What Is Teaching?

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Teaching refers to the process of imparting knowledge and skills from a teacher to a learner. It encompasses the activities of educating or instructing. It is an act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual.
The Teaching for Understanding framework is a guide that can help keep the focus of educational practice on developing student understanding. Faculty members at the Harvard Graduate School of Education collaborated with many e perienced teachers and researchers to develop! test! and refine this approach for effective teaching. "ead on to learn about the key components of the framework.

What is teaching?
The range of professional duties performed by teachers is wide and extensive. At the heart of a teacher's role is the promotion of learning for all pupils.

What skills do teachers need?

know how to employ the most effective teaching and learning strategies to enable children and young people to make progress be able to assess what their pupils know, understand and can do, and then use this assessment to plan future teaching and learning activities have high expectations for all their pupils, of whatever class, race, gender or ability know how to motivate their pupils - to do this, they need to be effective role models for the pupils they teach. If you choose to study at ingston we will help you ac!uire the knowledge and confidence to apply these skills effectively in the classroom.

What do trainee teachers have to achieve?

The Training and "evelopment Agency for #chools $T"A% has set out the standards which all trainee teachers have

to meet in order to be awarded &ualified Teacher #tatus $&T#%. The standards cover three areas'

professional values and practice knowledge and understanding teaching.

teaching
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Profession of those who give instruction, especially in an elementary or secondary school or a university. The teaching profession is a relatively new one. Traditionally, parents, elders, religious leaders, and sages were responsible for teaching children how to behave and think and what to believe. Germany introduced the first formal criteria for the education of teachers in the 18th century. In the 1 th century, as society became more industriali!ed, the concept of schooling became more universal. In industriali!ed nations today, most teachers are university graduates. Teacher" training programs usually include both general and speciali!ed academic, cultural, or vocational courses# the study of educational principles# and a series of professional courses combined with practical e$perience in a typical school setting. %ost countries also re&uire professional certification following formal training.
eaching as a profession to me is systematic ideas of impacting knowledge to one another both in verbal and nonverbal...

December 1944 Whatis Teaching? by Jacques Barzun Always and everywhere, He is a schoolteacher has meant He is an underpaid pitiable drudge. Even a politician stands higher, because power in the street seems less of a mockery than power in the classroom. But when we speak of Socrates, Jesus, Buddha, and other great teachers of humanity, the atmosphere somehow changes and the politicians power begins to look shrunken and mean. Supreme examples show that no limit can be set to the power of a teacher The pupil has some curiosity and he wants to know what grownups know. The master has curiosity also, but it is chiefly about the way the pupils mindor handworks. Remembering his own efforts and the pleasure of discovery, the master finds a satisfaction which I have called artistic in seeing how a new human being will meet and make his own some part of our cultureour ways, our thoughts, even our errors and superstitions The pupil feels resentment arising from the fact that the grownup who teaches him appears to know it all. Even under the best conditions of fair play and deliberate spontaneity, the pupil, while needing and wanting knowledge, will hate and resist it. This resistance often makes one feel that the human mind is made of some wonderfully tough rubber, which you can stretch a little by pulling hard, but which snaps back into

shape the moment you let go. The process may be exasperating for the teacher, but consider how the student feels, subjected to daily and hourly stretching. Here am I, he thinks, with my brains nicely organized,with everything, if not in its place, at least where I can find it,and you come along with a new and strange item that you want to force into my previous arrangement. Naturally I resist. You persist. I begin to dislike you. But at the same time, you show me aspects of this new fact or idea which in spite of myself mesh in with my existing desires. You seem to know the contents of my mind. You show me the proper place for your contribution to my stock of knowledge. Finally, there is brooding over us a vague threat of disgrace for me if I do not accept your offering and keep it and show you that I still have it when youdreadful thought!examine me! So I give in, I shut my eyes and swallow. I write little notes about it to myself, and with luck the burr sticks: I have learned something. Thanks to you? Well, not exactly. Thanks to you and thanks to me. I shall always be grateful for your efforts, but do not expect me to love you, at least not for a long, long time. When I am fully formed and somewhat battered by the world and yet not too displeased with myself, I shall generously believe that I owe it all to you. Volume 174, No. 6, pp. 8187 For copyright reasons, the full text of this article is not available on The Atlantic's site. Teaching is a social process, to define it is very difficult, because the teaching influenced by the political and social backgrounds of the country. 'ence, (ust try for it , after reading all the definitions. There are so many educationists, complimented their definitions about teaching, 'ere are some, to keep in mind. )ccording to Gage, *Teaching is a form of interpersonal influence aimed at changing the behavior potential of another person.* +dmund )midon defined it as"* Teaching is an interactive process, primarily involving class room talk which takes place between teacher and pupil and occurs during certain definable activity.* ,rubacher,* Teaching is an arrangement and manipulation of a situation in which an individual will seek to overcome and from which he will learn in the course of doing so.* -kinner" Teaching is the arrangement of contingencies of reinforcement.* .yans" *Teaching is concerned with the activities which are concerned with the guidance or direction of the learning of others.* /rom these I want to make one definition, as my view. %e,* Teaching is a process that improve the student0s seeking level more easily and it might be overcome any situation as an easy way.* %ake definition our own after reading it.

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)n item or implement used for a specific purpose. ) tool can be a physical ob(ect such as mechanical tools including saws and hammers or a technical ob(ect such as a web authoring tool or software program. /urthermore, a concept can also be considered a tool. 12reativity is the tool which allows a child3s mind to grow.4
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<evice for making material changes on other ob(ects, as by cutting, shearing, striking, rubbing, grinding, s&uee!ing, measuring, or other process. ) hand tool is a small manual instrument traditionally operated by the muscular strength of the user# a %)2'I=+ T>>? is a power"driven mechanism used to cut, shape, or form materials such as wood and metal. Tools are the main means by which human beings control and manipulate their physical environment.

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1. @hen referring to software, tools are accessories that help developers develop software programs more effectively.

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8. @hen referring to hardware, tools are what enable a person to install, remove, or perform other actions on their computer or their computer hardware. ,elow is a listing of some of the tools you will want when working on a computer. This list is in order of what tools we find most useful when going on site to troubleshoot a computer problem. >f course not everything listed below is necessary for all types of (obs.

Recommended computer tools

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In addition to purchasing each of the above components individually there are do!ens of different computer tool kitsavailable that have all the necessary tools for computer repair. 'owever, most technicians will find that a good screwdriver and some or all of the above components individually is enough for most computer repair (obs. Also see: Programming tools, -crew, +-<
Synonyms: tool! instrument! implement! utensil! appliance These nouns refer to devices used in the performance of work. Tool applies broadly to a device that facilitates work; specifically it denotes a small manually operated device: a box full of tools for bike repair. Instrument refers especially to a relatively small precision tool used by trained professionals: sterilized the scalpel and the other instruments. Implement is the preferred term for tools used in agriculture and certain building trades: rakes, hoes, and other implements. Utensil often refers to an implement used in a household especially in the kitchen: cooking utensils hung by the stove. Appliance most fre!uently denotes a power"driven device that performs a specific function: a store selling toasters and other appliances.
Used wisely, technology empowers students to take responsibility for their own learning. InLeonardos Laptop, Ben Shneiderman provides teachers with a powerful framework, CollectRelateCreateDonate(CRCD) , for designing student-centered learning opportunities using computers. In particular, Shneidermans CRCD framework emphasizes the importance of the social aspects of learning in generating creative work. In CRCD projects, students research information, work collaboratively to create a meaningful product that demonstrates their learning, and contribute that project to a larger learning community. Shneiderman designed the Collect-Relate-Create-Donate framework as a vehicle for preparing young people for a 21st

century world where innovation, creativity, and collaboration will be more highly prized than retention and repetition. In order to help educators integrate technology effectively, we have compiled a list of technology tools focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD framework. Unlike other lists that promote cool tools, yet leave teachers wondering about purposeful educational integration, our list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and community-mindedness. We hope you will find our list useful.

Whatare your LearningGoals? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. I want my students to be able to create web based timelines. I want my students to create web based mind maps / graphic organizers. I want my students to publish their writing online for others to read. I want real-time, online discussion with my students. I want my students to search and evaluate web sites. I want to create guided research activities for my students. I want to connect my students to other students around the world. I want my students to create online portfolios. I want my students to create books, magazines, posters, or newsletters online. I want my students to record or edit audio. I want to use an interactive whiteboard effectively with my students. I want my students to create and edit maps. I want my students to draw or create comics on the Internet. I want to create tests, quizzes, and games online. I want my students to organize, bookmark and edit their research online. I want to find or create rubrics for multimedia projects. I want to connect to other teachers to share ideas and resources.

I want my students to be able to create web based timelines

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Free tool that allows text and images in each timeline entry. Also Timetoast provides an embed code for each timeline. Example: Moon Landings Ourstory Free: tu!ents can create a personal timeline" in#ite ot$ers to colla%orate" s$are & em%e! t$e final pro!uct' (nten!e! for in!i#i!ual timeline" %ut stu!ents coul! create one for a $istorical figure' 3 )e!ium 3 Easy

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Free & Beta: Great tool, yet still in beta. Images & links for each event, timelines can be embedded. Unique feature: new events Timegli!er can be added to multiple timelines & timelines are printable. Outstanding interface, visually appealing to use. Example: New York Times No sign in or account needed. Extremely easy to navigate and Rea!*riteT$in+ enter events. Timelines can be printed when finished & timelines can be edited while working, but work is not saved. Timeline 3 )e!ium

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Free & Beta: A permanent URL is created for each timeline. There are three privacy settings and discussion below each timeline. ,timeline Unique features: events can be tagged and a source url can be provided. Example: History of Cell Phones Visually appealing, image based timeline creator. Unique Feature: Video, images, mp3, word, excel, powerpoint & pdf can be -ap.les uploaded. Events can be stacked on the timeline. Timelines can be edited and shared. The most visually appealing timeline tool. Example: Battle of Shiloh / )e!ium 3 )e!ium

I want my students to create web based mindmaps6graphic organi!er

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Free mindmapping tool. Ideas can include expandable details & links to URLs. Ideas can be linked together, edited and final product 0lin+er includes embed code. Unique Feature: select the license type for your mindmap. Example: Oil Supply Crisis 3 )e!ium

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Intuative mindmapping tool. Students can start creating right away without creating an account. Maps can be printed & saved with a free 1u%%l'us account. Embed code, sharing, collaboration included. Ideas for using Bubbl.us Free account available. Visually appealing interface with extra features. Maps can be shared for collaboration, published, min!meister printed/exported as a pdf and embedded. Example: How to Win Friends Free acount with 7 mindmaps. Maps can be public or private and password protected. Number of features include: multimedia (image, )in!omo audio, youtube video), formatting & topic relationships editing & unique mindmap URL. Example: Mindomo Tutorial Completely stripped down mindmapping tool with no frills. Begin with a list and then tab in ideas from the list to indicate new nodes & Te2t3)in!)a subnodes on the mindmap. Maps cant be saved using this tool p Example: Months of the Year Free mindmapping tool that allows for collaborative mindmapping. Finished mindmaps are printable and exportable as pdf or image files. Key Features include: *ise)apping Publish & share a mindmap Insert a link into any map node & view a tiny screenshot of the website. Free account provides pre-made, web based "Thinking Guides." Use the categorized templates to organize ideas. All templates can be e2ploratree customized or an original template can be created. Projects can be shared and edited by other users. Example: Appraisal SWOT / 4ig$ 3 )e!ium / Easy / )e!ium 3 )e!ium / Easy

I want my students to publish their writing online

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Free Google account. Create documents, presentations, spreadsheets, form or drawing. Organize into folders, publish to the web and share 0oogle Docs documents with other users. Supports existing document upload (word & powerpoint). Example: Interesting Ways to Use an iPod Touch in the Classroom Free account allo5s for !ocument uploa!s t$at can %e em%e!!e!' Em%e! presentation is in a flip%oo+ style 5$ere !ocuments pages can %e flippe! an! rea! easily' Example: Emmett Till Lesson Plan Free account allows for pdf uploads that can be embedded. Very similar 6UDU to issuu. Example: How to do 11 Techy Things in the New School Year Free account allows pdf upload. New feature allows Google Documents to be directly uploaded within your scribd account. Scribd files can then cri%! be embedded. Example: 10,000 Hour Rule Lesson Free account. Similar to issuu and scribd, but allows word as well as pdf upload. Embed code provided for uploaded documents. / Easy 3 Easy 5 Easy

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Free account allows pdf, word, spreadsheet and powerpoint uploads. Uploaded documents are given embed code.

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All of these tools are clones of Etherpad (bought by Google) and offer the same functionality: live, online, collaborative writing. There is no sign up required; simply click to create a new pad, add multiple users TypeWith.M through invite or by sharing the pad URL. Pads can then be e downloaded as various file formats. EtherPad PiratePad

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Free tool allows chat rooms to be created instantly. Rooms can be: named, given specific time frame, include twitter # discussions. Quick To!ays)eet and easy set up, but rooms are public. Try Chatzy if you need privacy

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Free tool allows chat rooms to be created quickly. Features Include: -$at.y Quick chat: invite people to join via email Virtual Rooms: password protected Students can post questions or comments to the moderated discussion. Once comments are posted, students can "vote" for the idea, or 0oogle )o!erator comment on a post. Comments can then be sorted based on the number of votes it received, and can be posted anonymously or require a Google account. Example: What did you do this summer? Google Documents allows synchronous editing by multiple users on one document. By default Google doc is private 0oogle Docs Change by clicking Share Make the document public Allow anyone to edit Distribute the URL Example: Halloween Story Tutorial: Google Docs in Plain English / Easy / Easy 3 )e!ium

I want my students to search and evaluate @eb -ites

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Narrow down a search by: Exact words or phrase Including additional terms 0oogle 8!#ance! earc$ Excluding terms Choosing the file type (pdf, ppt) Search within a specific domain Choose where search terms are located within a website Other parameters EdTechTeacherTutorial: Google Advanced Search Search visualized into a timeline based on the dates related to the 0oogle Timeline search term. Timeline is interactive and the search term can be (9ocate! in t$e left $an! column after a explored down to a specific year. Timeline is great for 0oogle searc$ $as understanding where a topic fits into a bigger historical picture. %een con!ucte!') Example: Jackie Robinson Timeline Academic search engine that makes academic information easier to access than typical search engines. Refseek cuts down on the overload of non-academic search results by eliminating sponsored links and commercial search results. Features inclu!e: Search web Search documents Related search terms provided Search within a site for more detailed search results Example: Flowers Search (free of advertisements) Search engine for students that only uses 35,000 sites. Spam sites and sites lacking academic rigor are excluded. Also, older sites that are still relevant will not be buried in the search results. 5 )e!ium

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Key Features: Search terms can be further explored with Yo Link by searching for a specific term within a search. Specific search results can be shared directly to Google docs. Sweet Search 4 Me: search engine designed specifically

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for younger students. Example: World War Two WolframAlpha is a unique, web based computation engine. The results differ in that the search results will be data driven. Whereas a Google search will provide links to endless information, this search engine will provide data. This search tools is an *olfram 8lp$a outstanding resource for math and science research. Provides "Examples by Topic" with tips on how to use the search engine across disciplines. Example: United States vs. Russia - Population A unique search tool that allows students to search the history of the internet. By searching a specific website or URL, students can view the changes over time and how the website has progress *ay%ac+ )ac$ine and changed. This tool is helpful with identifying the validity of a site in question. Example: Boston Globe Kathy Schrock provides a series of helpful website evaluation questions designed for different grade levels: Elementary School, :at$y c$roc+;s -ritical E#aluation Middle School, Secondary School. These were last updated in ur#eys February 2009 Example: Secondary School Level Noodle Tools provides a range of free and subscription-based web search and annotation tools. The free "Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need" tool helps students define topics, select search tools, and search effectively. 3 Easy 5 )e!ium

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Requires a Google account to make a customized search engine. Create a specific and narrowed down search engine and control what websites will be included in the search results. :ey Features: 0oogle -ustomi.e! CSE is saved and can be edited later. earc$ Engine CSE generates a link that students can visit to conduct a (- E) custome search. CSE generates an embed code for a blog or website. Example: Expanding Your Horizons WebQuests are structured Internet research exercises that lead students to create an educational product. They provide a simple structure for student inquiry on the Web, guiding them towards important questions and the most useful Web sites. There are tens of =uest0ar!en thousands of WebQuests to adapt as well as a template to create your own at QuestGarden. 5 Easy

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Note: Check that WebQuest links are not broken. View EdTechTeacher's Guided Inquiry Activities for more information on WebQuests. Simply collect websites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a "Track." Create your own Track or use one already made by other Trac+ tar educators. , the instructions are clear and well illustrated and by all accounts the system is stable, well designed, and easy-to-use. You can search or create Tracks by subject, grade level, standards, etc . Slideshow:Introduction to TrackStar / Easy

I want to connect my students to other students around the world

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the world through collaborative projects. ePals allows interaction from class to class, student to student or group to group. Free service.

Unique Feature: Teachers can batch create accounts for students in their class and ePals provides a Parental Consent and Privacy form. Tip: Join an ongoing ePals project for instant connections T$e (nternational E!ucation an! Resource <et5or+ (iE8R<) allo5s classrooms to connect on international pro?ects 5it$ ot$er stu!ents from aroun! t$e 5orl!' T$ere are more t$an 3@"@@@ sc$ools from 13@ countries in#ol#e!' Unique Feature: With over 150 projects in action, iEARN Country iE8R< Coordinators will help in the process of getting your class involved in a project. Note: Several there are excellent iEARN projects, but the service is not free. The Global Education Collaborative (GEC) is a community for teachers interested in global education to share resources, T$e 0lo%al E!ucation -olla%orati#e discuss topics around global education, and engage in collaborative projects in their classrooms. Note: Does not specifically connect classrooms, but provides access to individuals and organizations interested in collaborative projects. TakingitGlobal is a social network for teachers and students that allows them to get involved in or create projects from a range of Ta+ing(T0lo%al issues. View projects that are in planning or in progress and get involved. UniqueFeature:Search & create new projects with a worldwide audience. Download Skype for free and connect your classroom to any other Skype classroom in the world. Skype doesn't provide the +ype connections or projects, but it allows experts in a field, authors, classrooms & students to connect quickly and easily. 5 )e!ium 3 )e!ium / Easy 3 )e!ium

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UniqueFeature:new Skype in the Classroom directory EducationResources:EdTechTeacher Tutorials & Classroom2.0 Discussion

I want my students to create online portfolios

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The Basic account allows for unliminted users and 2GB storage. The Plus account ($50/yr) allows for great customization, ad-free pages & increased privacy. Teachers can be upgraded to the Plus account for *i+ispace free by certifying that the wiki will be used for educational purposes. s Key Feature: Create student accounts, customize privacy / security & upgrade to Plus account for free. EdTechTeachervideotutorial: Wikis and Collaborative Learning Part I Free *i+i platform allo5s for 1@@ users an! 301 storage' $99/yr Classroom edition allows for increased editing control. >1*or+s Educators and students can create collaborative projects, share notes, publish work & portfolios online. Example: Teaching Thoughtful Learners Free blogging platform, part of a Google account. (Potentially becoming part of Google Apps for Education) Create multiple blogs within one account, easily change the layout, choose from a number of widgets and easily change comment settings to moderate reader comments. 1logger / )e!ium / )e!ium 5 )e!ium

Unique Features: New layout tool allows blog layout to be changed without adjusting HTML Code. Blogger in Draft now allows blogs to be made mobile friendly. EdTechTeachervideotutorial: Getting Started with Blogging

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Edublogs is a free blogging platform designed specifically for schools, teachers and students. e!u%logs UniqueFeature:Upgrade to a Pro account ($3.33 / month) and manage 50 blogs without advertising. Video Introduction to Edublogs Kidblog is a free blogging platform designed for elementary and middle school students. Teachers can monitor and control all activity within the platform. Student blogs are private and only viewable by the teacher and class. 5 )e!ium

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Free blogging platform, not designed specifically for students or teachers, but it provides more options, settings, and custom design *or!press options than many other platforms. Beginner WordPress video tutorial / )e!ium

I want my students to create books, maga!ines, posters, or newsletters online

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Create and share your own photobook using images from Flickr. Easily create a cover, add pages, insert images & text. This is a great option 1oo+r for creating online books with a shorter amount of text with image backgrounds. Example: Snow Creatures Create multimedia posters and reports infused with animations, audio, and video. (No more 2D posterboard and coloring pens!) Impressive 0logster product with strong educational outreach program. Free Basic and Premium account options. Can set up a class account. There is also a good Glogster Overview on their site to help you get started. Example: Vertebrates and Reptiles 5 Easy 3 Easy

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Free web based tool to create, publish and share newsletters. Choose from multiple templates, import pictures, edit text & click share to 9etterpop publish your newsletter. Example: Letterpop Examples Create free photobooks online. Create a photobook, upload pictures & invite friends to collaborate online on the project. )i2%oo+ 3 )e!ium / )e!ium

Unique Feature: Upload pictures from multiple online image sharing services, add text and zoom & rotate images. Example: Mixbook Gallery Bookrix is a free combination of social media and web based publishing that allows students to publish and share their work socially.

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Within Bookrix, authors can create a profile & blog that can be shared with social media websites. Example: Bookrix Popular Books Free web based journal tool. Journals are private by default, pictures can be included in entries, and journal entries can be shared via email.

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>en.u UniqueFeature: Penzu has the closest feel of paper available & mobile (iPhone & Droid) phones can access, edit and write to your Penzu journal. Publish a childrens book with Tikatok. Great option for primary grade teachers. Free teacher account allows teachers to create student accounts, create writing prompts & publish student work in traditional Ti+ato+ paper books.

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UniqueFeature:Student created storybooks can be saved as a pdf file that can be used on many e-readers. Example: Tikatok Story Sparks No signup required (free account also available to save booklets). Click CREATE and begin to insert text, image, url, upload files, embed codes imple%oo+le & music. Add multiple pages to the booklet & click PUBLISH when t complete. 3 )e!ium

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I want my students to record or edit audio.

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Description Audacity is a free download for windows or mac that has all of the necessary features to create podcasts. Audio can be recorded live, uploaded, mixed together, cut and remixed easily. Audacity Tutorials

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GarageBand, part of Apple iLife suite of programs, is a music studio in your mac, that can be used to make professional, high quality podcast & audio recordings. Use the built in mic to record & choose 0arage1an! ()ac Only) from the built in GarageBand Apple Loops for background music. This tool is easy to pick up and comes with great built-in help / support. / )e!ium

EdTechTeacher GarageBand Tutorials EdTechTeacherexample:A Day in the Life of a Hobo A truly unique and quick podcasting option. Audio is recorded live on the website & then available to email or embed in a website or blog. This is a great option for a classroom without any podcasting software. Recordings can also be downloaded for future editing. Unique Feature: Instant embed code is created for any recording.

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VoiceThread allows students to create narrated slide shows & presentations. Upload images, record (or upload) voice comments, and publish the project online. Voicethread is great for group collaboration that allows students to engage in an ongoing discussion Aoicet$rea! based on the images uploaded to the presentation. Unique Feature: Final products have a number of privacy settings that will fit within most AUP. There are also account options for educators. 5 )e!ium

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Google Voice is free with a google account. Create a unique phone number through google that students can call. Calls placed to a google voice account are stored in an email-like inbox that can then be downloaded as an mp3 file, or embedded. Unique Feature: Google Voice allows students to use their cell phones to create audio files.

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Download Hi-Q and begin recording podcast. Simple interface & 4i-= Recor!ing easy to use. Unique Feature: Hi-Q allows you to record streaming (>- Do5nloa!) audio or video that is playing on your computer.

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Turn an older model iPod into a recording device with any number of ipod recorders. With just a few ipods and recorders, many students can be recording and creating podcasts simultaneously. Once i>o! Recor!erB recording is complete, sync the ipod to extract the new voice 1el+in TuneTal+ recording for later use. Tip: Be sure to convert the extracted voice recording to an mp3 file or upload the recording to an editing program (garageband or audacity) to create a polished podcast.

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Chirbit is a free web based recording option that allows you to quickly share the recordings via facebook, twitter & through short urls. Unique Feature: Text to Chirbit option allows typed comments to be quickly turned into audio that can be shared on the web.

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AudioPal is a free web based service that can create recordings through phone, mic, upload or text. Unique Feature: When recording is complete, enter your email address to receive the embed code for the recording.

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Use your cell phone to narrate pictures. Create a card (one picture & one recording) or a tour (many pictures & multiple recordings). Create a free account and include your cell phone to quickly call & record a Yodio.

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Brainshark is a free web based tool. Quickly add audio to narrate a Powerpoint or document. Use a phone to narrate the presentation )y1rain $ar+ and then grab the embed code for a website or blog.

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Create a free web based, group chat with Voxli. Quickly create an audio chat room & share the url with up to 200 guests. This is a great option for a synchronous meeting, interview or group project.

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Description Either through the web, or from a mobile device, quickly create and share audio recordings. The free account allows up to five minutes of audio at a time, and students can include an image as well as their geographic location when the recordings come from a mobile device.

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Free download application that with multiple whiteboard specific tools: Word Magnets, Choose 10, Order Resource, Team Scorer & Student Triptico Selector. Tools can be manipulated with an interactive whiteboard or (Do5nloa!) mouse.

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Free web based tool to collaborate in real time through a unique url. Anyone can begin working on a canvas without registration, and there can be an unlimited number of collaborators on a project. Primarily used for visual arts, although it does include a text feature. Key Floc+!ra5 Features: Embed Code Provided Chat Window Save work Free online whiteboard with a tremendous amount of stock images to use on projects. Whiteboards can be exported, shared with other cacoo users or made viewable publicly. This is a great tool for collaborative design. -acoo Key Features: Board can be kept private Multiple users at once / )e!ium 3 Easy

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Free web based platform that allows for multi-user collaboration without an account. Simply share the url and anyone can participate. You can -o +etc$ save your sketch image to embed, except when using Google Maps as a background. Key Feature: Use Google Maps as a background to any workspace. Free web based platform that also allows for multi-user collaboration. Editors can be added to any project, but new editors do not need a Nota account, simply invite via email. Projects can be public or private. Key Features: <ota project. Images from Flickr, Picasa and Facebook can be imported into a project. Projects have embed code. Quickly create a free online workspace for collaboration. Simply share the url and begin work. Upload images, text or files to work on in real time. YouTube, Wikipedia & Google Maps can be included in a / )e!ium 3 Easy

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Web based, multi-user workspace. Create a new workspace without making an account & invite others via email or URL. Workspaces can be saved (email link will be sent later) or printed when complete. +ri%lin+ :ey Features: Math type supported & allows for equations to be included. Chat feature included phone conferencing feature. Vyew is a web based, collaborative work space. A free account allows for up to 10 collaborators on a workspace. Insert files, urls or images Aye5 into the workspace. / 4ig$ / Easy

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I want my students to create and edit maps.

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Google Maps provides editing tools to create and personalize online map. Click the My Maps tab to create a new map. Add placemarks, highlight 0oogle )aps locations, and more. / )e!ium

Example: map related to the novel My Brother Sam is Dead Google Maps User Guide Quickly create, edit and annotate maps with this web based tool. Mapping services to choose from include: Bing, Google, Yahoo and Openstreet. Maps can be tagged, routes created, and media embedded U)apper within the map (audio & image). Once a map is complete it can be shared or embedded.

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Create location based audio maps with Woices in three simple steps. Pick a location, name the map and record (or upload) audio. Woices *oices allows students to create an audio layer of information for their community or geographic location of study. Key Feature:iPhone and Android applications allows for Woices creation on mobile phones. Similar to Google Maps, but open-source. Open treet )ap =uic+ )aps Quickmaps allows you to doodle on Google. Choose your location, draw lines, scribble, place markers and embed the final product. 3 )e!ium 3 )e!ium

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Edit and make notations on Google Maps with this web based mapping cri%%le tool. Features include: text, image & markers. Final product can be saved )aps and shared with an embed code.

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I want my students to draw or create comics on the web.

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Record a sketch live as it is being created & narrate the recording. This tool is useful for having students demonstrate their +etc$ast understanding of math equations and concepts. When finished, the audio sketch can be embedded. Example: Explore Sketcast Create drawings online & play them back instantly to view the product as it was created. Finished products can be shared online. Unique Feature: Sketchfu captures art as it is being created and allows others to see the process of creating in action. 3 Easy

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Create comics online by creating original art or uploading pictures to your comic strip. Add speech or thought bubbles and quickly publish a finished product.

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Create fully animated comics onine with Kerpoof. Choose from a library of scenes and characters, add animation, movement, music and speech bubbles to bring a story idea to life. Extremely intuitive :erpoof menu bar and helpful video tutorials make this tool quite useful. Key Feature: Teacher Account allows teachers to register students and create classes where students can collaborate on creations. Example: Kerpoof Classroom Ideas Free individual account, Premium educator account is based on number of participants and length of use, fees are reasonable. ToonDoo Education account allows for greater privacy and security. Completed projects can be shared or embedded. Example: ToonDoo Hall of Fame 3 )e!ium / )e!ium

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Extremely easy comic strip tool. The features are at a minimum: Rea!*riteT$in+ - import people, text and props. Projects can be printed when -omic -reator complete.

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Scratch is a simplified programming language that allows students to create their own multi-media, interactive stories. There is a great deal of educational support material, including forums, ScratchED cratc$ online community, videos, reference guide and ideas to get started. Scratch must be downloaded for use. Example: Featured Projects / )e!ium

I want to create tests, &ui!!es, and games online.

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Quia provides an online platform specifically for teachers to create quizzes, games and assignments online. The annual educator account is $49. Unique Feature: Students receive instant feedback on their quizzes and =uia assignments. There are over 15 assignment types to choose from and teachers can share and collaborate on created assignments. Example: Quia Sample Activities This is a program that can be downloaded (Windows and Mac) to create assignments online. Assignment options include: multiple choice, short answer, jumbled sentence, crossword, matching, and gap filled. This is not 4ot >otatoes intended as a test generator, but instead as a language exercise generator. Example: Example Exercises Easy Test This tool is a free, onilne test generator that allows you to create: multiple )a+er choice, fil in the blank, matching, short answer & true and false questions. Unique Feature: All question types can be included on one creation & alternate versions of test can be created instantly (with the Plus account, / )e!ium 3 )e!ium / )e!ium

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Free web based testing manager that allows educators to create a class, quizzes, administer quizzes and view results. Unique Feature: Multimedia =ui. tar files can be included in quizzes. There is also a unique student log in page with a tutorial.

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I want my students to organi!e, bookmark and edit their research online.

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Add notes, images, URL and clips from the web to this online organizational tool. With a free account, students can create folders for specific classes or research projects. Each new note that is added can be placed in a specific folder.

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Free online organization tool, similar to Evernote. Create new folders to store an organize notes, bookmarks & URLs.

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Look up ideas within Springpad that you want to add Tag notes with keywords

Find online content, website or document. Insert the URL into Webklipper and the website can now have notations placed onto the *e%:lippe content. The notations made on the URL are saved via a unique URL that can be shared with others. Users can demonstrate how they read a r document based on the notations left behind.

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Diigo is a great tool to create, share, and annotate bookmarks. Create or join a group and share bookmarks with colleagues, students, and others. Diigo Annotation tools surpass Delicious. Note: Delicious is a popular alternative, but is no longer supported by Yahoo. EdTechTeachervideotutorial: Social Bookmarking with Diigo 5 Easy

I want to find or create rubrics for multimedia pro(ects.

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Type a topic into a search box, and choose from a vast number of rubrics.

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Uni#ersity of Rubrics available for assessment of web and multimedia *isconsin- tout Ru%ric projects. Topics include: >age Wikis Web Sites Podcasts

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I want to connect to other teachers to share ideas and resources.

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Ning allows anyone to create and customize their own social networking site. Ning enables educators to connect with each other to share materials, ideas, teaching strategies, and more. The most popular educator community Ning is Classroom 2.0. Examples: <ing Classroom 2.0 English Companion NCSS Community Network Global Education Collaborative The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution Twitter is a free web tool that many educators use to connect to others. Twitter asks the question: What are you doing? Members respond in 140 characters or lesst. The power of Twitter is learning from and connecting with people on Twitter. T5itte r 3 Tip: Find people with similar interests who you respect and follow them. Tweet regularly so people follow you. )e!ium / Easy

EdTechTeacher Twitter for Teachers video tutorial List of teachers on Twitter For a complete list of our tools and ideas, download our PDF.
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Technology Teaching Tools

These tools allow you to interact with your students outside of the classroom and office hours. #ou can record your lecture live for students to review at their convenience with either the Accordant $apture %tations or with &anopto. 'nline office hours are now a possibility with Adobe $onnect. $lick on the links below to find out more about each product.

Teachertools was one of the first pro(ects we had worked on. )uring the early years since its creation in *+++ it was a very active resource for teacher materials. ,owever as technologies changed this website became more and more outdated and with both of our careers picking up we lacked the time to retrofit it. As a result we have left this site open paying e-orbitant hosting fees for ten years as an archive of materials for the teaching public. .ow the website is entering another phase. We have created a static archive of the materials and are posting this site as a read"only version. As a result everyone will still have access to all of the data however it will not be easily updateable. ,owever no liv e posts have been made in years

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%'uickly generate an almost infinite number of printable worksheets and their answer keys.% Whether you are a TE()HE" tired of buying practice books to reinforce the skills you have taught or a *("E+T in need of e-tra practice for your child %TE()H,+G#T--.S% was designed for you/ 0sing 1Teaching"tools1 worksheets generators you2ll be able to !uickly generate an almost infinite number of printable worksheets and their answer keys. /ath 0orksheets This section contains 1tools1 to generate math practice worksheets. These include addition and multiplication tables with e-ercises; whole numbers decimal and fraction operations worksheets; matching e-ercises for math terms geometry terms and 1story problems1 clue words; an 1identifying geometry shapes1 e-ercise and an ordered pairs 3coordinates4 e-ercise. Geography 0orksheets ,ere you will find outline maps to print or use online; matching e-ercises for map reading terms geography terms states capitals and countries; lists of states capitals and countries for study usage; an e-ercise consisting in writing geography terms and drawing their representations; and more... .anguage (rts ,ere you will find definition lists matching e-ercises for grammar terms and 1parts of speech1; noun plurals worksheets; te-t and word scramblers 3including suggestions for practice e-ercises4; an 1identify the parts of speech1 e-ercise; an 1antonyms homonyms synonyms1 e-ercise; a grammar tool to make your own sentences"based worksheet e-ercises.

. A pedagogical tool is anything that a person uses to learn or teach. %ome pedagogical
tools such as te-tbooks are considered 1traditional 1 but as the needs of students and teachers change less"traditional items are becoming pedagogical aids. 5-actly what a person considers a pedagogical tool varies by age and education level but virtually anything can be a pedagogical tool in the right circumstances. It is normal for the amount of training re!uired to use different tools to vary but manufacturers put professional research into the designs they develop.

Traditionally pedagogical tools include items such as worksheets te-tbooks handouts and hands"on models. As people have learned more about the way individuals learn however educators and students have branched out to other types of pedagogical tools. Technology has played a ma(or role in this advancement with students and teachers now using tools such as websites or mobile device applications. .o limits e-ist on what might be a pedagogical tool; it is up to the educator or student to make connections between the tool and concepts or facts to be learned. 6or instance a person might consider something as large as a pedagogical tool if a teacher could use the structure to demonstrate architectural principles of physics material selection in building math and similar topics. Although traditional pedagogical tools are found in (ust about every sub(ect area some tools are used with greater fre!uency or make more sense in particular fields such as a microscope in biology or medicine.

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Teaching aids are tools that classroom teachers use to help their students learn !uickly and thoroughly. A teaching aid can be as simple as a chalkboard or as comple- as a computer program. 7ecause every individual learns in a different way teachers rely on these tools to e-plain concepts to students with a wide variety of learning needs. Teaching aids are crucial for educators as they are key in differentiating instruction for all types of learners. 8ead more: http'((www.ehow.com(about)*+,-./-)definition-teachingaids.html0ix112mox,,3+4

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The globe is the earliest-known teaching aid. Originating in ancient Greece, the globe has been used as an educational tool since as early as !" #.$. The hornbook was another early teaching aid. %sed in classrooms starting in the mid- &""'s, the hornbook is a piece of paper containing the alphabet that was mounted on wood, bone, or in some cases leather. The chalkboard was patented in ()* by +amuel ,ead -all, and replaced the hornbook in classrooms around the world.

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+ince the dawn of the technology age, computers have proved to be the most multifaceted teaching aid available. .ith technology like digital video presenters, power point presentations, and educational software, teachers are now able to /uickly and accurately enlarge any physical visual aid, create and edit informational slides, and can ultimately provide their students with information in a faster, more comprehensive way. $omputers provide an interactive educational experience that engages learners and makes the task of preparing lesson materials less time-consuming for teachers.

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History of Teaching Aids

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Teaching aids illustrate key points in lessons and rouse students' interests. The use of teaching aids dates back to as early as 150 B.C. with the Greeks. Visual aural and technological aids e!ol!ed o!er ti"e. #sing a !ariety of teaching aids allows students to learn on "any different le!els.

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Globes were among the first teaching aids. 2ccording to #ookrags.com, 5The ancient Greeks reali6ed that the earth was spherical and are known to have used globes as early as !" #.$.5 2nother early teaching aid was the hornbook, 5which was used in

7nglish schools from the mid- &""s 8and later in colonial 2merica9 through the early nineteenth century,5 #ookrags.com says. The hornbook was a flat board with paper pasted to it, and 5a transparent piece of horn covered the paper to protect it.5 The blackboard evolved from the hornbook.

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The first teaching aids were predominantly visual aids. The blackboard changed education in :" because 5teaching could be a tedious and challenging business for 2merican teachers before the chalkboard was a teaching tool,5 according to 7rgoindemand.com. 7xamples of other visual aids include models, drawings, specimens, blackboards, bulletin boards, flannel boards, magnetic boards, dry-erase boards, overhead transparencies, photographs and slides.
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Aural Aids
One of the most essential parts of learning is listening. ,adio and television entered the classroom after .orld .ar II. 52lthough instructional radio failed in the (*"s, instructional television was viewed with new hope 8in the (&"s9,5 0ichael >effries says in 5The -istory of ?istance 7ducation.5 @ilm was created in the early (""s, but it 5came into widespread classroom use in the (&"s and (!"s.5 $assette tape recordings emerged to assist in teaching foreign languages in the (A"s. Today, 5students can watch educational broadcasts to closed-circuit lectures on cable or satellite televisionB they can also view instructional videotapes and 8?4?s9, according to #ookrags.com.5

Technological Aids

Cersonal computers and Internet access entered schools in the (("s. 0ost %.+. classrooms had at least one computer by ((&, and within two years many schools began rewiring for the Internet. $omputers and the Internet changed the way teaching aids are used in the classroom. 2ccording to #ookrags.com, 5The teacher's changing role from knowledge provider to learning coach and facilitator re/uires the ability to guide students in making the best educational and informational use of technology.5 Technology no longer assists teachersB it often dominates the classroom.

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.orksheets don't have to be boring and generic. 2#$ Teach and T1+ #ooks offer a variety of free printable history worksheets for use in the classroom. ,einforce writing skills and comprehension of the ?eclaration of Independence with the 5Independence ?ay .riting 2ctivity5 worksheet. +tudents will write letters persuading others to =oin in the fight for the independence of the colonies. #ordered with stars and stripes, this patriotic worksheet will help students remember the purpose of their letters. $oloring pages of the 1iberty #ell and the $apitol building will give students a visual of historical symbols that they may have never seen. 5?id Eou Fnow3,5 a worksheet featuring two printed postcards with space for writing facts about 1ewis and $lark, will have eager explorers documenting 1ewis and $lark's adventures. There are also word scrambles, crossword pu66les and fill-in-the-blank worksheets on many 2merican history topics.
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4isuals are an effective tool in stimulating imagination and capturing a student's interest. ?igital -istory is a website that offers links to a variety of visuals to use when teaching 2merican history. @rom photographs and high-resolution maps detailing the westward expansion to $ivil .ar photos and 2frican-2merican art prints, there are images for any unit in 2merican history. Cicturing -istory offers lessons on slavery and colonial 2merica paired with vivid visuals to help students connect to what they learn. This site also has links to other resources that have visuals related to %.+. history. 2 large laminated map that can be written on in erasable marker is a valuable tool for all history teachers to have in the classroom. 0aps can be purchased at stores that carry teaching supplies, or some textbooks will send maps with their teacher resource package.

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1esson plans on different aspects of 2merican history can be found on websites such as Teaching 2merican -istory and +mithsonian Institutes. @rom Dative 2merican lectures to activities on the Industrial ,evolution, these sites provide the information necessary to teach 2merican history. They also provide other books, essays and CowerCoints with additional information to use with students. The +mithsonian provides lists of interesting activities for learning about different presidents, the dust bowl and farming in 2merica all linked to standards set for teachers.
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This article is condensed from Dr. ones! a"ard "inning bookTools for Teaching. Illustrations by #rian ones for Tools for Teaching. 7y e-amining consistency we begin to link classroom rules the topic of our previous segment to the enforcement of those rules "" better known as :eaning 7usiness. 'ften you will have to say no to misbehavior. When you do you want the problem to stop. ,ow do you say no and make it stick? We would do well to take a lesson from my mom: :y mom meant business. %he had been an elementary teacher for many years and a very good one no doubt. 7ut I could be as willful as any other little kid and could wheedle with the best of them. :y mom referred to any such arguing or wheedling as yammering. 5arly in life I learned two iron"clad rules from my mom. "ule 12 "" .o means no. "ule 13 "" I am not going to stand here and listen to your yammering.

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$onsistency is a word that everyone knows but few people really understand. 'ne of my weenie parents said 7ut )r. ;ones I think we are being pretty consistent. When I told that to my colleagues we had a big laugh. We had a bigger laugh when one of my other weenie parents said 7ut )r. ;ones I think we are consistent most of the time. What weenies fail to understand about consistency is that it does not permit degrees. #ou either are consistent or you are inconsistent. There is nothing in between. There is no such thing as very consistent or e-tremely consistent.

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What if my mother instead of being consistent had been pretty consistent. 6our out of five times no meant no. 7ut one out of five times she cracked. :aybe she had a good e-cuse "" she was busy or stressed or distracted. In a moment of weakness she blurted (ll right& Here! you can have it& 5ust go outside! and leave me alone& ,m tired of listening to your yammering& If my mother had cracked she would have taught me the following lessons:

When the going gets tough the tough getyammering. If at first you dont succeed yammer, yammer again. .ever give up/ Today might be your lucky day.

The irony of consistency is that the closer you come to being consistent before you fail the worse off you are. If the parent cracks easily the child does not need to be a world"class yammerer in order to succeed. 7ut if the parent does not crack easily the child must learn to play hardball.

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'ne of your basic (obs in the classroom will be to set limits on student disruptions "" to say no to typical everyday goofing off. We will focus on the most common disruption talking to neighbors. Imagine yourself in class as students work at their seats. According to your classroom rules in this format talking to neighbors clearly represents goofing off. As you help a student you look up to see two students on the far side of the room chatting away instead of working.

<ets deal with your priorities before we consider your actions. In the classroom the following priority must govern your decision making at all times: 6iscipline comes before instruction. It is not optional. It is a cornerstone of effective management. &lacing discipline before instruction is something that most teachers would readily accept. After all its only logical. )oes this make sense?: ,f students are goofing off! they certainly are not doing your lesson. ,ow about this? Get your rules and routines straight at the beginning of the semester. ,f you dont! youll be chasing after those kids for the ne t eighteen weeks. Indeed most teachers would agree at least at a logical level that discipline should come before instruction. Why then do so few teachers act that way?

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7eware/ Weenie"ism can be far more subtle in the classroom than it is at home. <ets imagine for e-ample that youre helping a student "" 8obert"" with a comple- piece of work such as a geometry proof. ,es lost somewhere in the middle of the proof among the theorems and a-ioms and corollaries. #ouve been working with 8obert for a couple of minutes and you are nearing closure. =iven another twenty seconds 8obert will be able to progress on his own. At that moment out of the corner of your eye you catch two students on the far side of the room talking instead of working. Its not a big disruption. It isnt even bothering students nearby. .ow be utterly candid with yourself as you imagine what to do ne-t. 6o you want to abort the teaching interaction ## in which you have invested several minutes and which is nearing closure8 'r 6o you want to finish helping "obert before you deal with the problem8 )uring training a roomful of e-perienced teachers will respond in unison 6inish helping 8obert. 'f course you want to finish helping 8obert/ After all you have made an emotionalinvestment and an intellectual investment as well as an investment of time. #ou are so closeto completion. 8obert almost has it. $onse!uently most teachers will return to helping 8obert. In the moment of truth most teachers will choose instruction over discipline.

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.ow lets look at the situation from the students perspective. Its the beginning of the school year and they are trying to figure out who you are. The class (ust saw you make a choice. They saw you look up to observe two students goofing off and then they saw you return to 8obert. 6rom the students perspective answer the following !uestion:

,n this classroom! is discipline management on the front burner or is discipline management on the back burner8 #ou might as well make the following public announcement to the students: $lass do you remember what I said at the beginning of the school year about high standards and time"on" task. Well as you know talk is cheap. What you (ust saw was reality. As you might have noticed when I have to choose between discipline and instruction I will choose instruction. I find discipline management to be oh how can I say this inconvenient. $onse!uently when Im busy with instruction I will turn a blind eye to goofing off as long as it is not too bothersome. I would like for there to be no discipline problems of course. 7ut as you can see dealing with them is simply not worth my time. In spite of that let me e-press my sincere hope that we will have an orderly and productive school year together. When you look up to see one of your rules being broken you are on the horns of a dilemma. If you act your rules become reality. If you fail to act your rules are nothing but hot air. This is your moment of truth. If you waffle you become a weenie. A weenie is a magnet for brat behavior.

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Thinking when you should be acting is fatal. If a student has stepped over the line you either do something about it or you pull your punch. Thinking at this (uncture produces dithering instead of doing. To eliminate dithering dont think. )iscipline always come before instruction "" period/ If you stop to think at this point your thoughts will be rationali>ations for staying with 8obert. ,ere are some truly irrelevant thoughts that might come to mind. How big is the disruption8 That is irrelevant. When you see unacceptable behavior you either deal with it or not. The disruption typically will be small "" talking to neighbors in most cases. How important is the assignment8 That also is irrelevant. If the assignment were not important you wouldnt be teaching it in the first place. 'f course the problem is small. 'f course the lesson is important. 'f course discipline management is inconvenient. 7ut you cannot turn a blind eye to disruptions. .o means noevery time or it means less than nothing. %top dithering and do your (ob or !uit kidding yourself and admit that you really are a weenie.

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)iscipline management is a game you play out of your head not out of your gut. #our boundaries coincide with your definition of unacceptable behavior. They have nothing to do with how you feel. 6eelings are inconstant by their very nature. #ou cannot respond for e-ample because you feel yourself losing your patience. #our patience will be a function of

how much sleep you got last night; whether you are upset about something else in your life such as a sick child or a marital problem; what some other kid in class did five minutes ago.

#ou must therefore have mental clarity as to where your behavioral boundaries lie. Withoutmental clarity you cannot have behavioral clarity.

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I dont make the rules for your classroom. #ou do. )ifferent lesson formats have different rules. =reen teachers often think of classroom rules as a kind of behavioral wish list. They make rules based on what

they want rather than on what they can afford. :ore e-perienced teachers know that each classroom rule comes with a high price tag attached. If you are to be consistent you must respond every time you see a rule infraction. $onsistency therefore re!uires that you adhere to the following rule of rules: +ever make a rule you are not willing to enforce every time. 5nforcement always will be an intrusion that re!uires you to stop what youre doing. 7efore you make a rule therefore imagine yourself enforcing it "" every time. Then ask yourself Is it worth the price?

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=reen teachers who have not yet raised a family have a particularly hard time taking consistency as seriously as they should. Their primary focus is usually relationship building. 8ule enforcement tends to take a back seat. Teachers who have raised a family know all about infantile omnipotence. Theyve learned to combine affection with firmness and consistency in order to create stable boundaries. 6or teachers who have little e-perience with that balancing act the notion that boundaries cannot move that there are no degrees of consistency seems overly rigid. .evertheless your ability to be nurturant ultimately will be a function of your ability to be consistent. 6or e-ample when you turn a blind eye to chit"chat you allow talking to neighbors to self"reinforce. )ont be surprised when the problem reoccurs "" and reoccurs "" and reoccurs. When youve finally had it and intervene youll be attempting to suppress a behavior that you participated in building. The management of behavior problems will follow one of two paths in any classroom: ,f you are consistent! you can use smaller and smaller conse:uences to govern misbehavior. ,f you are inconsistent! you must use larger and larger conse:uences to govern misbehavior. In the final analysis the price you pay for your own inconsistency is a reduction in your capacity to nurture. ?content block@