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Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachers
By Rick Wormeli

Read this book online for some useful ideas!

Save Class Time = Time to Teach

I recently presented at CTE's Time to Teach National Conference in Charleston South Carolina. I was part of an energized group of over 100 administrators, master teachers, and curriculum specialists who spent four days learning research based practical strategies that will help any teacher create a orderly classroom environment based on mutual respect. I appreciated the 'use it on Monday morning' practical aspect of this conference & training. I know this will make classrooms better places to learn and boost student performance.

I've taught thousands of teachers over the years. I love technology infused curriculum and have brought that knowledge and passion to my teaching. The single greatest complaint I've heard from teachers around the world is: "I don't have time to teach this! The curriculum is overwhelming me as it is." When I realized that working with the Time to Teach behavior management strategies would really save teachers 6-9 hours a week I lit up. Finally a way to bring high interest curriculum into a teachers day, by eliminating the stressful interruptions of pesky low level misbehavior.

I'm so excited by this possibility, that I've decided to develop several conference presentations and an all day workshop to teach these ideas. After 6 years of teaching primarily online... I've decided to go back to the face to face classroom. I've got to reach out beyond the net to the classroom teachers who need this. (It took me 30 years to put all this information together.. now I think I can teach the basics in a day. I'm developing a my new website and blog to support my research and teaching about classroom management. By blogging first and formalizing later, I hope to catch the immediate excitement I'm feeling about this new venture. .

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