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September 2008 | Volume 66 | Number 1
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Steven Wolk
We cannot always banish boredom, but why not reach for joy?
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Rick Smith and Mary Lambert
Effective classroom management begins with reading the underlying messages students send us.
JoBeth Allen
How to shape family/school activities that further learning.
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Paula Denton
Teacher talk: It can both lift up, and tear down, students.
Robert Blair
In war-torn Colombia, violence prevention begins with the 2nd graders.
Russell Skiba and Jeffrey Sprague
A schoolwide system relies less on suspensions and expulsions and more on offering positive support for good behavior.
Stephen Wessler
Through focus groups and leadership training, students and teachers learn to interrupt the language of hate.
Mara Sapon-Shevin
Building a classroom community means acknowledging and appreciating differences.
Elizabeth Bondy and Dorene D. Ross
Kids want their teachers to respect them—and push them to do their best.
Linda Christensen
Approaching students' home languages with respect is one of best ways teachers can connect with students.
Elise Trumbull and Carrie Rothstein-Fisch
When cultures meet, we must learn to listen for the nuances.
Sue Zapf
Educators find a way to make school more inviting to students who have not found it so in the past.
Jean Johnson
How do most principals think they should spend their time?
Jeannine Herron
Of course, we must teach decoding, but we must teach it meaningfully.
W. James Popham
Joanne Rooney
Douglas B. Reeves
Deborah Perkins-Gough
Judy Seltz
Andrea H. Antepenko
How music can enhance instruction.
Stephen Myers
Crucial questions to ask students at the beginning—and throughout—the school year.
Lori Korinek
Positive Behavior Support fosters responsible student behavior in all parts of the school.
Carol Gerber Allred
Combining academic rigor and character education.
Susan Klonsky
Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms by Mara Sapon-Shevin
Naomi Thiers
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