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Newsletter
Supporting Students When They Fall
By:Robyn R. Jackson One Thanksgiving my father’s entire family gathered at my great uncle’s house for dinner — all seventy of us. We had a ball from the oldest (91) to the youngest (4 months). After dinner, I was standing near … Continue reading
Rigor Requires Rigor
Just the other day I was helping a group of teachers plan rigorous units. As we were creating essential questions and thinking through the standards, I asked what I thought was a simple question: Why are you teaching this? The … Continue reading
What students want
As part of the work we typically do with our sustainable PD clients, we conduct student focus groups to determine whether the work we are doing with teachers is actually making a difference for students in the classroom. So, I’ve … Continue reading
Six Reasons We’re Grateful to Teachers
During this season of Thanksgiving, we thought we should thank teachers. Here are six reasons we are grateful to teachers. Continue reading
Posted in Newsletter, Professional Development, Robyn's Favorites, Teaching
Tagged educational reform, Robyns Favorites, Teaching
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Teaching Tips: Teaching Students How to Study
Getting students thinking and talking about how they study makes them active participants in their own learning. This TIP sheet by Claire Lambert and Robyn R. Jackson has a few tips to help you get started. Principle Four Tip Sheet: … Continue reading
If your reforms will destroy kids, schools, and teachers, please help the bear.
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about educational reform. Schools are broken, the narrative goes, so we have to do something to fix them. The “something” currently in vogue is a combination of market-based reforms such as merit pay … Continue reading
Teacher Tips: Taming the Binder Beast by Jennifer Goodstein
As educators we structure our daily routines, lessons, grading procedures, fire drills, and lunchtime procedures. And yet, many teachers are overlooking a critical element that needs structure –the binder and the plan book. Continue reading
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Tagged Jennifer Goodstein, Teacher Tips, Teaching aids
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Setting Students Up for Success
We spend a lot of time trying to remediate students who have failed or are failing our classes. I often wonder why we don’t take that energy we use addressing failure by doing what we can to prevent failure in the first place.
As you begin your plans for the year, take a look at these five steps to help prepare student for success. Continue reading
Who Wants to be a Teacher? by Denise Malone
This column by guest columnist Denise Malone, originally included in the February 2009 issue of the Mindsteps Newsletter Series, describes how the job of a teacher includes many rewards and many challenges. Continue reading
Motivating Students: The Big Box
This post by Robyn Jackson, originally included in the February 2009 issue of the MIndsteps Newsletter Series, describes through the story “The Big Box” how to help students understand how to behave appropriately and to motivate them to make better choices the next time. Continue reading
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Tagged motivating students, Robyn Jackson, student motivation
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