All Blog Posts Tagged 'Student' (6)

On teaching without electricity: Use stumbling blocks as stepping stones (Moliehi Sekese, Lesotho)

Moliehi Sekese wakes up in the morning, packs up her laptop, fully charged, and heads of to teach her students at Mamoeketsi Government Primary School, Lesotho. From the minute class begins that morning, students crowd around her PC, exploring maths, science…

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Added by Ewan McIntosh on November 3, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Student voice: do we really care about student voice? Live Webchat today

In a few hours I'll be facilitating a live web chat on an area that, after three weeks seeing some fascinating practice in New Zealand and Australia, is closer to my heart than ever. I've written a longer blog post on how I think we could listen… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on August 31, 2010 at 7:50am — No Comments

We need your help!

My students are working hard to earn computers for their school. Please vote for our Pepsi Refresh Grant everyday till the end of the month. Please spread the word and thank you for your support.

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Added by swheel26 on August 2, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Student Feedback

I have an area on a wall in my classroom I call the "Parking Lot." It's a place where students can "park" their ideas, concerns, or questions about my language arts class. Here are some of the student responses from my 8th graders currently in the lot:

Can we arrange our desks in a big circle?…

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Added by Shelley Reichert on April 22, 2010 at 9:01pm — No Comments

Publishing Student Work in the Elementary Grades

I am gathering ideas to share with an elementary school in Waltham, MA. They have a writing initiative and they are looking for good ideas for students (K-5) to publish their writing so that the writing is meaningful and purposeful. I have been gathering websites and examples and posting here:…

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Added by Sandra Roby on March 25, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

A Three-Dimensional Model for Understanding Student Disruptive Behavior: Part Three, The Interpersonal Approach

A Three-Dimensional Model for Understanding Student Disruptive Behavior: Part Three, The Interpersonal Approach*

The interpersonal approach, the third dimension to understanding student disruptive behavior suggests that many youngsters naturally acquire anti-social and irresponsible behavior through rewarded peer socialization. Many of these youngsters do not have positive role models in their daily life to imitate. Therefore, the interpersonal approach advocates that… Continue

Added by Richard D. Solomon, Ph.D. on January 28, 2010 at 6:59am — No Comments