Although no two creative writing projects will look exactly the same, using a rubric, a specific set of evaluation criteria, can help you clarify your expectations for students. Rubrics also easily point students to the areas of their stories that need work, streamlining the revision process, ind...
" It's always nice for people in talent shows to hear genuine praise- but be sure to be realistic. Encourage young or inexperienced performers, but don't set up unrealistic expectations. It's downright unfair to send off a tone-deaf singer telling them that they should pursue a professional...
A teacher with strong classroom management skills creates consistency for his students. The kids know what to expect every day when it comes to the routine activities. Your students may fare better when you're gone if you have set expectations for everyday tasks. They know how the classroom r...
In interdependent group contingency, you give tasks to individuals within a given group and set the behavior expectations and the reward to be given. All members of the group must finish the designated goal before they can earn a reward. All members in a given group will receive the same rew...
Students with ADHD have a number of behavioral challenges that can impact their success in school. Teachers and parents can help minimize these difficulties by developing a behavior plan to teach and encourage strategies that will help the students comply with age-level expectations. Like most types...
coaching great players in front of thousands of people or on television. Realistically, though, most coaches get their start at a much lower level -- often coaching young kids, such as kindergartners. Coaching youngsters can sometimes be frustrating if your expectations are too high, but with ...
Rules and expectations are necessary at every grade level, but are crucial for preschool and daycare. Since this will probably be the first formal academic year for students, teachers and caregivers frequently have to remind them of the rules, reinforce discipline strategies, explain them, and redi...
According to the National Literacy Trust’s first annual survey, students prefer reading text messages and e-mails to fiction and non-fiction, but, the survey shows, those who read technology-based material don’t meet literacy expectations as often as those who read traditional texts. The 2011...
it can be difficult to make everyone work together and get along. Teacher teamwork is dependent on trusting, professional relationships with each other and with their supervisors. Administrators should hold each faculty member to the same standards and expectations to make sure that none feel the vi...
1Loved for What You Do Genuine love is given consistently regardless of what you do. Conditional love, on the other hand, comes with a set of "rules" that determine whether you are worthy of receiving it, as discussed by University of Nottingham psychology professor Stephen Joseph in the Psy...