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  Music Teacher's Helper Blog — Authority: 416
  I have not long completed my Honours Dissertation at the Conservatorium of Qld, Australia. Part of my dissertation was a study aiming to discover how much diversity we might expect to find in learning styles in students at one private piano studio. I thought I would share the results here as a reminder of just how ...
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• DOG TRAINING TIPS – TEACHING YOUR DOG TO SIT

  
  Home Alone Critter Care of Columbia County, Oregon — Authority: 166
  Many people’s knowledge with dog precision can be described similar to this; when their dog is 6 months to a year old, they pointer up for a dog tractability class; a little have it by a 6 or 8 week march as well as a little do not; though for many, which is a finish of their dog’s education, as well as they ...
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• Tips For Community College Teachers

  
  Ask-Dr-Kirk — Authority: 116
  Some good tips for teaching diverse students at the community college level are found here .
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• How Do Teachers Use Our Books?

  
  I.N.K. — Authority: 419
  I’ve been wondering how we authors can help teachers use our books. This, of course, requires that we learn more about what teachers actually do with our books in the classroom. So I created a questionnaire and Cheryl Harness gave it to Carol Hutchens, a teacher friend at Mountain View Elementary in Windsor, CO ...
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• Journal Prompts-A great Way to Express Holiday Sentiments

  
  The National Writing for Children Center — Authority: 125
  by Sharon Blumberg Although I’ve been a Spanish teacher for many years, this year I am also teaching language arts. I love watching my students discover connections to themselves in the reading and writing activities that we work on together. Within the required curriculum are some areas of free choice that ...
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• Handmade Game for Songwriters

  
  Music Teacher's Helper Blog — Authority: 416
  Last month I taught you how to make a music game out of checkers. This month, I want to share an idea that can be used both in your lessons, and as a nice gift for a songwriter or fellow teacher. I call it “Creative Play” but feel free to make up your own original title. It’s basically 4 stacks of cards ...
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• Got Rhythm?

  
  Music Teacher's Helper Blog — Authority: 416
  I’d like to share some ideas that work well as ice breakers or to brush up on rhythm skills in group lessons and workshops. I’ve even used them to kick off my teacher workshops, and they inspired very enthusiastic participation from all! The Rhythm Ring 1)  Prior to class, set out a group of rhythm instruments ...
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• Fine Arts for Young Children: Picture Study

  
  The National Writing for Children Center — Authority: 125
  by Amy M. O’Quinn Classical music. Art Appreciation. Nature Study. Poetry and Shakespeare. These areas of study may sound like complicated courses that are best left alone until the high school or college years, but young children can certainly benefit from an acquaintance with the fine arts as well. As ...
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• Creative Christmas Carols

  
  Music Teacher's Helper Blog — Authority: 416
  It’s that time of year again, when all my students are begging to play Christmas carols. If your students are anything like mine, they start requesting carols around October (possibly coinciding with the time that shops start putting up their decorations – I’m sure the requests are coming earlier every year), ...
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• 10 Teacher Development Task for Web 2.0 Tools

  
  Nik's Learning Technology Blog — Authority: 432
  Over the last couple of months Ive been busy travelling round a bit and doing some face to face training and workshops. As part of the materials for these workshops I created a number of tasks for teachers which I hope will help develop their ability to use technology and to evaluate and create materials using web ...
  2 weeks ago

• Top 12 Great Memory Strategies For Better Grades

  
  Teachhub Education Blog — Authority: 126
  "I forgot." "I cant remember that." "I sit down to take a test and my mind goes blank." "Im not a good test taker." These are all things students say when they forget assignments or dont do well on tests. The twelve strategies introduced below will help students learn to memorize important information not only on ...
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• Tips for Teaching English Language Learners Successfully

  
  Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator — Authority: 118
  Lets hear from Dorit Sasson , my guest blogger. As a teacher of ELLs, I know how challenging it is to keep the learning continuum at a high and discipline problems at a low. But still how is this all possible if students can’t read and understand the lesson? Or how is possible to meet each student’s needs when ...
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• 2 simple games for the ‘overly’ excited student

  
  Music Teacher's Helper Blog — Authority: 416
  I am currently teaching two very enthusiastic 8-year old boys. They are in their first year with me and, to my knowledge, piano is their first instrument. They are unique in that they both are sons of well-known, successful musicians in New York. They are very musical, are clearly happy to come to the studio [...]
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• Broad Connections in Literature: Pairing Nonfiction with Fiction

  
  I.N.K. — Authority: 419
  Tomorrow morning, bright and early, I will hop on a plane bound for Philly to attend one of my favorite conferences of the year—NCTE (National Council for Teachers of English). There are many fun events on the schedule, from the ALAN Breakfast to the Children’s Luncheon and all things in between, but first up will ...
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• What to Do When You’re Done

  
  Talibiddeen Jr. Companion Blog — Authority: 128
    Over at the Muslim School Teacher blog, there’s a compiled list of activities that  students can do when they are finished with their work.  The list was made for non homeschooled students, I believe, but can be adapted for homeschoolers.  I had been meaning to do this for some time, so seeing this ...
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• Prepare students with learning disabilities for state testing

  
  Special Education and Learning Differences — Authority: 109
  To prepare students with learning disabilities for state testing in reading, teachers often require students to highlight text within a reading passage. A colleague of mine, Tracie A. Ramos, shared a best teaching practice that works well as an alternative approach to highlighting and motivates students to verify ...
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• + Help Kids “Tune Into Interesting Words”

  
  Dyslexia Tutor: News-Resources — Authority: 120
  other topics: click a “category” or use search box Research has proven that kids need multiple exposures to a word in order to anchor it in long-term memory, and to have it become a spontaneous part of his vocabulary. From The 2 Sisters Website, The Daily CAFE ( www.thedailycafe.com ), here are some strategies ...
  3 weeks ago

• Understanding Todays College Students

  
  Ask-Dr-Kirk — Authority: 116
  This article discusses todays "new college students," that may include traditional age Millennials who use text messaging rather than emails; Gen Xers who have different expectations from those students either older or younger; and Baby Boomers who are coming back to school while balancing jobs and families. ...
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• Unique Neighborhood Venue

  
  Music Teacher's Helper Blog — Authority: 416
  Recently, our neighborhood in suburban Denver enjoyed the grand opening of the “Streets of Southglenn”. Once a mall, it is now a village of specialty shops, restaurants, flower-pot-adorned streets, department stores, fountains and a natural foods grocery store. This national chain store features local rock bands ...
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• Drama Exercises for Singers

  
  Music Teacher's Helper Blog — Authority: 416
  Singing is unlike any musical instrument in the world.  Not only is our instrument a part of our body, but we are able to synthesize music and text in one.  For centuries, composers and librettists have collaborated to create opera, zarzuela, operetta and musical theater, heightening the text and music into drama. ...
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