February 2012
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Do you know any great inclusion blogs/resources?
I have just been offered a position as an inclusion counselor at a summer camp for children primarily in grades 4-6 but also for grades 7-11. I would love if you would share any resources you use or blogs you read on the topic of inclusion!
I will be on the hunt for some as well and will do a follow up post of all the suggestions.
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50 Alternatives to the Book Report →
theteachersdesk:
Character Astrology Signs
Heroes and Superheros
Create a Childhood for a character
Critique from the point of view of a specific organization
Social workers report
College application
School counselor’s recommendation letter
Talk show invitation
Radio exchange
Movie recommendations
Create a home page
Chat room conversations
E-mail directory
Title acrostic
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The 28 most tried and true writing prompts
writingprompts:
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January 2012
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Online Geography Quiz →
Select from a couple of quiz choices including Canadian and American capital cities, world country recognition, oceans and continents and regions.
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Online Grade Calculator
Found this online grade calculator. Not sure how useful it is, but give it a look, it might work for you!
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Diary of a First Year Teacher: What's it Like to... →
What’s it Like to Be a First Year Teacher?
A colleague of mine is teaching a secondary social studies methods class at a local university this spring. He asked if I and another first year s.s. teacher would be willing to speak to his teacher candidates about what it’s like to be a first year teacher. Here’s what I know so far:
Ask for help when you need it
Do not isolate yourself in your...
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December 2011
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Ms. Leah, HBIC: Adaptions in Art for Special Needs... →
General Suggestions:
- Be aware of the goals on the student’s IEP in order to help the student achieve personal goals. It might be a more important goal for the student to learn socialization, to complete a task, or develop fine-motor ability than to make a work of fine art.
- Relaxing background music or headphones may help a student who has trouble focusing on the task at hand.
- A “time-out”...
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How do you maintain a healthy work/life balance as...
Share your tips for keeping your sanity as a teacher and staying true to yourself as a person.
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digitalhoarder asked: Do you have any links or ideas on how to teach a class (12-14 years old) to make their own portfolio cases cheaply?
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How to write a novel (or story) using the...
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Write a summary of your novel in one sentence. Take an hour and write out your one sentence summary. This sentence will be how you hook an editor into buying your novel. Therefore, it should be the best you can think up.
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Turn your sentence into a 5 sentence paragraph that outlines the beginning, conflicts and the end of your novel. Next, give each of the major characters a one...
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What Makes Project Based Learning Effective? →
I truly believe in this method of teaching. Here are the objectives and results of using PBL.
“1. OWNERSHIP
2. CREATIVITY
3. COLLABORATION
4. CRITICAL THINKING
5. FUN!