University of Mary Washington's Teacher Spot
The University of Mary Washington has graciously allowed us to share this site with you. You can find information about best practices, research, and a whole host of helpful information.
Classroom Structure and Management
This category provides links to ideas for the physical layout of your classroom as well as classroom management suggestions.
- 30 Classroom Procedures to Head Off Behavior Problems - These ideas will help keep your days running smoothly by establishing consistency in procedures, tasks, and activities.
- Classroom Setup Chapter (PDF) - This is a chapter from "What Every 4th Grade Teacher Needs to Know About Setting Up and Running a Classroom."
- Class Set-Up Tool - This virtual tool helps teachers plan for effective classroom design in order to promote learning.
- Creating Classroom Routines and Procedures - This is a visual collection of elementary routines and procedures. Quite helpful!
Elementary Language Arts
This is where you will find helpful information about elementary Language Arts instruction and lessons.
- Infographics for Young Kids - Infographics are visual representations of information or data. This blog entry provides a helpful introduction.
English Language Learners
This is where you can find information and resources for teaching English Language Learners (ELL's).
- Educators of ELL's: Reading in Grades 4-6 - These tips offer some great ways to help your ELL's become confident and successful readers.
- Educators of ELL's: Reading in Grades 7-12 - These tips will help your ELL's become confident and successful readers.
- Educators of ELL's: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 - Research shows that vocabulary development is one of the most important skills students need to acquire to become English proficient. Read some strategies that will help you get started.
- Educators of ELL's: What to do First in Grades 4-12 - Before you begin to work with your ELL's, these strategies will make your reading instruction more productive and effective.