Instructor (1990) articles from November 1999

Instructor (1990) archives from November 1999

It's a family affair.(family-tree as a tool in teaching)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... A family-tree study teaches kids about their personal history - and our diverse culture Who are the members of your family tree? And from what countries does your family come?" These questions were the starting point for what would become...

The delicious shape shop.(project idea in teaching math)
November 1, 1999... A consumer-math-skills project that students K-8 will eat up Here's a project idea that works at any grade level to teach a variety of math skills and concepts in a fun and motivational way. Follow these steps to help your class set up and...

A day in the life of the Rudolph Steiner School.(arts-based alternative school)
November 1, 1999... At this arts-based alternative school, students are learning there is nothing they can't do. Just what's going on here? The first thing one notices upon entering a fifth-grade classroom at the Rudolf Steiner School, in New York City, is how...

6 surefire incentives for your students ... that won't rot their teeth or break your bank account.(techniques in reward-giving)
November 1, 1999... A student who is struggling with writing makes an extra effort to complete an assignment; a bully apologizes, without intervention, to a victim; a child remains inside at recess to clean the fish-tank without being asked. Do these children...

Research skills 2000.(research protocol for grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9)
November 1, 1999... Quality research isn't getting any easier as we approach the millennium. Given the explosion of knowledge and the availability of information on the Internet, any student setting out to gather data faces a daunting task. And the standards are...

Focus on drama.(drama workshop as a tool in reading)
November 1, 1999... When I asked my seventh-grade student Marvin what he was seeing as he read, he answered, "See? Man, I see nothing but words!" Unfortunately, Marvin has a lot of company. Although expert readers enter into stories, follow the action in those...

The subject is smoking: a resource to stop it is the web.(campaign against smoking in the Internet)
November 1, 1999... Electronic Learning Every day 1,000 children seal their fate. For, despite the massive public health initiative of recent years that has led to a marked decline in adult smoking, recent statistics show that in the 1990s youth smoking has...

In the spirit of Christmas.(teacher helps mother and daughter)
November 1, 1999... How a teacher changed the lives of a mother and child Every morning a first grader of mine - I'll call her Gretchen - came to school in tears. Her mother, who brought her, would hang around as Gretchen cried to the point of giving herself...