Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Here we go; another school/work week’s begun. Is January flying by for you like it is for me? Just since last Monday, The Attentionology Traveler has been trekking again,…
Spotlight on Learning with The Attentionology Traveler
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The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – 2012 in review
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus! Happy New Year! What’s under the magic hat today? The WordPress.com stats “helper monkeys;” they’ve prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. The report was published on 12/31/12. Here’s an excerpt:…
Tidbits from The Attentionology Traveler
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! What in the world! I’m mixing up the publication of Attentionology features, posting The Attentionology Traveler on a Monday – what’s up? What’s up is that new mixes and…
Tagged with: encouraging positive attitudes in kids, expressing thanks for teachers, joyful holiday traditions, multi-disciplinary, preventing burn-out in education, recognizing Spanish teachers, schedule changes attract attention, Special People poem by The Lovable Poet, Thank You Poems, The Attentionology Traveler, tidbits for teachers, using giant wall decor to catch attention, welcoming children to class
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Coach, Teach, Reach!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! How many kids in your class love sports? I’m guessing the numbers are “off the chart.” Sports seasons come and go – basketball, tennis, football, soccer, for example –…
Tagged with: how sports develop character, how teachers can bond with kids, kids' affinity for structured activities, lesson plans with sports themes, making world connections, multi-disciplinary, sports as teaching tools and tricks, student-directed lesson plans, teachers as coaches, timed writing exercises, turning K - 5 kids into team members, using kids' love of sports to motivate learning, world sports
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The Attentionology Traveler
Hi! Ever thought about the many ways that teachers can travel? Through the magic of technology, the world really is at our fingertips! TV Channel-surfing last night, I happened on a major US network news feature about children’s fascination with…
EXTRA Attention-Getters
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Do your students sometimes race through their work like mine TRY to do? I wrote the word TRY because I make a point to explain to kids in my…
Tagged with: activities to promote research, Bulletin Board Ideas for K-5 Teachers, commanding extra attention, competing in a global market, E is for EXTRA EFFORT, encouraging extra student effort, managing under pressure in school, multi-disciplinary, teaching kids to elaborate in writing, Universal Children's Day, using classroom rewards
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Engage Students with Dialog Beyond Stories!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! I read a fascinating article recently about an American educator, Jane Vella, who developed an approach dubbed “dialogue education.” I’m not “talking” about story writing or telling in this…
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The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Tech Tricks
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid – Week Focus! Mid – Week Focus is all about quick and easy (most of the time – once in while, we have to study strategies, like the Tech Wizard suggests that we do…
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The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Celebrations
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid – Week Focus! Mid – Week Focus is all about quick and easy ways to approach teaching to keep kids on task in any instructional setting. Let’s share insight and practical ideas. Let’s…
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Barbara Cleary has been serving as a resource to hundreds of educators for more than 25 years.
An award-winning writer, producer, teacher, and trainer, Barbara’s focus is on offering easy, fun tools and tricks that support K-5 curricula and assist teachers with classroom management.
