The authors of the What Every Teacher Needs to Know series think back to when they were brand new teachers.
“Do School Cuts Lead to Stressed Students?“, a blog post by Sue Shellenbarger at the The Wall Street Journal, caught my eye recently. Shellenbarger cites a study of 10,700 parents and teachers of first graders that
Responsive Classroom Newsletter: April 2011
The end of the school year is an emotional time. By this time, many students (and teachers!) are eager for summer vacation, yet many children
Do you work with 4th graders? If so, I’d love to know what you think of “The Leap into 4th Grade,” my article in the new issue of Educational Leadership.
The theme of the
Original Article: http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/apr11/vol68/num07/The-Leap-into-4th-Grade.aspx
Amazing energy and enthusiasm, increased anxiety, and tougher academic demands—all these make 4th grade a pivotal year.
“Yes!” cries Danny, pumping his fist as he looks at the schedule for the day. “We have P.E.
Original Article: http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol6/613-anderson.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express613
Displays are essential tools for supporting students’ learning and making the classroom feel welcoming and engaging. They’re also something that most teachers enjoy doing—and sometimes overdoing! It’s tempting to cover classroom walls with bright, beautiful—and teacher-chosen—charts, maps, posters,
Original Article: http://www.wholechildeducation.org/blog/teaching-a-balance
Post submitted by Whole Child Blogger Meagan Nance
At 5:10 p.m., the events of the action-packed first day of the ASCD Annual Conference were starting to weigh heavily on the eyelids of the participants as they entered
Original Article: http://inservice.ascd.org/the-power-of-positive-routines/
Think about the amount of time that you spend on autopilot each day. Do you drive to work along the same route? Do you tend to park in the same spot when you get there? Once you enter
Original Article: http://unhmagazine.unh.edu/w11/bookreviews.html
What Every 4th Grade Teacher Needs to Know about Setting Up and Running a Classroom
Fourth grade is an incredible year. Students are so alive. They race down the halls each day and burst through the door ready
Original Article: http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol6/608-anderson.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express608
A professor once told a colleague of mine that he could tell which teachers were good classroom managers. He’d just watch to see who could quickly get students’ quiet attention. Those teachers, he said, would have more time
Original Article: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/homework-unwelcome-guest
Most Thursday nights, our family joins two other families for what we all call “Dinner and a Show.” We congregate at one of our houses, the kids play together and we all enjoy some appetizers. The kids (seven
Original Article: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/setting-good-goals
“My goal is to get into shape this year.”
“My resolution for this year is to get to know my students better.”
“I want to do more professional reading this year.”
“My goal is to give kids more
Winter holiday celebrations! They’re such a big part of American school life. But as our schools grow more diverse, traditional celebrations can leave some children and families feeling excluded or uncomfortable. Also, even if everyone at
Q&A with the authors of the books in the What Every Teacher Needs to Know K–5 series
Responsive Classroom Newsletter:
November 2011
Whom did you have
Margaret Wilson talks with Mike Anderson about his new book
Responsive Classroom Newsletter:
November 2010
Margaret Wilson: I know that your own struggle with staying balanced and
Original Article: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/article/keep-learning-going-during-holiday-vacation-times
Adapted from Responsive blog posts
by Mike Anderson and Margaret Wilson
Responsive Classroom Newsletter:
November 2010
Suddenly, it seems like the class
Original Article: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/comfortable-way-work
I remember one third grader who really struggled with sitting still. If I’d required him to sit while he worked, it would have been really hard for him to get anything done. This child needed to move to
Original Article: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/make-learning-moving-experience
So you want to reduce the amount of time that your students are required to sit and to give them more chances to move. Could you build more movement into your lessons?
Here’s one idea. Let’s say you’ve
What are strategies for helping students be more physically active during the day, and how do we keep control of the group if they’re sitting less and moving more?
Try having lessons take place in one area of the room,
Original Article: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/lecture-less
So we know students need to sit still to accomplish some school tasks, but we don’t want to keep them sitting for too long. How can we minimize the amount of time we require children to sit still?
“My students have such a hard time sitting still! They call out all the time! They’re constantly out of their seats!” After hearing this refrain over and over again from teachers, I decided to do a
Original Article: https://wonderofchildren.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/a-well-balanced-read/
# Previous blogs this summer focused on ways to keep life in balance with Lessons from a Yogi and Securing Your Oxygen Mask Before Helping Others. I certainly don’t have all the answers but I do know that
Archived webinar: The Well-Balanced Teacher, ASCD, September 29, 2010
This interview appeared on the Responsive Classroom blog in September, 2010.
Questions for Mike Anderson, author of three books in the What Every Teacher Needs to Know series, including What Every 4th Grade Teacher Needs
Original Article: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/fall-testing-tips
It’s fall! For many of us that means cooler temperatures, crisp leaves on the playground, thoughts of pumpkins and frost, and . . . testing. Yes, the beginning of the school year has become standardized testing time for