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13 Rules for Effective Communication in the Classroom #9 – Threats

Thanks for joining us on this journey. We hope you'll tell us your stories and thoughts about each rule because we teachers are all in this together! When we aren’t careful, it’s not hard for our demands to morph into threats. Just stick an “If” at the beginning and a “then” in the middle, or a ... READ the POST

13 Rules for Effective Communication in the Classroom #8 – Demands

Thanks for joining us on this journey. We hope you'll tell us your stories and thoughts about each rule because we teachers are all in this together! When people are in the infatuated dating stage before marriage, they are usually very polite and not very demanding. They ask nicely and use words ... READ the POST

Giveaway Winners!

Thank you to everyone that participated in our very first Rafflecopter Giveaway. It was a lot of fun to learn how Rafflecopter works. We love how easy it was to create and have winners chosen for us. We will be doing more in the future. And the winners are: a Rafflecopter giveaway Congratulations! ... READ the POST

Plot Twist!!!

Today at rest time, I gave my 3-year old a horsey ride in to her bedroom, tucked her in bed, then turned to leave. She hollered after me, "Daddy, can I listen to a story?" See, we have this iPod all loaded up with audio books, because we love audiobooks (another pedagogical story for another ... READ the POST

Rafflecopter Giveaway Results Coming Soon…

Yeah, we're super excited to gift 2 teachers with $25 cards to www.TeachersPayTeachers.com to help get their new school year in full swing!!! Stay tuned for the giveaway results... ... READ the POST

Last Day of Summer!!!

What this middle school teacher did on the Last Day of Summer - NOTE: Kids will be screaming, “This is the best day ever!” http://createdforlearning.tumblr.com/post/94784336962/last-day-of-summer-beach-bike-ride-this-is-the ... READ the POST

13 Rules for Effective Communication in the Classroom #7 – Lose Control

Thanks for joining us on this journey. We hope you'll tell us your stories and thoughts about each rule because we teachers are all in this together! We are the adults. We’re supposed to be the mature ones in the relationship. If we expect our students to have obedient hearts and actions and keep ... READ the POST

Help Wanted!

We've been working hard to upgrade our novel and grammar units (so those of you who have purchased any of them in the past, stay tuned for made of awesomeness coming soon). But now we're looking for some help. SO WE'RE GIVING AWAY 10 FREE NOVEL OR GRAMMAR UNITS!!! That's right, 10! We're looking ... READ the POST

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