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The Ultimate Guide to Giving Effective Directions

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If you want to know the quickest way to lose a classroom, it’s simple. Give directions the wrong way. I learned this during my second year of teaching, right in the middle of a science lesson where thirty fifth graders were supposed to rotate between three stations. I explained everything… Continue reading

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How to Fix Noisy Transitions in the Classroom (From a Teacher Who Has Lived Through Hundreds of Them)

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You know the moment. One second the room is focused, pencils moving, kids actually working. You give the signal to switch activities, and instantly it’s like someone hit the “loud” button. Chairs scrape. Conversations explode. A kid who has been silent for twenty minutes suddenly has something critically important to… Continue reading