Powerful Questions to Ask Your Students
One new teacher had a literacy coach observe her classroom. After the students left her classroom, she commented on how the new teacher asked the whole classroom a question. The...
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How to Deal with Disruptive Behavior - Real Teacher Accounts
“Behavior is communication. Behavior has a function. Behavior occurs in patterns,” Nancy Rappaport and Jessica Minahan write in “The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most...
How to Address Persistent Defiance
There are always certain students who know how to test your limits. Most students can be confrontational at times, especially if they’re tired, hungry, or overwhelmed. Something to note, up...
Helping Low Income Students Succeed
Students will come into your classroom with an array of experiences, backgrounds, and skills. One factor that the research confirms is that poverty effects children’s academic success, and often schools...