What to do on the first day of school of using Whole Brain Teaching?

The hardest part of any journey is the first step. The same is true for implementing any new technique or strategy in your classroom. Change is hard. The unknown can be scary. But there's no reward for those risks not taken. So... if you are thinking of using WBT in your classroom next year...make...

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Back to School Shopping List

Since the students will have some supplies on the first day of school, I don't want to buy too much right now. Which is difficult. Only teachers really understand this. Every time we go to any store, but especially Wal-Mart and Target, we have our eyes open for useful things for our classrooms. Both...

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Whole Brain Teaching Series! Mind Soccer

Here is my seventh Whole Brain Teaching Series post! I hope that this focus on a specific WBT strategy is helpful to those of you who are wishing to learn more about how a certain strategy may work. Last time I highlighted "The Agreement Bridge", this week I would like to introduce you to the WBT strategy of "Mind Soccer".      As teachers, we are always finding/inventing...

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Resources to Start Off Your Week 4

 It has been a while since I have posted some resources for you all so I wanted to throw together Resources to Start Off Your Week with NINE great new resources. 1 ) Creative Commons - A website database for royalty-free pictures. - Teachers can grab pictures, clip art and diagram off this site to include in    their lessons or have students use it to reinforce the idea...

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Summer Checklist for Whole Brain Teachers

Here are some things that you may want to think about and plan as you get ready for another year (or your first year!) as a Whole Brain Teacher. Visit my post about  My To-Do List for more ideas to do in your classroom.   Please leave a comment if you have any questions! Summer To-Do List... Print and laminate posters for Class-Yes, Teach-Okay, Mirror, Hands and Eyes, and Switch....

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The Universal Homework Model

I have searched for a way to make homework meaningful to my students and not a chore for their parents.  I've dreamed of a school year in which the students were excited about doing their homework and parents never shared with me that getting their children to do homework was a struggle.  I've...

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Whole Brain Teaching Series! The Agreement Bridge

It is my sixth Whole Brain Teaching Series post! I hope that this focus on a specific WBT strategy is helpful to those of you who are wishing to learn more about how a certain strategy may work. In my last WBT Series post I highlighted "The Genius Ladder", this week I would like to introduce...

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