Read, Write, Reflect: Classroom Management… or Should it be Mismanagemen...

"Thinking of it that way, I guess I do have a rule, that as the teacher, I am required to develop a relationship with each and every student in that classroom. That is a classroom management system I can get behind.

Today I read a blog post that said what I believe in a nutshell –“Not one rule you make this week will cause good behavior in May. But every strong relationship you make will.” Yep, that’s something I could post on our wall."

Read, Write, Reflect: Classroom Management… or Should it be Mismanagemen...: As I was reading our staff handbook the other day the following line jumped out at me: Start the year with specific w...

Anchor Charts

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One thing I want to do more of this year is creating and referring to anchor charts.  One blogger has really done a great job of this.  I think I'm going to use her anchor chart with my 10th graders during the first week.  I'm liking the side-by-side comparison of the two.  I don't think I've used this obvious and simply way of explaining the difference to students.  I also think I make a lot of assumptions that they're following along with me when I'm trying to help them understand the differences.

I'm about to start reading this

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First Lines

First lines are such a great way to sell books. Maybe could even be a warmup activity.