Hiding Under the Desk

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[artedish]

The most beautiful classroom I’ve ever seen EVER. 

London, United Kingdom

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Sign that I made for my sixth graders to hopefully prevent texting slang. I explained that I expect academic language in my room, and although abbreviations are fine outside of school, in class we need to spell out the entire word.

[thelonereligiouseducator]

Lol

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MindMeister is an online mind mapping software that works like an extension of your brain. Think of it as a digital catch basin for your team’s best ideas — team members can contribute to business plans within the tool. Creative minds can piece together the big plan section by section. After the initial steps are laid out, they can be tweaked and assigned. But the app has uses cases far beyond business. If you’re planning a vacation, creating a budget or even studying for an exam, MindMeister can help you organize and visualize your big thoughts and little details in a coherent way.

Conduct Your Most Epic Brainstorm Sessions on MindMeister

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[teachingliteracy]

summerproject2012:

Paint chip bookmarks 

These are so pretty!! 

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Third grade students from Mr. Salsich’s class (http://jmsalsich.edublogs.org/) at Deans Mill School explain how to make inferences while reading.

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[ditchingclass]

The best teachers are thieves sometimes. I saw one of these taped to each desk in a colleague’s classroom today and I think it’s a great way to foster discourse using academic language. Obviously, it would have to be taught, but this could serve as a good reminder.

[everyfiredies]

Socratic Seminar relevance!

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Fluency Reading Voices

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Anchor charts for daily 5

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Understanding equals

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my 28 most tried and true writing prompts

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Paragraph Writing: Sandwich Organizer Model

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Popplet is a virtual mind-mapping tool that allows users to create digital mind webs by embedding content from the internet. The app features bright colors and clean design, and can nudge students along as they create their own narratives by serving as a brainstorming tool. “Some teachers use it to frame a story they have read, but I love the idea that [students] can map out their writing,” Bellow said.

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First, he blows some bubbles and, as expected, the kids all pop them. Then, he challenges them to NOT pop the bubbles even if one lands on the tip of their nose. Introduce the concept of self control and launch a discussion about stopping to think before you act. Dustin refers to it as a “bullet” in your year that you can refer back to again and again. “Think about that time when we didn’t pop the bubbles…”