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Take5: College Essays, Poverty, Power Learning with Movement, Effective Talk and lastly Sleep, and how to get more of it.

10/31/2017

Trick or Take5! In celebration of Halloween, we've lined up five "treats" for you, including an extra special podcast recommendation. So raid some of that Halloween candy, put your feet up, and take five minutes to explore the educational world while improving your own classroom. Happy Halloween teacher friends!

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Why Whole Class Discipline has No Place in your Classroom.

10/24/2017

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Whole Class Discipline. While we might call it different things: Discipline, Behavior Management, Creating a Classroom Climate, most teachers have engaged in whole class discipline. It's really any time that a teacher rewards or hands out consequences based on the behavior of a group, rather than the actions of an individual.

Does any of this sound familiar?

Keeping kids after the bell as a consequence for behavior
Taking time off of recess as a consequence for behavior
Stopping an activity (or saying we can't do an activity) because of behavior
Collecting puffs or jewels or coins in a jar, allowing kids to earn rewards for whole class behavior.
Placing tally marks or minutes on the board to represent how quickly a whole class can get quiet or focus

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Take5: 50 Writing Prompts, Parental Math Anxiety, Kid Edcamp, the Role of Teachers in Tough Times and more

10/17/2017

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This week's Take5 explores a myriad of topics from reading, writing and math to the emotional well-being of our students in moments of crisis. We also highlight a piece on Edcamp for students if you are looking for a new way to engage learners. No matter what subject or level you teach, there is something for everyone in this week's post. So take a little time to foster your own learning and read on. Or as we like to think of it at BubbleUp Classroom: take five minutes for yourself. You deserve it.

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Lessons learned as a middle school parent

10/10/2017

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I've worked as a middle school educator for almost twelve years. I can easily channel my inner twelve year old, jetting myself back to my own junior high experience (yes, I was in 7th and 8th grade back when it was still called "junior high"). This year, however, is different. My oldest son is now in seventh grade, experiencing middle school at another school in our district. He loves middle school -- he's having fun and learning a lot. And I too have learned so much in these first few weeks as a middle school parent, already transforming my thinking as an educator. So in no particular order, here are just a few of the lessons I've learned so far.

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BubbleUp Take5: Problem Solving, Morale, Writing Feedback, Math + Google, and yes, a Personality Quiz

10/3/2017

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This week our Take5 tackles promoting problem solving in the classroom and the issue of teacher morale. Plus, we highlight easy ways to improve writing feedback for students, and effective ways to use Google apps in math classes. To top it all off, we have a character strengths quiz designed as part of the Positivity Project to help show you how you shine inside and outside of school. So Take5 and take time for yourself as a lifetime learner.

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Take5: College Essays, Poverty, Power Learning with Movement, Effective Talk and lastly Sleep, and how to get more of it.

Why Whole Class Discipline has No Place in your Classroom.

Take5: 50 Writing Prompts, Parental Math Anxiety, Kid Edcamp, the Role of Teachers in Tough Times and more

Lessons learned as a middle school parent

BubbleUp Take5: Problem Solving, Morale, Writing Feedback, Math + Google, and yes, a Personality Quiz

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