Informally assessing humor and creativity in the classroom.
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Reading and Writing Stamina Over Holiday Breaks
With the holiday breaks coming up, are you looking for ways to have your students maintain their reading and writing stamina? Do you cringe when t…
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Low Tech Tips
When you hear the word app, do you still think of appetizers? Do hyperlinks give you hypertension? When you hear upload, do you want to upchuck? …
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iPad Integration
During my second year teaching second grade, I was lucky enough to be part of my school district's 1:1 iPad Integration Pilot. I use that term &…
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Virtual Field Trip Q&A
Need to get away? You can! But you have to take your class with you. Sorry, can't have everything. You can, however, take your class on …
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Last Minute Parent Conference Prep Ideas
Did parent conferences sneak up on you this year? I know the feeling! Make your life easier by running a student led parent-teacher conference! …
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Primary Student Led Teacher Conferences (PSLTC)
I tried out student led parent-teacher conferences or SLPTCs (I think it'll totally catch on) at the fifth and sixth grade levels and a lot of …
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Student Led Parent-Teacher Conferences
After a few years of the traditional parent teacher conferences, I started to feel like something was missing. Turns out, there was--the student…
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Reader's Theaters in the Content Areas
How do you make Alfred Wegener come to life? Or make kids remember the minute differences between a square and a rhombus? I've tried many dif…
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I Want to Be a Teacher!
I came home from my first day of kindergarten and my head was spinning. New friends. New school supplies. New books. New teacher. "Mom, …
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- Ms. Sewell
- I have ten years of teaching experience at the 2nd, 5th, and 6th grade levels. Language arts is by far my favorite subject to teach, and I just finished my Masters in Reading from UVA. I believe strongly in arts integration and have watched it level the classroom playing field for second language students and those with special needs. I've been lucky to be involved in the Kennedy Center's CETA program (Changing Education Through the Arts), and have learned a tremendous amount about teaching through the arts. As seriously as I take my job, I've also learned that you have to find the humor in it, because the clientele you work with is rarely serious. I've also learned that there's always room for improvement and sharing is a necessity for survival.
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