The five habits of great students (The Washington Post)

1. Read Early, Read Late, Read Often
2. Write Daily
3. Line Up Your Pencils (Be Prepared)
4. Collaborate With Others
5. Question Your Teachers

"Five habits of great students"  is published by the Washington Post. 

The habits are predictable, but they're still nice to keep in mind.  As a teacher, I should be creating an environment in which my students can develop these habits.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/02/20/five-habits-of-great-students-lessons-from-top-ranked-stem-school/

Building Better Classrooms (NPR)

TED + NPR = love

The last NPR radio hour I listened to was "Building Better Classrooms."  It featured clips from TED talks I'd already watched, but it was still a great program. 

The program is divided into three sections:

1. Sir Ken Robinson: How do schools suffocate creativity?
2. Salman Khan: How can videos "Flip the classroom?"
3. John Hunter: How can 4th graders solve world problems?


You can download the podcast in three parts (Access here)

Or you can go to the following link and listen online: 
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/22/155224654/building-a-better-classroom

I hope you listen.