The Freshman Transition Network
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Promoting Psychological Science A Compendium of Laboratory Exercises For Teachers of High School Psychology
A new e-book "Promoting Psychological Science A Compendium of Laboratory Exercises For Teachers of High School Psychology" is now available online. Two of my activities are…
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How to Teach Freshman Students Avoid Plagiarism
How many times have you received student work that was quite suspicious? I mean, you look through them and they seem fine and well written, but you have this gut feeling that something isn’t quite right. Sometimes it’s obvious when a work has been copied, especially when it’s too perfect or…
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TheFreshmanAcademy.com
I have a new website that I've been working on to communicate to our staff and now to the Network about our progress in impacting students during their first year of high school. Would love your input!www.TheFreshmanAcademy.comThanks,Todd…
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Transitioning Education
This network is focused on transformation from the bottom up. I believe we must take a stand for what our students require to achieve success in the 21st century.A big missing link is the high underemployment, and student debt young people are carrying. We have a whole generation of young…
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PART SIX - Using Music to Inspire and Motivate Students in the Classroom
There are several blog posts on this site related to using music in the classroom to inspire and motivate kids. Each has included a list of specific songs that can be used. Here are links to the previous 4 posts:…
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Why feeling sorry for yourself makes you destined to fail (by Donald Miller)
Donald Miller isn't an educator, but he routinely shares ideas and blogs that are wonderful tools for teachers who are trying to go beyond the content with students. This post would be a great one to share with your students. Have them read it as a Do Now - or perhaps you could even tie it more…
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PART SIX - Using Music to Inspire and Motivate Students in the Classroom
FOR EVEN MORE MUSIC SUGGESTIONS VISIT http://gobeyondthecontent.weebly.com/music.htmlThere are several blog posts on this site related to using music in the classroom to inspire and motivate kids. Each has included a…
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Texas high school basketball team gets unlikely support
Don't you love it when inspirational Go Beyond the Content stories come our way? Here's a great one you can share with your students about the power of showing kindness to others. Below is the video and story that were published by Steve Hartman and CBS News on February 27, 2015. To see the…
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Why You Need a Copernicus Moment by John Richmond
Here's an example of a Going Beyond the Content concept that also ties into the content - in this case, the content of World History. Thanks to John Richmond for this wonderful post about realizing that you are not the center of the universe!Check out "…
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An Exhausting, True Love Called Teaching from Bre Berger
This post from 1st grade teacher, Bre Berger, is an inspirational reminder for teachers of all grade levels.Enjoy: http://teacherpop.org/2015/01/an-exhausting-true-love-called-teaching/Don't forget…
