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FACS Classroom Ideas: July 2014
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Thursday, July 31, 2014. The Things I Steal From Social Media. Stole this idea from someone on Facebook/Pinterest/Twitter/somewhere. It was hanging the last four weeks of school. It once got up to three days. That was the Tuesday after Memorial Day. Back to zero by second hour. Do you want to build a snowman? Wednesday, July 30, 2014. My Favorite Dinosaur and Shared Absurdity. I make my students do A LOT of drawing. Not only that, I often require that the drawings include dinosaurs. The shared experience...
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Fabulously Fifth: August Currently
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Friday, August 2, 2013. I am in utter denial! Time for Currently from Oh' Boy 4th Grade! Listening - I don't know about you, but this summer, Netflix and I are ultimate BFFs! This is the third show that I've gone back and watched all seasons available. Wow I have no life haha. Loving - New year, new haircut and color! Wanting - Alright friends. I see all your cute Instagrams of these super precious Chevron notebooks. I have been on the hunt and CAN'T find one! Check back soon for a classroom tour! And I ...
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For Real Teachers In Our Toughest Schools. Sunday September 4th 2016. Matt's Ed Blog. Race vs. Poverty. Teaching in the 408. The Teacher's Desk. Cartoon: Dealing With Student Phones. Written by Matt Amaral on 08 September 2014. This cartoon is actually a strategy I stole from a colleague of mine who is an unbelievable urban educator. He plants phones on students in the first few days of class, pretends to hear it vibrate, and smashes it on the floor in front of the entire [ . Spoiler alert, this post is ...
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All Teachers Are Assumed To Be Bad, But What If Everything You Do Works? | Teach4Real
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For Real Teachers In Our Toughest Schools. Sunday September 4th 2016. Matt's Ed Blog. Race vs. Poverty. Teaching in the 408. The Teacher's Desk. All Teachers Are Assumed To Be Bad, But What If Everything You Do Works? You can see this quite clearly in the attitudes of new teachers. Let me ask you a question: How do other lawyers treat a first year lawyer? How about on Wall Street, how do they treat the new guy? Be so extreme, mind you). This just might mean that when I say I am a teacher, what I mean is ...
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5 Tips For Getting Through the Month of October | Teach4Real
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For Real Teachers In Our Toughest Schools. Sunday September 4th 2016. Matt's Ed Blog. Race vs. Poverty. Teaching in the 408. The Teacher's Desk. 5 Tips For Getting Through the Month of October. So here are some tips on how to get through the month of October, because it is coming, and really, that 7-8 week stretch has already started. And remember: If you make it through October, you’re almost guaranteed to make it to Christmas. Does that make you feel better? Tip #1: Own It. Kids figure us out pretty qu...
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Why Tamir Rice Couldn’t Have Afforded College Had He Not Been Murdered By The Police First | Teach4Real
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For Real Teachers In Our Toughest Schools. Sunday September 4th 2016. Matt's Ed Blog. Race vs. Poverty. Teaching in the 408. The Teacher's Desk. Why Tamir Rice Couldn’t Have Afforded College Had He Not Been Murdered By The Police First. This system includes our schools. Which went viral on Facebook, many of us from dominant culture have no conception of how to. Those who live in poverty, nor can we see their very real struggles. In particular, those on the right, with their mantra of personal responsibil...
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I’d Rather Teach Refugee Kids Than Americans Who Hate Refugee Kids | Teach4Real
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For Real Teachers In Our Toughest Schools. Sunday September 4th 2016. Matt's Ed Blog. Race vs. Poverty. Teaching in the 408. The Teacher's Desk. I’d Rather Teach Refugee Kids Than Americans Who Hate Refugee Kids. In the news these last weeks of summer, school districts across the South are bracing. As if for a hurricane, how’s that for word choice? The seven-year old. Not. Married and has a daughter. Would you make a sign and drive to yell at him? The kids from Guatemala want to learn English bad. Th...
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Why the State of Arizona Knows Nothing About Educating Students Who Are Not White #Jesuischarlie #blacklivesmatter | Teach4Real
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For Real Teachers In Our Toughest Schools. Sunday September 4th 2016. Matt's Ed Blog. Race vs. Poverty. Teaching in the 408. The Teacher's Desk. Why the State of Arizona Knows Nothing About Educating Students Who Are Not White #Jesuischarlie #blacklivesmatter. The lawmakers and education leaders in Arizona are cavemen. Their idea of education is in exact opposition to what I’ve just described as the highest aims of humanity: Tolerance, empathy, respect for others. In 2010, Arizona lawmakers banned. In re...
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My Greatest Lesson On Teaching Argument, Opinion, and the Power of Writing | Teach4Real
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For Real Teachers In Our Toughest Schools. Sunday September 4th 2016. Matt's Ed Blog. Race vs. Poverty. Teaching in the 408. The Teacher's Desk. My Greatest Lesson On Teaching Argument, Opinion, and the Power of Writing. In a few interviews this week I’ve referred to what has transpired over the last month as my greatest lesson. I know there are hundreds of thousands of people out there who would like me to admit I learned my lesson, but that is not what I mean, nor is that what happened sorry. A teacher...
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Teach4Real | For Real Teachers In Our Toughest Schools
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For Real Teachers In Our Toughest Schools. Sunday September 4th 2016. Matt's Ed Blog. Race vs. Poverty. Teaching in the 408. The Teacher's Desk. An Open Letter to Teachers Seeking Balance. Written by Guest Author on 14 May 2010. Guest Author Dr. Jeff Duncan-AndradeWhen I talk with educators about the intense effort that will be required from them to be successful in our communities, it is nearly always the case that some of them will ask me: How can I do all of this and [ . Having a Little Ghetto in You.