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Moment by Moment: An Instructional Approach to Positive Behavior

By: Tricia Wells

Positive student behavior develops from expectations, relationships, and direct instruction. Although many schoolwide discipline efforts focus on systems, rules, and consequences, they often overlook effective response strategies to students’ misbehavior. Without straightforward approaches to teach, encourage, and correct behavior moment by moment, discipline efforts can fall short of changing student behavior. When asked why they

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Academic Lifeguards: Saving Students

By: Sherri Nelson

Academic lifeguards are on duty, on guard, and willing to jump in when necessary. You are a lifeguard on a beach and you see a child engulfed by an enormous wave, then struggling to keep her head above water. You use every skill you have to prevent the child from drowning. Academic lifeguards are no

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Bridging the Literacy Gap in Science

By: Theressa Varner

Meeting new science standards can be hard for students who struggle with reading and writing. How do you teach the new science standards to students who struggle with reading and writing? Many middle school science teachers face this dilemma, which is especially challenging for science educators at my school. Like many urban schools across the

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Achievement Unlocked!

By: Kaylene Christie

An achievement system for students helps them exercise independence and goal-setting skills. Struggling with self-confidence yet wanting independence, middle school students need opportunities to feel valued and worthy. Middle school educators need to show students that they can do things independently, they can take control of their own learning, and they can feel the satisfaction of completing a task on their

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Moment by Moment: An Instructional Approach to Positive Behavior

Academic Lifeguards: Saving Students

World Language Education: Supporting This We Believe

Bridging the Literacy Gap in Science

One Text—Many Perspectives

Achievement Unlocked!