Great resource for questioning

Asking Questions to Improve LearningWhen preparing to teach, compose specific questions that you will ask your students (or that you anticipate they will ask you). Doing so will help you increase student participation and encourage active learning. The strategies below are also helpful as you formulate questions…

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New Teachers | EdutopiaFor new teachers who seek support and want to share the challenges and triumphs of first starting out in the classroom.

Great tips for new (or any ) teacher to reflect on and perhaps challenge assumptions and advice you have been given.

Tips for New Teachers: Avoiding the Siren CallsASCD InserviceWritten by Mark Wise and Beth Pandolpho  Teaching is one of the only professions in which new hires bear the full responsibilities of the profession beginning on t…

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Love the Scoreboard idea at the end of this blog!

Behavior Management in the Classroom: Find Your Style | First BelleTips for Classroom management! Behavior is the most important aspect of a strong classroom. Learn how to get control of your new class- even the tough ones!

New Teachers Face Three Challenge

New Teachers Face Three Common Challenges – Educational Leadership

Time Saving Lesson Planning Tips

Top 5 Time Saving Lesson Planning Tips for TeachersEver feel like your weekend is basically one extended lesson planning session?For many teachers, weekend plans are too frequently set aside to spend time scouring YouTube for the right video to introduce your next unit or poring over Pinterest for the perfect…

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A Cell Phone Policy that Works

A Cell Phone Policy that Actually WORKS!Every school and every teacher has a different philosophy with student cell phones, but with classroom management as a whole.  Whether you are on the FORBIDDEN end of the spectrum or on the “do what you want, it’s your grade” end, I just might have a solution that will help…

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A 4-Part System for Getting to Know your Students (Cult of Pedagogy)

A 4-Part System for Getting to Know Your StudentsRelationship building is key to good teaching. This system will help you quickly get to know students and benefit from those connections all year long.

Diary of a First Year Teacher-Cult of Pedagogy

diary of a first-year teacherArchive : diary of a first-year teacher

Cheap Classroom Decoration Ideas

40 Brilliant, Cheap and Easy Classroom Decoration IdeasClassroom Decoration Ideas to Help you Have the Best Classroom on the Tightest Budget – Storage Ideas, Decoration Innovation, Teacher’s Little Helpers.