Don't Miss The Bus!

For our county, school for the students start Monday, August 10. As children prepare for school by picking out what they are going to wear for the first day, parents are smiling. They made it through another summer.

Teachers are in school making preparation and declaring that this is going to be a better year. Our rooms are clean, lesson plans are made, meetings are too long and the copier is broke. School as usual. Let us keep looking on the bright side. All our smiling students are on their way back to us. New outfits on and bookbags full of school supplies. Remember, we are forming the future!

The Five P's of Classroom Management
　
Powerful curriculum all planned and ready to go - meaningful, useful, relevant, with opportunities to be creative and emotional

Prerequisites are in place - teacher and students are in relationship with each other, as are students with students

Parameters are clear at all times - general and specific ground rules, procedures, and directions

Participation is expected and nurtured - students are actively engaged and on task; direct instruction provides for student involvement

Positive attitude - teacher models a positive mental attitude towards students and classroom activities

Classroom Management: A Positive Approach
http://www.todaysteacher.com/ClassroomManagement.htm

To Scaffold or not to Scaffold

To scaffold or not to scaffold... That is the question. If we want to be effective and have all our students learn we must use diversity in our teaching strategies.

According to a definition in Thesaurus : "Scaffolding is a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers." Let us be that temporary arrangement around our students and remember that:
"Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or in the same way."...George Evans. I borrowed this quote from Alberta Wandell's blog.

So teachers, let the SCAFFOLDING begin.