{"title":"Nontraditional Forms of Assessment","authors":"Brooke L O'Neal","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570856","url":null,"abstract":"The author discusses the benefits of nontraditional assessments and shares how she has used them in her 5th-grade classroom in rural South Carolina. The examples include doing a Gallery Walk, writi...","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"93 1","pages":"18-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570856","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64753938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life 101: Time Management: These two time management strategies are easy for college students to use and can generate big payoffs.","authors":"M. McCune","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570861","url":null,"abstract":"Colleges offer many activities for students, and some students have trouble managing their time to fit everything in. The author, a recent college graduate, offers two time management strategies: study in between classes and be present in the moment.","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"93 1","pages":"29-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570861","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64754283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creating Risk Takers: When Teachers Support Students and Create a Caring Classroom Culture, They Enable Students to Take Risks. the National Teacher of the Year Offers Advice on How to Make It Happen.","authors":"S. McComb","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570853","url":null,"abstract":"The author, the 2014 National Teacher of the Year, discusses why it’s important to create a caring classroom culture and shares his strategies for doing so.","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"93 1","pages":"9-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570853","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64753587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why I Teach Teaching came second to being queen of England as a career choice, but this teacher hasn’t looked back.","authors":"Amy White","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570864","url":null,"abstract":"This elementary school teacher explains how she knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was in elementary school herself and compares her idea of the profession then to the reality of being a teacher today.","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"93 1","pages":"32-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570864","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64754538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring Up: Are You Looking for a Way to Assess Your Teaching Practice? These Three Frameworks Can Help You Evaluate Your Performance.","authors":"J. Carrero","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570854","url":null,"abstract":"The author discusses how teachers can measure their effectiveness and discusses three frameworks they can use to do so: the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’s Core Propositions, R...","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"93 1","pages":"13-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570854","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64753865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"You Want Me to Learn How?: Today's Teachers Have a Range of Personalized Learning Options Available to Them, Often for Free. Which Will You Choose in Your Quest to Be a Better Teacher?.","authors":"Dennis Dill","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570852","url":null,"abstract":"Today’s teachers have many personalized learning options available to them, and several are free. The author discusses how to use social media for professional learning and the advantages of attending an edcamp.","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"135 1","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570852","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64753463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Building Relationships with Parents.","authors":"Stephanie Cullaj","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570858","url":null,"abstract":"Communicating with parents may seem like one more task on top of an overwhelming workload, but creating a positive relationship with parents has many benefits for all involved. The author discusses the steps to creating these relationships and communicating with families.","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"93 1","pages":"22-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570858","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64753761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Best-Laid Plans.","authors":"Lisa Moberg","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570857","url":null,"abstract":"Despite having a classroom management plan in place when the year begins, teachers will encounter instances when student behavior blows up. The author discusses what to do when a student has a meltdown or in the aftermath of a fistfight when students are pulled out of class to deal with the consequences.","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"93 1","pages":"20-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570857","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64754066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role Model or Authentic Professional","authors":"Sandy Merz","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570859","url":null,"abstract":"Do teachers need to be good role models? The author presents examples of teacher behavior and discusses the difference between being a role model and an authentic professional.","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"93 1","pages":"24-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570859","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64753924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three Ways edTPA Prepared Me for the Classroom.","authors":"M. Butler","doi":"10.1177/0013175X15570862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0013175X15570862","url":null,"abstract":"edTPA, a capstone assessment designed to assess whether new teachers are ready for the job by evaluating their teaching and their analysis of their teaching, helped prepare the author for the classroom in three ways. First, he became accountable to his students. Second, he learned to analyze his teaching. Third, he discovered how to relate education theory to his practice.","PeriodicalId":90155,"journal":{"name":"Educational horizons","volume":"93 1","pages":"30-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0013175X15570862","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64754433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}