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Spider Web of Compliments
From Tracey Dannels (tracey.dannels@marion.k12.fl.us), a second grade teacher in Florida:
“On the last day of school, we sit on the floor on blankets or small carpets to autograph yearbooks, T-shirts etc. At the beginning of the last day of school, we sit in a chair in a circle and make a ‘Spider Web’ with yarn while giving each other compliments. Start with one person and tell something you like or something nice about that person. That person throws the ball of yarn to another person and says something nice about him/her. It keeps going across the circle and back and forth until everyone is holding yarn. This way the students end the year with good thoughts about everyone in the classroom.”
Summer Reading Ideas
From The Worker Bees (editor.works4me@gmail.com):
Last week we asked readers which books are at the top of their summer reading list. These are the titles you suggested:
“Water for Elephants: A Novel” by Sara Gruen
“The Secret Life of Bees” by Sue Kidd
“Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
“The Glass Castle: A Memoir” by Jeannette Walls
“The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini
Question of the Week: Summer Renewal
From the Works4Me Worker Bees:
"What professional development activities do you plan to do this summer to renew and refresh your passion for teaching?"
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Discipline Plan
Heard Last Week in the Works4Me Lounge:
“Our school is trying to develop a new discipline program. I teach at a small elementary school with a poverty rate of over 90%. This year there have been many behavior issues. There are some students who I feel should have help from counselors outside of school. There are children in first grade who throw chairs, hit other children and swear at the teacher. Many of our kids don't have manners and don't respect others. I attribute some of this behavior to their parents. Yes, we try to teach character traits within the classroom, but we need parents to do their part too. Does anyone have a discipline plan that works in their school? We don't have a Police School Liaison Officer; we have a part time school counselor and part-time school social worker. We need some help. Our principal is overwhelmed with students being sent to the office. Any suggestions would be appreciated.”
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Sponsored by: The Salvadori Center
For 30 years... the Salvadori Center has offered hands-on/minds-on, project-based activities that help teachers and students master the math, science, history, art, and language of the built environment in which they live.
The Center is now seeking participants for its annual National Institute for Professional Development, held from July 20 - 26, 2008, on the campus of City College in New York City. Participants will immerse themselves in the city while developing project-based lesson plans specific to their curricula and educational "landscape." Housing provided. Click here for more information or email us at professionaldevelopment@salvadori.org
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