5 Proven Ways to Engage Students in Great Literature
Quick: What’s your favorite book? You’ve got a ready answer, right? Not so with many kids (although if you press and prompt and even suggest, you generally can get them to come up with something). The...
View ArticleMedia Multitasking and the Student Brain
We cannot solve our current problems by engaging in the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. — Albert Einstein Life in the twenty-first century is complex for all of us. For our students...
View ArticleThe New Components of a Modern Lesson Plan
No matter how high-tech education might become, there will always be a need for lesson planning. Unfortunately, some teachers are still using the same lesson planning formats of the previous generation...
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[INFOGRAPHIC] I can…
Share this infographic with your students to remind them what they can do to take a stand against bullying. Click to Download The post [INFOGRAPHIC] I can… appeared first on Schoolyard Blog | Teacher...
View ArticleAnti-Bullying Lesson Plans (Middle and High School)
Cyberbullying Experts agree that bullying conduct has three key characteristics: power, intent, and repetition. The person bullying has more power than his or her target. He or she decides to hurt the...
View ArticleAnti-Bullying Lesson Plans (Primary and Elementary School)
Compassionate Responses Bullying conduct peaks during the middle school years. This means that the primary and elementary school years are the time to lay the foundation for appropriate conduct and...
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[INFOGRAPHIC] What is bullying?
Bullying is disrespectful conduct intended to make another person feel afraid, embarrassed, and/or upset. Share this infographic with your students to help them recognize the signs of bullying and...
View ArticleLearning Through Game Play
Experts in childhood development are concerned about the lack of play options in today’s kids’ lives. In response to the No Child Left Behind Act, many school districts restructured their curricula to...
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