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- The Mexican Day of the Dead
- In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.1
- Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs from Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico and the United States....
- Format: article
- The Quinceañera Celebration
- In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 3.1
- Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs from quinceañera celebrations. One of the most important...
- Format: article
- Activities for the Equinox at Chicén Itzá
- In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.2
- Art project Create a painting or mural of a scene involving a reconstruction of an ancient Mesoamerican city. You could try your hand at scientific or architectural drawing, or a work of art, sculpture, jewelry making, or mosaic informed by what you...
- Format: activity
- Piedmont sands and clays
- In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 1
- North Carolina's landmass has twice been subjected to major bouts of mountain building followed by erosion. The mountain building events have been described in another field trip in this series, the Roan Mountain Highlands. The remnants of the erosion of these...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- From clay to pot
- In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 12
- The remainder of this field trip is devoted to showing what humans must do to convert the clays recovered from the ground as shown in the first two photographs into the objects shown in Figures 3 through 9. We need to begin by describing what happens to native...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Pottery workshop
- In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 15
- Figure 13 shows the pottery workshop located near the grinder — but not too near, or everything would get dusty! On the left you can see the wheels at which the potters will work balls of clay into objects like the pitchers on the tables on the right....
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Twelve rules for arranging your classroom
- In The First Year, page 1.1
- You'll want to set up your classroom as quickly as possible, but consider these factors before you start.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Templates to help you with paperwork
- In The First Year, page 1.2
- Templates for a parent contact log, discipline log, multipurpose log, sub plan, in-school-suspension plan, IEP notebook, grade book, and locker log.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Communicating with parents at the beginning of the year
- In The First Year, page 1.3
- Start communicating with parents at the beginning of the year, to establish a relationship before you have anything negative to say.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Helping students get organized
- In The First Year, page 1.4
- Tips for helping students keep track of their materials and supplies.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Getting to know them
- In The First Year, page 1.5
- Getting to know your students as real people makes your classroom a more effective learning environment.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Creating a safe space for students to take academic risks
- In The First Year, page 1.6
- A classroom culture that encourages students to take academic risks starts with the teacher.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Listening while you work: Using informal assessments to inform your instruction
- In The First Year, page 2.2
- Ongoing classroom assessment can be informal, but it provides invaluable information about what students are actually learning.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Connecting with colleagues: No tricks, all treat!
- In The First Year, page 2.4
- You're busy, but making time for conversation with colleagues will pay off in the long run.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- You (yes, you!) are making a difference: The power of a single phrase
- In The First Year, page 2.5
- A teacher's goal is to reach every student, but while you are working on big issues and ideals, take advantage of the small moments that your position affords you.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- It’s November. Do you know where your energy is?
- In The First Year, page 2.6
- How to sustain your energy as the year wears on.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- 'Tis the season...for observations
- In The First Year, page 2.8
- When you're facing an observation, keep your focus on your students, and think of it as an opportunity to work with administrators and gain a new perspective on your teaching.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Three weeks and counting: What winter break might really mean
- In The First Year, page 2.9
- Your students might not be looking forward to a break in their routine as much as you think.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- They're all on the same page...and I'm grading page 1 of 700
- In The First Year, page 2.10
- Plan your classes to make your own work manageable.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- And you thought it had been a long time since someone thanked you
- In The First Year, page 4.3
- Take time to show your appreciation for secretaries, custodians, and other support staff in your school.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
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