Mr. Marquez seems morose at lunch. When you ask him why he’s so down, he says, “Because after lunch, I have to teach about fractions, and I just hate teaching about fractions! They have to be the most boring subject ever invented.” Mr. Marquez would benefit from

You receive a circular in your school mailbox about a new resource for using cooperative learning. It says that if you purchase the resource, you’ll be able to use cooperative groups as the entire instructional basis for your classroom. “Never use teacher-led content development activities or individual seatwork activities again,” it says. “Teach social skills and increase student motivation at the same time!” As you read the ad, you think to yourself,

According to Love and Logic, if a youngster picks a bad option, ____________. 

Benji, a student in your class, exhibits some behaviors that aren’t typical to other children in your class. At first, you thought he was extremely gifted and likely to be an overachiever, but as time has passed, you have realized that although he can tell you facts and can learn information quickly, he can’t really apply his new knowledge. He also has difficulty getting along with his peers and has an almost all-consuming interest in comic books. He also becomes very upset if something unexpected happens in class. As you’ve gotten to know Benji, you begin to suspect that he may be exhibiting characteristics of

Ms. Wise uses a tall partition to separate the writing center from the main part of the classroom. When she asks you what you think about this arrangement, you

Activities and questions should be thoughtfully designed so the teacher can monitor students’ thinking.

You want your children to have more in-depth conversations in their cooperative groups. You think that if they learn to ask better questions, the group interactions will improve. Which of the following actions is most likely to facilitate this change?

Teachers should consider the effects of all but which of the following areas when evaluating the match between classroom practices/procedures and the cultural backgrounds of students?

When students are unsuccessful in completing their work, or when they fail to follow directions, the teacher’s student accountability system has clearly ceased to function effectively.

Student attention is directly related to lesson flow.