When the classroom assignment is to write, the teacher needs to listen and watch. Listen to the comments and mutterings of most children. “I don’t know what to write.” “I can’t think of anything.” “I hate to write.” Listen to … Continue reading
Your Pre-K Vocab Predicts Your School and Adult Vocab – Learn More Words Earlier
How many words did you know when you were three years old? If you knew that the strength of your adult vocabulary would be predicated on your three year old vocabulary would you have looked at words differently then? Will … Continue reading
Teacher Coaches – The New Player No One Knows
In the land of teachers, what is a professional coach for teacher effectiveness? When a new position is created in an established game, no one knows the rules for the player in that position. It would be like introducing a … Continue reading
Professional Coaches for Educators: Critical Observation, Focused Criticism and Objective Reflection
We all know folks who are born with innate talents. Yay for them. The rest of us need all the help we can get. Professional coaching has become a very accepted and productive strategy for improving professional skills. Today, given … Continue reading
Prepare to Win the End Game, Assign the Right Homework to Elementary School Children
If you assign homework to children in elementary school, make certain that you assign the right work for the right reasons. If you do so, their homework may have nothing to do with their daily assignments in grades K – … Continue reading