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Learning, 1997
Presents suggestions from elementary school teachers to ease the pullout problem for classroom teachers. The suggestions include: create weekly class calendars, pair students, reschedule pullouts to more convenient times, and prepare a record sheet for information on topics the student misses. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Regular and Special Education Relationship
Miller, Ginny; Bench, Karen – Learning, 1996
Action research allows teachers to find their own answers to classroom questions and issues. The five-step process for action research involves picking a problem to study and determining one's knowledge, collecting the data, analyzing the data, reporting the results, and planning actions using the knowledge. (SM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Bixby, Robert – Learning, 1996
Describes how teachers can diagnose and repair various common problems with their classroom computers without having to call in a repair person. The article also provides suggestions on how to prepare for a visit by a repair person to cut down on the time and expense of repairs. (SM)
Descriptors: Debugging (Computers), Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance
Learning, 1995
This ready-reference pull-out folder focuses on student discipline, discussing how to stop problems before they start, discipline in 1995 versus discipline in 1975, individual discipline style, steps to improving problem behavior, and resources for further information. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Learning, 1995
A tear-out folder for teachers creates a working reference file on student motivation. The file includes a glossary and explanations of what holds students' attention, how to motivate students, and how to evaluate the classroom environment to determine how the teacher's words and the classroom atmosphere affect student motivation. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Incentives
Reissman, Rose – Learning, 1993
Describes creative ways for teachers to handle difficult classroom discipline situations, focusing on how to deal with defiant disruptives, noncombatant noncompliers, and incessant interrupters. The article discusses potentially difficult situations and explains how best to handle them in a positive manner. (SM)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Discipline Problems
Learning, 1996
Many students have undiagnosed vision problems despite passing school vision screening. Traditional screening may miss problems with close vision, eye-hand coordination, and smooth eye coordination. The article discusses what teachers should look for, how to proceed if there is a problem, and how to create vision-friendly classrooms. A list of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Responsibility
Learning, 1996
Describes how one urban elementary school turned itself around to become one of the best in the country by using handwriting as a common focus. The emphasis on handwriting served as a springboard for student achievement across the curriculum. A sidebar presents "Diagnosis through Handwriting," a guide to detecting children's allergic reactions.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allergy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Lamb, Cathy – Learning, 1995
Tips to help teachers avoid burnout include not taking so much work home, not taking on too much, accepting what you can and cannot change, leaving on time, not overvolunteering, requesting a change in grade level or school, doing something for yourself, exercising, setting aside time each day for yourself, and getting some rest. (SM)
Descriptors: Coping, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Self Management
Blachowicz, Camille; McKenna, Kathleen – Learning, 1996
Discusses parent/school cooperation in keeping students from falling behind while on a family trip. The teacher crafts various generic assignments that students can complete while vacationing, explains the projects to the parents (noting any needed materials) before their vacation, then has the student present the assignment to the class upon…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Parent School Relationship
Canter, Lee – Learning, 1997
Presents ideas for teachers who want to get parents involved: start reaching out to parents before school starts; make written contact with parents and students before school begins; follow up with a phone call inviting their participation; communicate expectations; show commitment all year; and walk in a parent's shoes. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Parent Empowerment, Parent Participation
Learning, 1995
Describes three computer spelling programs that take the emphasis off memorization and instead provide innovative ideas for helping students remember their spelling words. One program organizes spelling words starting with the most frequently used words. The second provides multiple levels of instruction simultaneously. The third uses…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education
Loeb, Vernon – Learning, 1983
An open classroom provides the setting for a Philadelphia teacher who uses unconventional but effective methods to teach the three R's. Examples of Lynne Yermanock Strieb's approaches to teaching reading and mathematics to first- and second-grade students are given. (PP)
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1
Henley, Martin – Learning, 1997
Discusses six proactive strategies to help teachers improve classroom discipline: (1) move around the room; (2) teach social skills; (3) have a sense of humor; (4) don't personalize unruly behavior; (5) look for causes of discipline problems; and (6) promote student responsibility. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline Problems, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Good, Perry – Learning, 1996
By teaching students self-control, teachers can powerfully affect student behavior. This involves explaining to students what negative signals are and what choices they have. By creating a classroom where students can meet their basic needs of fun, freedom, belonging, and power, teachers allow students to control their own behavior. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Decision Making, Discipline
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