Classroom Toolkit Newsletter - Professional Self- Development

Professional Self-Development

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Why Should Teachers Write and Focus Upon Goals?

Why should teachers write and focus upon goals if they want to become Master Teachers?

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:00:00 -0700

The Twelve Worst Planning Practices

Planning is the most important "non-outcome, non-output, non-urgent, non-teaching" task that you can perform.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Digital Portfolios: Will these Tools Ever Work?

Digital portfolios are a great idea. Feature sets are increasing in reliability, scalability and relevance. Digital portfolios help teachers make important instructional decisions, and serve as outstanding reporting tools.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:00:00 -0700

School 2.0

Almost everyone hopes and wishes that our schools could improve. Of course, the various stakeholders of our schools hold varying ideas about how this should be accomplished.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Make Cognitive Rebuilding a Summer Professional Development Priority

Summer tasks center upon cognitive rebuilding, especially at the end of a school year, or at the end of a college degree marathon.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Embracing eLearning: Why your Career Depends on Online Skill Improvement

Teachers are often ambivalent to eLearning.

Why? One answer: Because bureaucrats often beat the "rhetoric drum" about how computer and online course material that will, one day, replace teachers.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:00:00 -0700

"Do's" and "Do Not's" to Wind Down the School Year

May is the "home stretch," the "last inning," the "two minute warning time" of the school year.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Textbook Adoption: Blessing or Curse?

Ominous thunderclouds often herald Springtime, a time when Spring rains promote flowers (and weeds). Spring often sees teachers asked (ordered, volunteered) to research textbooks for a "new adoption.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Let Google™ Manage Personal and Professional Briefings for You

Researching background information to spice up the dull and bland content of most textbook…to add human interest to an otherwise flat course…eats your time in "big gulps."

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Can you "Psych" your Students for Success with Neuro-Linguistic Programming?

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a form of suggestion. NLP strategies are based upon:

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:00:00 -0700

Communicating with Hispanic and Minority Students: You can get by with Limited Language Skills, but Learn the Culture

Communicating with students is the most important professional development skill that teachers can improve. Communicating in ways that build positive and trusting relationships is an independent variable influencing a teacher's success.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:00:00 -0700

Trouble with Data: Don't be Fooled by the Numbers

Data seems solid, substantial, productive, professional.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:00:00 -0700

Rote Memory: Drill and Practice Road Kill

A bird's eye view over an educational timeline, no matter what parameter we examine, would appear to be like the swing of a pendulum.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:00:00 -0700

Learn from your Students: Pay Attention

When teachers think of "teacher survival," their thoughts migrate to all the attitudes, knowledge and skills that constitute "Master Teacher" levels of instructional delivery.

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