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When we discuss equity we should always address discipline issues
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Spring is the time to come up with ways to keep students focused on their classwork.
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All around the country teachers and students are beginning to realize that the honeymoon is over. The teachers have put away the white kid gloves, and are grabbing for referrals to the office. Students have conveniently lost the white uniform shi...
Driving Student Success - 2009 CUE Conference at Palm Springs Convention Center, Wyndham Hotel
March 6, 2008 at 7am to March 8, 2008 at 3:30pm
Join us in Palm Springs, March 5-7, 2009 for our annual conference. This year, we are featuring:
• Dr. Robert Marzano
• Peter H. Reynolds
• Arnie Abrams
• Hall Davidson
• Vicki Davis
• Tammy Worcester
and Debra Pickering, leading a Leadership Summ...
Yes, I think it would be interesting. I know when I visit schools to give assemblies even black educators come to me surprised about the contributions blacks have made in science, technology and in medicince. The same is true of our understanding ...
I agree. Students who engage in cultural patters of communication that are different than those of the teacher are too often labeled "behavior" problems. I do not excuse interruptions or rudeness, but enthusiasm takes many forms. I also feel that ...
I think sharing personal stories related to what is being taught is very powerful and it is a tool I have used often. I grew up as a migrant farm worker and met Cesar Chavez when I was only 11 years old as he stood on the back of a flat bed truck ...
Too many children of color get in the cycle of misbehavior. I understand the desire to have a quiet, smooth running class but those squeaking wheels that clog up the system, are actually reaching out trying to find ways of building a relationship ...
I love collecting stories about how teachers use personal stories, antedotes, parables, and fables to create background knowledge, support classroom management and for their direct instruction. This week for instance before my students read about ...
I love how he points out that school districts spend a great deal of time talking about bridging the achievement gap instead of working to follow through with actions that have proven to work. The more I think about the issue of equity I find myse...
Sweet and Soulful Black Music Festival: Bridge over Troubled Water at Historic Fremont Street
June 20, 2009 from 9pm to 11pm
Come join me as I host a Las Vegas review that chronicles the history of African American people through songs that touch the heart, make your feet dance, calms the soul and made you think. This dinner show will be held at the historic Fitzgerald ...
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Is the honeymoon over in your classroom?
All around the country teachers and students are beginning to realize that the honeymoon is over. The teachers have put away the white kid gloves, and are grabbing for referrals to the office. Students have conveniently lost the white uniform shirts and now take every chance to break the school dress code… Continue
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Never under estimate the power of a story
I love collecting stories about how teachers use personal stories, antedotes, parables, and fables to create background knowledge, support classroom management and for their direct instruction. This week for instance before my students read about the life of Cesar Chavez, I shared my experiences of living in a family that had to depend on field work to survive.
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