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| Introduction | |
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| Topics Discussed This Week | |
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| Josh/My First Day of Student Teaching (What They Don't Teach in Behavior Management Courses) | |
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| Building Relationships with Students | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| Student Behavior | |
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| Teacher Student Relationships | |
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| Motivating Students | |
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| How to Show Students That You Care About Them | |
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| The Moat/Funding for Urban Schools | |
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| Dealing with Funding Realities | |
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| School Resources | |
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| Injustices in Our School System | |
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| The Politics of Education | |
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| How to Communicate with Your Elected Officials | |
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| Covering Your Butt and Covering the Material | |
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| Testing-Too Much to Cover | |
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| School Politics | |
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| Curriculum Restraints | |
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| Standardized Testing | |
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| Teacher Responsibilities | |
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| Lesson Planning | |
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| Constructivist Teaching | |
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| How to Effectively Teach Critical Thinking Skills | |
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| How to Incorporate Constructivist Teaching into Your Lessons | |
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| Black Man, White Man, Don't Give a Damn | |
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| Uncovering Racism, Sexism, and Classism | |
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| Teaching Methods | |
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| The Effects of Poverty and Race on Student Learning | |
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| What You Need to Know About Poverty | |
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| Good Luck, Miss B! | |
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| Faking Confidence | |
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| Teacher Issues (Attitude, Fear, Confidence) | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| How to Prepare for Your First Week of Student Teaching | |
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| How to Have a Successful First Week of Student Teaching | |
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| Discussion Starters for Week One | |
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| Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Getting YOUR Act Together | |
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| Topics Discussed This Week | |
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| Lessons After School Part I | |
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| Engaging Multiple Intelligences | |
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| Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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| After School Activities | |
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| Teaching Methods | |
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| Constructivist Teaching | |
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| How to Get Involved with Your Students Outside of Class | |
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| Writing Right | |
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| Planning Clear Objectives and Effective Routines | |
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| Lesson Planning | |
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| Giving Good Directions | |
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| Teacher Expectations | |
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| Motivating Students | |
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| Being a Reflective Practitioner | |
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| Classroom Routines | |
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| Bloom's Taxonomy | |
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| How to Write Good Objectives | |
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| How to Create Effective Classroom Routines | |
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| Miss, Why Are You So Mean? | |
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| Choosing Your Battles | |
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| Student Behavior | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| Teacher Issues (Philosophy of Teaching) | |
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| How to Implement Professor Z's Red Light Theory | |
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| The "Tag Team" and "The Buzz" | |
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| Engaging Disengaged Students | |
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| Student Behavior | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| Teacher Issues (Attitude and Confidence) | |
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| Lesson Planning | |
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| How to Create a Good Working Relationship with Your Students | |
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| Standardized Testing Stinks! | |
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| Teaching in a High Stakes Testing Environment | |
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| High Stakes Testing | |
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| Politics of Teaching | |
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| Evaluating Your Citizenship IQ | |
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| Discussion Starters for Week Two | |
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| Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Getting YOUR Class Together | |
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| Topics Discussed This Week | |
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| Discipline/All for One and One for All? | |
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| Gaining Respect through Being Consistent | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| Student behavior | |
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| What Are the Causes of Discipline Problems and How Do I Handle Them? | |
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| Low-Budget Learning | |
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| Teaching on a Tight Budget | |
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| School Resources | |
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| Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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| Student Behavior | |
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| Injustices of Our School System | |
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| Advice from Urban Students About Teaching in an Urban School | |
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| My First Observation/Da Bomb! | |
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| Being Observed for the First Time | |
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| Teacher Issues (Fear and Confidence) | |
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| Lesson Planning | |
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| How to Create a Good Working Relationship with Your College Supervisor | |
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| How to Act Professionally | |
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| Central High's Police State | |
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| Dealing with Police in the Schools | |
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| School Politics | |
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| Effects of Classism and Racism on Teaching | |
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| Time Management | |
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| Advice from an Urban Teacher About Teaching in an Urban School | |
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| Tag Team's Back Again! | |
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| Making Class Relevant to the Students' Lives | |
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| Student Behavior | |
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| Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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| Lesson Planning | |
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| How to Get Students to Stop Testing You | |
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| Discussion Starters for Week Three | |
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| Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Classroom Management | |
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| Topics Discussed This Week | |
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| Teaching Without Resources | |
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| Expecting the Unexpected | |
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| Teacher Issues (Anger and Stress) | |
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| Politics of Education | |
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| School Resources | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| Teaching Methods | |
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| Working with Parents | |
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| How You and Your Cooperating Teacher Can Work Closely with Parents | |
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| How to Have a Meaningful Hall Conversation with a Student | |
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| How to Form Effective Groups | |
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| I (Used to) Love Discussions | |
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| Starting Discussions | |
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| Lesson Planning | |
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| Best Practices | |
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| How to Teach Big Ideas | |
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| Who Are You? Who Am I? | |
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| Developing Your Teacher Reputation | |
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| Student Behavior | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| How to Effectively Manage Your Classroom | |
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| To Group or Not to Group? That Is the Question! | |
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| Differentiating Instruction | |
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| Hetero and Homogeneous Grouping | |
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| Students with Special Needs | |
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| Best Practices | |
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| Teacher Expectations | |
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| Cooperative Learning | |
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| What You Need to Know About Cooperative Learning | |
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| Why You Should Use Cooperative Learning in Your Classroom | |
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| Class Rebellion | |
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| Managing Rebellion | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| How to Provide Students with Opportunities to Experience Success | |
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| Discussion Starters for Week Four | |
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| Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Effective Teaching Methods | |
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| Topics Discussed This Week | |
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| My Second Observation/Still Da Bomb! | |
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| Being Observed for the Second Time | |
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| Teacher Issues (Confidence and Stress) | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| How to Deal with the Stress of Student Teaching | |
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| Stickers?!!! | |
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| Using Positive Reinforcement and Building | |
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| Relationships with Parents | |
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| Motivating Students | |
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| Working with Parents | |
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| Injustices in Our School Systems | |
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| Best Practices | |
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| How Teachers Communicate Appropriately Positive and High Expectations for Every Student | |
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| We Are Just Like Our Students | |
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| Relating to Your Students | |
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| Motivating Students | |
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| Lesson Planning | |
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| Teacher Issues (Not Taking Things Personally) | |
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| Time Management | |
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| Teacher Responsibility | |
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| How to Organize Your Priorities as a New Student Teacher | |
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| Go Ahead and Make My Day | |
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| Failing to Give Up | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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| Teacher Expectations | |
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| Teacher Issues (Attitude) | |
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| Professor Z's Ideas on How to Sell Students on the Importance of Your Course | |
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| I (Used to) Love Fridays | |
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| Making "Deals" with Students | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| Working with Administrators | |
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| How to Get a Class Quiet-Stopping the Action | |
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| Discussion Starters for Week Five | |
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| Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Things to Remember to Do During Your Placement | |
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| Topics Discussed This Week | |
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| Ninth-Grade Goofballs | |
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| Acting Like a Real Teacher | |
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| Teacher Issues (Taking Things Personally, Wanting to Be Liked, Confidence, and Feeling Overwhelmed) | |
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| Being a Reflective Practitioner | |
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| Teacher Expectations | |
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| How to Develop Successful Classroom Management Strategies | |
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| This Is MY Class! | |
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| Connecting with Students | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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| Teacher Issues (Attitude) | |
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| Using Student Feedback | |
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| Why You Should Use Student Feedback: The Positive Effects of Soliciting Feedback from Your Students | |
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| The Way It Is and the Way It Ought to Be | |
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| Politics of Education | |
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| School Resources | |
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| Teacher Issues (Goal Setting and Attitude) | |
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| Curriculum | |
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| How to Teach Your Students the Importance of Learning Big Ideas | |
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| Helping Students Create Life Goals | |
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| Advising Students | |
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| Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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| How to Use Service Learning in Your Classroom | |
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| Success Is 80% Attitude | |
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| Developing a Positive Attitude | |
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| Teacher Issues (Attitude and Philosophy) | |
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| How to Create the Vision for Your Future Classroom | |
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| Discussion Starters for Week Six | |
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| Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Teaching in Urban Schools | |
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| Topics Discussed This Week | |
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| My Last Week/Time to Fly or Time to Die! | |
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| Feeling Successful | |
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| Classroom Management | |
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| Teacher Issues (Confidence and Attitude) | |
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| How to Work Effectively with Your Cooperating Teacher | |
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| Living in the City? | |
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| Dealing with Doubt | |
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| Teacher Issues (Philosophy) | |
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| How to Create a Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Student Feedback Rocks! | |
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| Listening to Students | |
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| Teaching Methods | |
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| Student Feedback | |
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| Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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| Constructivist Teaching | |
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| How to Write a Resume | |
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| Final Observation/Miss B at the Plate-Bases Loaded, Two Out, Full Count | |
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| Being Observed | |
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| Being a Reflective Practitioner | |
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| Teacher Issues (Confidence and Attitude) | |
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| How to Prepare for Getting a Teaching Job | |
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| My Last Day of Student Teaching | |
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| Being a Reflective Practitioner | |
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| How to Become More Involved in the Teaching Profession | |
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| Discussion Starters for Week Seven | |
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| Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Post-Student Teaching Activities | |
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| Epilogue | |