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Classroom Procedures Every Teacher Should Use

What Procedures Should Every Teacher Use? Over the last few posts, I’ve discussed the basics of classroom management as well as how to implement classroom procedures to reduce .

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Classroom Management: Procedures = Prevention

Procedures are one of the top three classroom management must-haves that every teacher should be utilizing to keep their class culture positive, orderly, and conducive to learning. If .

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Three Classroom Management Must-Haves

If you’re like most teachers, your first year is THE WORST. Like Mona Lisa Saperstein – THE WORST. Why? Two words: Classroom Management. Why? Mostly because on top of .

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Using Science Stations In Your Classroom Routine

So we have covered why you should use science stations, and how to prepare for science stations – now let’s take a look at actually using science stationsScience My use of .

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How To Set Up Science Stations In Your Classroom

Science Stations are a great way to increase student engagement and responsibility. They encourage them to become active participants in their learning and moving them toward ownership .

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Why I Use Classroom Stations For Science Instruction

One of the great things about the Next Generation Science Standards is the shift to focus on what students can do! I truly believe this shift forces us as teachers to put more ownership .

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Biomes: Teaching An NGSS-Aligned Unit

Biomes is a topic I have often seen on the course curriculum sheets provided by schools and districts, yet it is not a topic that is anywhere in the Next Generation Science Standards. .

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Integrate Engineering: A How To Guide For Science Teachers

So far we’ve discussed WHY you should integrate engineering and how NOT to integrate engineering… so what SHOULD you do?! I’ve compiled a few ideas to get you started! First, let’s .