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Spend February striving to change the lives of your special needs students— and your life will also be transformed.
Special students thrive under the tutelage of teachers who are willing to go the distance to ensure their success. And this month, we want to encourage you to do just that… both in the classroom and out. Here are some of our best articles, ideas and more to help you to make a difference for your special needs students… and in doing so, make yourself better as well.
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Join other teachers as we collaborate to plan inventive yet effective lessons in order to start 2012 off right.
We'd like to invite you pull up a chair to our virtual round table—grab a virtual cup of coffee—and collaborate with us as we discuss the ins and outs of planning awesome lessons. Share, collaborate, learn—and get some of that second semester lesson planning done so you can focus on what really matters: Teaching students.
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WAT Year-End Party
One thing we've learned this year is that the classroom of 2011 is anything but boring! Instead, innovative and creative teachers go above and beyond to engage their students in lessons and activities that are rigorous, educational and enjoyable. So, in order to cap off 2011—and start 2012 off right—we thought we'd don our party hats and celebrate all the creative ways teachers make learning fun.
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Classroom Management Playbook
Every coach wants their players to succeed— so they use all of their coaching know-how to teach their players how to play the game in a way that ensures success. Just like on the playing field, teachers are responsible for teaching their students the best ways to learn so that they can thrive as learners. That's why we've put together this classroom management playbook—full of tips, ideas and suggestions that will help you coach your students to a successful year.
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Caution: Engaged Learners at Work
In the perfect classroom, students are engaged, teachers are happy and everyone is learning. But, then there is the real classroom with real students. Little Andrew's pencil breaks, Cecile is upset at Jake for something he did at lunch and Maddie arrives with only a couple of hours of sleep. Real distractions don't have to mean a major loss of engagement! Instead, we've outlined three steps toward creating an engaging learning environment and filled this page with the resources, tools and ideas you need to put student engagement into action.
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Teachers Mentoring Teachers
Your students aren't the only ones who sometimes need someone to take them by the hand and show them what to do. Which is why we've rounded up some of our favorite mentor teachers-our users-and had them share their tips, advice and suggestions to help you make it through the tough first few months of school.
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Back-to-School Boot Camp
Whip yourself, your classroom, your lessons and your life into shape for back-to-school with our best get-organized tips, lesson planning how-to's and advice for new and returning teachers. No push-ups required.
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Summer Learning: Top Ed Apps, Grants & Reading Ideas
Summer is finally here-and with it comes many opportunities to relax, but also opportunities to learn and grow. And, just to help you make the most of your time off, we've rounded up some of our best content that's directly related to some of the hottest summer topics.
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