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Category Archives: Classroom management
Theresa: New School Year, New Classroom
From Anna over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. I remember a veteran teacher once telling me, “You know, teachers who are really good at cleaning up classrooms tend to get their classrooms changed a lot.” That seems … Continue reading
Posted in Back to School, Blogger Theresa, Classroom management, Planning Ahead
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Allisence: Managing for Dummies
From Anna over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. In 1991, Dan Gookin might have been the most ingenious dummy on Earth. Ingenious because he authored the first in a series of more than 1,600 books (take that, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogger Allisence, Classroom management, Collaboration and Co-Teaching
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Allisence: 5 Things Making a Comeback
From Anna over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. I love the way Converse All Stars look, but I’m not such a fan of how much they cost, so I bought some look-alikes. During a recent visit home, … Continue reading
Posted in Back to School, Blogger Allisence, Classroom management, Inspiration, Tips, Tricks, and Lists
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Allisence: Designing My Dream Classroom
From Anna over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. There’s a story that during the Vietnam War, a certain prisoner survived the torture of being in a cell all alone for years by planning, in incredible detail, a … Continue reading
Posted in Back to School, Blogger Allisence, Classroom management, Planning Ahead, Summertime
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Not my GBG
From JohnL over on Behavior Modification. Over on eHow, contributor Greg Stone noted that B. F. Skinner’s studies in the 1950s helped educators develop ways to use positive reinforcement in classrooms. Apart from the mysterious date reference, so far, so … Continue reading
Posted in b mod, behavior analysis, Classroom management, discipline, Press, teaching, Understanding
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Wrong about negative reinforcement
From JohnL over on Behavior Modification. I was happy to note that several students in the first meeting of my introductory class this term knew that negative reinforcement does not mean punishment. Sadly, I happened to come across another example … Continue reading
Posted in b mod, Classroom management, fundamentals, misrepresentation, misunderstanding, News, Other Sites, Press, teaching, Teaching b mod, terminology, Understanding
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Melissa: Changes
I’ve always hated the expression “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” but that currently sums up my life at school. When I show up Monday morning, things will be drastically different than they were just last… Continue reading
Posted in Blogger Melissa, Classroom management, Collaboration and Co-Teaching
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GBG in HS
When repeatedly confronted with evidence about their effectiveness, some who drag their feet about using behaviorally based methods might reluctantly concede that such procdures would be effective in certain circumstances. For example, someone might ag… Continue reading
Posted in b mod, behavior, behavior problems, Classroom management, classrooms, discipline, disruptive behavior, high school, methods, News, Research, schools, teaching
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Arts and b mod actually can mix
Perhaps it’s just my perception, but I think a lot of people see the arts and behavioral principles as antithetical. That is, one who embraces the arts holds philosophical views that are incompatible with behaviorism. Of course, this is not true,… Continue reading
Posted in b mod, Classroom management, classrooms, discipline, fundamentals, instruction, News, teachers, teaching
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GBG implementation grant
Here’s a winning story from a little while back. Under the headline “FdL School District receives $500,000 grant,” the Oskkosh (WI, US) Northwestern reported that a local education agency will be using grant funds to implement the ven… Continue reading
Posted in b mod, Classroom management, discipline, News, pbis, pbs, Research, school-wide management, schools, teachers, teaching
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