Monthly Archives: August 2011

Metacognitive Coaching

I went to a teaching conference a few years and got turned on to a concept called “Metacognitive Coaching”. I thought it was pretty presumptuous to think one can teach students to reflect on their actual thinking, but I decided … Continue reading

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Grade 6 Uses Microscopes to investigate "Diversity of Life"

As the sixth graders explore “Diversity of Life” including the kingdoms of Protists and Bacteria, they have started to use microscopes to investigate pond life. To get subjects in focus takes a lot of practice as is managing the microscope’s … Continue reading

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Back to School Night

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Advisory Collaborates with Google Docs

Organization is often a problem in grade 6. New schedule, new teachers, new expectations. How is a student to stay organized and ahead of the game? As advisory groups talk about how to get organized in grade 6, I had … Continue reading

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Advisory kicks off in Grade 6 with "Connections"

As advisory gets underway, many students and parents alike may be wondering happens in advisory. Basically, the close-knit group of 12 students gathers to discuss issues relevant at their grade level, tackle problems, and serve as a listening set of … Continue reading

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New Math Policies-Challenge by Choice, Retesting

Challenge by Choice You are all coming to grade 7 with different levels, abilities, and comfort levels in math. As a result, I want to provide you with different levels of “comfort” when faced with the problems that we will … Continue reading

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