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classroom management

25 Jul 2017

Coffee Shop Classrooms

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Tagsauthenticity, classroom management, connection, culture and climate, curiosity, inspiration, student choice, Terra Tarango

I love coffee shops. I don’t even like coffee and yet, I love coffee shops. Everything about a coffee shop is designed...

28 Jun 2017

The Power of Student Choice

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Tagsclassroom management, connection, instruction, language arts, lesson planning, science, strategies, student choice, student engagement, Terra Tarango

I consider myself to be a generous tipper, but I’ll admit it. I’ve never felt particularly compelled to contribute to the tip...

1 Mar 2017

Garlic Powder and Work-Life Balance for Teachers

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Tagsauthenticity, classroom management, inspiration, lesson planning, stress, teaching profession, Terra Tarango

On a recent call with my mother, we chit-chatted about the weather, the kids, work, etc., and then entered into a discussion...

23 Feb 2017

The Best Laid Lesson Plans

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Tagsclassroom management, inquiry, inspiration, instruction, lesson planning, strategies, student engagement, Terra Tarango

There’s a time and a place for linear thinking. If I’m trying to re-create a recipe exactly, I must follow the steps,...

11 Jan 2017

Where the Wild Things Learn

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Tags21st century skills, authenticity, classroom management, connection, culture and climate, curiosity, inspiration, lesson planning, strategies, student engagement, Terra Tarango

Humans are born curious and inquisitive, and they are born into a world that is chaotic, unpredictable, and wild. Yet for some...

8 Dec 2016

Rethinking Think, Pair, Share

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Tagsclassroom management, critical thinking, culture and climate, instruction, strategies, student engagement, Terra Tarango

We can find evidence of many industrial-age teaching strategies in classrooms across the country, and one of the most prevalent is the...

27 Oct 2016

Run Your Classroom Like a Business

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Tags21st century skills, classroom management, creativity, critical thinking, culture and climate, curriculum, instruction, language arts, lesson planning, relevance, strategies, student engagement, Terra Tarango

My career has allowed me to have one foot in the business world and another foot in the education world, which can...