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Some strategies for ensuring that *every student* contributes to class discussions including “silent discussions.” https://t.co/kgK4GURrn3

Teach kids the ins and outs of this important civic right and responsibility. #edchat https://t.co/bULyjjg9hZ

Student: “Mrs Davis, for this project’s personal video can I shoot it in vr inside my oculus quest 2 so I can have cool props? Me: Sure student: this is the coolest class ever And I didn’t do anything but empower a student to use what they already know and love. Simple wins!

Fight to keep every student in your class, engaged in some kind of learning—even if it’s not academic. You’ll be exhausted at the end of the day, but you’ll know you made a difference. What could be better than that?

I used to want disruptive students removed from my class, arguing that one student should not be allowed to inhibit the learning of the other 25 or 30 kids in my room. We had various venues for “problem students”—all code for in-school suspension.

Cheesy, LOL Music Jokes Your Students Will Love https://t.co/wDPc6K8IIi

3 ways to ensure that students who are struggling do NOT sit out class discussions. https://t.co/H9BhMpaz0u

Today I finished up a unit where I teach my seniors html. We go old school and write it by hand as a text file. They made a folder and built a 5 page site with links, formatting and pics, zipped and turned them in today. My geeky self is very pleased that they can do this.

I’m happy to say that I changed after that year. I worked to create an engaging class that would end most disruptions. I spent time building rapport with all kids, earning their trust and respect. It was the hardest thing I’d ever done. It was also incredibly rewarding.

I was a bad teacher. How could so many kids fail? Some serious soul searching was in order. Long story short, sort of, I realized that removing kids for disruptive behavior robbed them of their chance to learn. Jettisoning them made classroom management easy, while hurting kids.

At the end of one year, nearly half my students failed. Most were missing assignments because they were rarely in class for the instruction. The “good kids” did well; getting a high grade was easy if you just did the work—a story saved for a different thread. For my part…

“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few,” I’d say, channeling Star Trek’s Mr. Spok. This discipline strategy was so easy that I started removing students daily, sometimes 3 or more from a single class.

The best, most inspiring, free PD? Observe the Ms. Gerard in your building. https://t.co/X89Dt94mjc

🔔 Coming Soon! Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do, offers resources and tools for teaching honest history and strategies for advocating in school communities. https://t.co/5ZBDD5TIsn

See how teachers can designate time during class to help students practice different study methods that allow them to take tests more easily. https://t.co/VLGgmxqw3y