teacher inquiries Archives - Inclusive Classrooms Project

Who Has Time for Social and Emotional Learning?

In our changing field of education, new and veteran teachers alike are feeling pressed to teach to Common Core standards and feel overwhelmed that there are not enough hours in the day to do "real teaching." Many children have needs made almost unimportant because of the crunch for the time within the school day. Teachers...
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Problematic Behaviors and Interventions

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Tags: positive behavior supports, social emotional learning, teacher inquiries

Throughout my first three years as a New York City-based self-contained teacher, I learned quickly that the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project curriculum was difficult for my students with special needs. However, I was lucky enough to be a part of the Reading and Writing Project's endless amounts of workshops. I learned a tremendous...
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Social Emotional Supports in an Inclusive Classroom Community

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The stories, strategies, and systems you will read about were developed in an inclusive kindergarten classroom at a dual language school in Manhattan during the 2010-2011 school year. Although this year we implemented many new ideas, others we have experimented with and developed during other school years as well. During the 2010-2011 school year, we...
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PBIS Positive Behavior Intervention Supports

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During the 2010-2011 school year, I had the opportunity to be part of an inquiry team through the Teachers College Inclusive Classrooms Project. The team focused on Positive Behavior Intervention Supports. As a group, we learned about assessing and addressing behavior using various PBIS systems. The teachers involved chose students from their classroom to focus...
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A Multimodal Approach to Push-in and Pull-out ESL Instruction

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My name is Mary Tomac and I have been an ESL teacher at a public elementary Brooklyn for the last 7 years. Each year, I strive to help my students grow as English language learners and do their very best work. Unfortunately, in this climate of high stakes testing, teacher and principal accountability, and the...
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