By setting strong class rules at the start you’ll be setting the tone for the rest of your time. Here are 47 ideas for middle school and high school classrooms.
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The 5 key features of cooperative play are: (1) Social interaction, (2) Shared goals, (3) Language use, (4) Self-regulation, (5) Agreement over rules.
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Are your college textbooks too expensive? Here are ten alternatives to buying college textbooks: (1) Rent Them, (2) Use the Library, (3) Get in Touch with Past Students, (4) Buy Second Hand books then Re-sell!
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Parallel play is a type of play-based learning that involves students playing alongside each other but not in collaboration. Key features include: (1) Independent exploration and discovery, (2) Observing and mimicking, (3) Emerging social skills.
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The best 5 plagiarism checkers are: (1) Grammarly, (2) QueText, (3) DupliChecker, (4) Plagium, (5) UniCheck. The best overall is Grammarly which I recommend to my students.
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Domain specific vocabulary is language that is used primarily within one area of knowledge. Examples of domains of knowledge include Chemistry and Mathematics.
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EHCP stands for Education, Health and Care Plan. An EHCP outlines the support that is required for a child in England who has special education needs (SEN).
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Reciprocal teaching is a classroom strategy in which students take turns acting as the teacher in small groups. Students are taught four teaching strategies that they apply when acting as the teacher in their group.
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Knowledge gap theory states that wealthier and more educated people acquire information from mass media faster than lower socioeconomic classes.
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The 4 learning modalities are: (1) Visual (2) Auditory (3) Kinesthetic (4) Tactile. Some students learn best through one modality and worse through others.
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