Vivian Herron
I am an educator who has experience on the middle and elementary levels. I discovered Associated Content through an associate.
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Internal and External Health Benefits of CopperCopper is a trace mineral that doesn't get a lot of attention today. Besides iron and zinc, copper is the third most abundant mineral in the body.
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Middle School Reading Instruction: Using Oral Cloze to Increase FluencySome middle school students continue to struggle with fluency. However, there are specific techniques available to middle school teachers who need to facilitate fluency in students. One of these is the oral cloze procedure.
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Blackstrap Molasses Health Benefits: Which Blackstrap Molasses is the Best?Once a common household staple in the mid 20th century, blackstrap molasses has now fallen out of regular use. I discovered blackstrap molasses when I tried a recipe for an energy drink.
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Middle School Classroom Management: The Quiet SignalThere are times when you need to get the attention of your entire middle school class. One classroom management technique that accomplishes this is known at the quiet signal.
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Middle School Reading Instruction: Using Paired or Assisted Reading to Increase FluencyFluency is an area of reading instruction that should be addressed in middle school reading instruction. It directly affects reading comprehension. One way to increase fluency is through paired or assisted reading.
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Purple HaikuPurple shades life in beauty, awe and mystery.
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Creating a Culture of Effort in the Middle School ClassroomMiddle School students in poverty in our urban school districts often don't make the connection between effort and achievement. This article shares strategies to create a culture of effort in the middle school classroom.
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Teaching Ideas: Using Anecdotal Records as a Formative Assessment in the ClassroomThis article gives a description of anecdotal records, one kind of formative assessment.
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Teaching Ideas: Using Think-Pair-Share as a Formative Assessment in the ClassroomOne formative assessment tool that helps solve the problem of too little wait time is known as think-pair-share. What exactly is think-pair-share and what does it look like in the classroom. This article explains this active learning strategy.
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Herbal Health: 8 Ways to Prepare and Use HerbsThroughout history people have used herbs in a variety of ways for various ailments and preventative measures. This article has gives a brief overview of eight ways to prepare and use herbs.
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Teaching Tip: Use Formative Assessments in the ClassroomThe use of formative assessments has always been an integral and important practice that effective teachers intuitively apply in the classroom. Research has only relatively recently validated the use of formative assessments.
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Small Learning Communities: A Way that Middle Schools Help Failing StudentsSmall learning communities in the middle school is a movement that is catching on. This article explores the advantages of the school within a school movement.
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Premarital Sex: One Reason Why Women Should Not Have Sex Before MarriageSex before marriage has always been and will always continue to be a bad idea. This article explores one reason why premarital sex should be avoided.
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Mark Sanford Admits Affair: Name Added to Politicians' Walk of ShameIn politics, to rise to the top, stay faithful to your spouse. This lesson learned by leaders such as President, Barack Obama, was apparently lost on Governor Mark Sanford. Mark Sanford joins a growing list of politicians who have fallen from grace.
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Operation Kid-to-Kid: Child Volunteers Make a Difference in the WorldIn the ten years since its inception, one organization has become one of the largest forces in getting children involved in volunteerism. Child volunteers are learning compassion, empathy and service through these hands-on learning experiences.
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Power and Authority in Effective School LeadershipThere are different kinds of power that an administrator can exhibit in a school. This article describes each.
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Adult Stem Cells: New Treatment for Congestive Heart FailureResearchers create new heart cells from adult stem cells using a less invasive procedure than major heart surgery.
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Chicken Box Café In Charlotte, North Carolina: A Restaurant ReviewRestaurant Review of the Chicken Box Cafe in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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How to Use Text Messaging for Classroom Management and Discipline in the Middle School ClassroomFive ways to use text messaging as a classroom management and discipline tool in the middle school classroom
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In-School Suspension: Reducing Student Rates of ReturnA high rate of return by at-risk students to in-school suspension programs is a problem in middle schools. This article gives a student-centered solution to this issue of students returning repeatedly to in-school suspension.