Instructor (1990) articles from August 1999

Instructor (1990) archives from August 1999

Unfold a story.(interactive bulletin board for collaborative writing)
August 1, 1999... An anytime-of-the-year interactive bulletin board to support collaborative writing How many times has your "Fall Colors" bulletin board kept its leaves long after the trees outside have dropped theirs? Rather than let your boards always be...

Carnival activity booth.(school carnivals)
August 1, 1999... A fun, authentic learning experience that beats your everyday clowns and ring toss Seven years ago, when the Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center was established in Fort Worth, we teachers were soon faced with a challenge and an...

Math by the calendar.
August 1, 1999... Colorful patterning helps kids practice sequencing, skip counting, and multiplication daily Patterns are all around us - especially in the world of mathematics. Using calendars and bulletin board borders, you can visually teach students...

The standards: you can learn to love teaching lessons based on them.
August 1, 1999... Though we teachers have many reasons to look forward to returning to our classrooms this year, for many of us, content standards are not among them. The standards can seem like a slew of unwelcome commandments handed down from on high by...

Keeping them on the edge of their seats.(classroom management)
August 1, 1999... ... But not bouncing off the walls. What to do now to ensure stimulating learning all year Picture your students sitting in neatly aligned rows. Their eyes are fixed upon you as you speak. There is no scuffling. There is no noise. Seem...

Let your students take the lead.
August 1, 1999... In student-led conferences, kids proudly take responsibility for their learning The scene in the classroom is lively, with students leading parents and grandparents by the hand from table to table. As I stroll around the room, I can hear...

Mr. Different: sometimes it takes time to see that an unusual child is gifted.
August 1, 1999... Sometimes it takes time to see that an unusual child is gifted From the very start of the year, Shaun was... unusual. He made comments like "At my old school, the principal got angry if you were too quiet, and you were supposed to run in...