About Special Education: Teach Like a Champion -- Technique 7

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Special Education Special Education IEPs and Forms Lesson Plans Behavior Management From Jerry Webster, your Guide to Special Education I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day Weekend and are ready to wrap up the school year. You'll be finishing up data collection, sending off progress reports, getting things ready to pass your case load on to someone else. Still time to learn. States are moving forward with the National Standards from the CCSSO and school districts are scrambling to move children out of residential and private school placements. Teach Like a Champion -- Technique 7 Once again, I'm sharing the techniques from Doug Lemov's book, Teach Like a Champion. With technique 7 we continue to focus on planning for champions. Doug introduces the 4Ms: Manageable, Measurable, Made First and Most Important. Maryland Adopts National Standards Maryland became the second state to adopt the national educational standards proposed by the Council of Chief State Education Officers (CCSEO.) Tennessee went first, in an effort to become more attractive for the Race to the Top awards (they were winners in the first round.) Teach Like a Champion -- Technique 6 Technique 6, Begin with the End, focuses on planning. Beginning with the end means focusing on the result when planning. What's the Future of Charters? With the Obama administration continuing to push charters we need to ask: are they doing what they are intended? Are they truly creating success or just syphoning off the better students and public school money? Special Education Ads Special Education Teach Teach Kids Manners Teach English Korea Certificate to Teach Featured Articles Bad News for Graduates The Basics of Special Education Special Education Careers and Opportunities Special Education Assessment Behavior Tips and Tricks Classroom Management and Discipline Strategies   More from About.com Great Stuff Kids Love From the hottest tunes and best online videos to favorite books and classic toys, here are our top picks for the kids in your life. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Jerry Webster Special Education Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Special Education newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads IEPs -- How to Write an IEP Dealing With Problem Behaviors Special Education Careers Assessment for Special Education Reading Strategies for Students with LD Advertisement