The Art of Using Checklists in the Classroom
The use of simple checklists to manage complex, sometimes unwieldy projects has been a trending topic in many industries. Teaching is no exception.
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February 10, 2014
February 03, 2014
A Teacher on 'Listening' Rather Than 'Disciplining'
Sarah Camiscoli, a literacy intervention teacher for English-language learners at a small public middle school in the South Bronx, moved away from disciplining to listening and gaining greater understanding of her students' needs.
January 29, 2014
Researchers: Gossip May Have Some Benefits (Even in Schools)
A new study distinguishes between real positive benefits of some kinds of rumormongering.
August 26, 2013
First Days of School: 'Sweat the Small Stuff'
Ariel Sacks say that "sweating the small stuff" in terms of student behavior and comportment (within reason) is not something to be scoffed at
June 26, 2013
A Teacher Reflects on 'Collective Failure' With Boys
In an article in The Atlantic, a New Hampshire teacher describes what she perceives as "rotten" in the state of boys' education.
May 23, 2013
New Thinking on the Costs of Punitive Discipline
New research finds that harsh punishments can help students "internalize" moral norms but that they do so at a dual cost.
February 25, 2013
Classroom Management E-Book
Have you ever thought to yourself, "Gee, I wish Education Week and Education Week Teacher would just take all of their best material on classroom management and package it into a handy e-book so that I could have it with me everywhere on my iPad, Kindle, or Nook?" Turns out we thought of that, too. And we made one.
February 13, 2013
Teacher Touts Chucking Classroom Rules, Consequences
In this ASCD SmartBlog post, a 20-year veteran teacher describes how he went from a "classic rules-and-consequences" management style to a "no-rules, no-consequences" approach.
December 11, 2012
The Zen of Classroom Management
NYC teacher Ariel Sacks digs into ancient Eastern spiritual writings (and Facebook) to come up with a kind of koan on classroom management.
November 19, 2012
Student-Motivation Methods to Avoid
From the Associated Press: "A teacher in the southern Idaho town of Declo is being criticized after she had her fourth-grade students use permanent markers to draw on the faces of children who failed to meet reading goals."
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