In light of all that has occurred this past week, it’s more important than ever to watch for students who appear not to care. Behavior is something we all struggle with year round, but often, bad behavior is a sign of other things. It is also true that this...
How do you approach teaching? When you are with students, how do you act? What do you say? Are you engaging and encouraging? Are you curt and sarcastic? Are you somewhere in between? (These are questions I ask of you and of myself…we’re in this...
I have a doodler in my classroom. He is a chatty one too! He’d rather doodle than do, well, any school work that’s for sure. He likes to practice new methods he’s learned in art class and sketch out a video game scenario or two. And, truth be...
In order to get free shipping on Amazon, I decided to buy a book about the multiple intelligences since they are so related to arts integration, and it turned out to be a very good move. Thomas Armstrong’s Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom is a great read...