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Using Proximity to Manage the Classroom

By Mallory Lebel October 17, 2021

Fall just so happens to be my favorite season; the chill in the air in the early morning, the leaves changing from green to a vibrant red and orange, the sweaters and scarves, and most of all Halloween. When I was growing up, my parents made a big deal out of Halloween. We had a […]

Establishing Class Norms

By Mallory Lebel October 3, 2021

One of the most valuable life lessons I have learned as an adult is that, in most cases, we teach people how to treat us. Our actions or inactions communicate our approval of behavior to others. And while this advice has been helpful in my personal life, I have also applied this philosophy in my […]

Setting Up Your Classroom for Success

By Mallory Lebel September 26, 2021

Here’s a riddle: What do Harry Wong, Robert Marzano, and Gray’s Anatomy have in common? Procedures! If you’ve spent any amount of time in education, it’s likely that you’ve heard of Harry Wong and his preeminent book The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher which was published in 1991. Wong’s premise […]