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Teachers play such an influential and important role in the life a child. The last thing a teacher wants, but so often gets, is a rude child. Teachers will usually try to address the behavior themselves, but they need the support of those at home to help create a lasting change.

Check out this amazing reading corners!

At our last deanery meeting, Christine Ferreri discussed various 7th and 8th grade field trips. There was some discussion on how can we fit in field trips and cover everything in the curriculum. Christine explained how field trips are part of the curriculum and how important they are since we cannot duplicate these experiences in the classroom.

Nothing like seeing classroom skills/concepts used in real-life situations!

This article has some pretty neat ideas to try in the classroom.

Read a review of the research on the benefits of inclusion for special-needs students.

Spotlight on Aligning Curriculum and Technology This Spotlight explores how districts are using technology to improve student learning, introducing games into classrooms, and using multimedia resources across the subject areas. Spotlight on Algebra As more American students are being encouraged to take introductory algebra in 8th grade, efforts to support algebra instruction are examined.

During my first year of teaching, I naively thought that field trips would be easier and more fun than a typical day in the classroom. Then, I got my first taste of field trip reality - my student Andrew got stung on the tongue by a wasp first thing in the morning.** Just a few reminders

This was a very interesting read as if it was written for me! It would probably pertain to other special subjects also.

The Language of Learning: Teaching Students Core Thinking, Listening, and Speaking Skills By Margaret Berry Wilson (Responsive Classroom, 2014 - Learn more) Students enter our school doors with a vision of themselves as learners, filled with hopes and dreams for learning...With them, they bring an innate curiosity and a thirst

This is the link to an interesting "Word Problem a Day" book. I have created a spin-off of this to use each day in my classroom.

These are interesting links to try in your classroom. Enjoy!

Attached is a little "blurb" about Social Stories and how they can effectively teach children proper social behaviors. As we discussed in Friday's meeting, using these stories in the classroom may serve as an effective tool to teach students lessons on sharing, being polite, and interacting appropriately with one another.