Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 4
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING......Page 6
ORGANIZATION......Page 7
TIME MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES......Page 9
STUDY SKILLS STRATEGIES......Page 11
TEST-TAKING TRICKS......Page 13
KEEPING IN TOUCH......Page 14
SCHEDULE AND CHECKLIST......Page 15
DIFFERENT OPINIONS......Page 16
WHAT IS CONFLICT?......Page 17
COMPETITION VERSUS COLLABORATION......Page 18
COMMUNICATION......Page 19
LISTENING......Page 21
RESOLVING CONFLICTS......Page 23
RESPONSES TO CONFLICT......Page 24
STUDENTS SOLVING THEIR OWN CONFLICTS......Page 25
WHAT IS SELF-ESTEEM?......Page 26
FOUR FACTORS FOR SELF-ESTEEM......Page 27
A SENSE OF BELONGING......Page 28
A SENSE OF UNIQUENESS......Page 30
A SENSE OF POWER......Page 31
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION......Page 33
DISCIPLINE AND SELF-ESTEEM......Page 34
BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM: AN ONGOING COMMITMENT......Page 35
PREPARING POWER WRITERS......Page 36
THE WRITING PROCESS......Page 37
FOCUSING IN......Page 38
WRITING CONFERENCES......Page 39
EDITING THE WORK......Page 40
WRITING ACTIVITIES......Page 42
EVALUATING WRITING......Page 44
Writing Evaluation Checklist......Page 45
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD......Page 46
CHOOSING A TOPIC......Page 47
PLANNING THE PROJECT......Page 48
CONDUCTING THE EXPERIMENT......Page 49
RECORDING DATA AND RESULTS......Page 50
WRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER......Page 51
DESIGNING THE VISUAL PRESENTATION......Page 52
PLANNING THE ORAL PRESENTATION......Page 53
A WORD ABOUT AWARDS......Page 54
YOUR STEPS TO THE SCIENCE FAIR......Page 55
THE MULTI-AGE ADVANTAGE......Page 56
THE MULTI-AGE ENVIRONMENT......Page 57
ORGANIZING FOR LEARNING......Page 58
TEACHING SELF-DIRECTION......Page 59
DIAGNOSING NEEDS......Page 61
GROUPING YOUR CHILDREN......Page 62
COOPERATIVE LEARNING......Page 63
PEER POWER......Page 64
EVALUATING YOUR PROGRAM......Page 65
WHY TEACH CURRENT EVENTS......Page 66
RESOURCES FOR NEWS......Page 67
CHOOSING A FOCUS......Page 68
TEACHING ABOUT NEWS STORIES......Page 69
TEACHING ABOUT EDITORIALS......Page 70
TEACHING ABOUT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR......Page 71
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS......Page 72
FOLLOW-UP PROJECTS......Page 73
BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAYS......Page 74
EVALUATING YOUR PROGRAM......Page 75
ORGANIZING YOURSELF......Page 76
GETTING THROUGH THE FIRST DAY......Page 77
HELPING YOUR STUDENTS GET ORGANIZED......Page 79
MANAGING DISCIPLINE......Page 81
MANAGING INSTRUCTION......Page 82
MANAGING PAPERWORK......Page 83
PREPARING REPORT CARDS AND PARENT CONFERENCES......Page 84
MUSEUMS A TO Z......Page 86
TIPS FOR MUSEUM FIELD TRIPS......Page 87
CREATING YOUR OWN MINI-MUSEUM......Page 88
VISITING AN ART MUSEUM......Page 89
VISITING A SCIENCE MUSEUM......Page 90
CREATING YOUR OWN SCIENCE MUSEUM......Page 91
CREATING YOUR OWN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM......Page 92
VISITING A HISTORY MUSEUM......Page 93
VISITING A CHILDREN’S MUSEUM......Page 94
CREATING YOUR OWN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM......Page 95
GETTING STARTED......Page 96
RESOURCE PEOPLE IN THE CLASSROOM......Page 97
DIGGING FOR RESOURCES......Page 98
PLANNING A LEARNING EXPERIENCE......Page 99
LANGUAGE ARTS: SPORTS STADIUM TOUR......Page 102
SCIENCE: NATURE CENTER TRIP......Page 103
SOCIAL STUDIES: BOOKSTORE ADVENTURE......Page 105
WHY TAKE A FIELDTRIP?......Page 106
PLANNING YOUR FIELD TRIP......Page 107
FIELD TRIP TIPS AND TRICKS......Page 108
SAFETY-PROOFING YOUR FIELD TRIP......Page 109
PRE-TRIP ACTIVITIES......Page 110
TRIP ACTIVITIES......Page 111
FIELD TRIP FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES......Page 112
FIELD TRIP SITE SUGGESTIONS......Page 114
Field Trip Checklist......Page 115
DEVELOPING MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS......Page 116
DISCOVERING OTHERS......Page 117
RESPECTING OTHER CULTURES......Page 119
YOUR ROLE AS AN EDUCATOR......Page 120
CONNECTING FAMILIES......Page 121
A MULTICULTURAL LEARNING CENTER......Page 122
MULTICULTURAL LANGUAGE ARTS......Page 123
MULTICULTURAL MATHEMATICS......Page 125
Internet Terms......Page 126
On-Line Safety Rules for Kids......Page 127
Web Sites......Page 128
