned homework should be less frequent and hopefully more personalized to the needs of the student and their ongoing work and growth.
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One message every student should hear from you: “The word ‘smart’ doesn’t mean anything so you and I aren’t going to use it anymore.”
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The better we know our students, and the more they know and trust that we know them, the more invested they become in their learning.
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What about holding the student accountable? Let’s research-based strategies that give students the best chance for success.
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Positive reinforcement is the act of rewarding desired behavior by offering a desired reward. The goal is to promote future desired behavior.
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If giving points is the only way to motivate a student to complete an assignment, perhaps we should look more closely at the assignment.
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One of the biggest struggles facing new teachers in education is figuring out how to effectively manage a classroom.
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A Univ. of Missouri researcher developed a scale that quantifies student engagement, which can help identify barriers to participation.
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What motivates this student to “succeed” in school? Is it intrinsic or extrinsic motivation? Does it ebb & flow? Is it perishable altogether?
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Stand at the front of the room and say out loud, “Clap once if you hear me, clap twice if you hear me,” while modeling the clap.
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The Next Time You’re Ready To Give Up On A Student by Terry Heick Few teachers will ever admit to
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