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       ‘Fix’ Fluency --- or, Comprehension ‘Breaks Down!’
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Aug 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    ‘Fix’ Fluency --- or, Comprehension ‘Breaks Down!’

    Word fluency will drive comprehension proficiency since the students can read and not deplete their ‘CPU’ trying to decipher the most...
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    Teaching to the Test - A Better Understanding of the Phrase
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Feb 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    Teaching to the Test - A Better Understanding of the Phrase

    I have heard the expression – Teaching to the Test – for many years, but I had not deeply considered the thinking behind the phrase until...
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    Effective Daily Classroom Management – Come Rain or Shine!
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Aug 13, 2020
    • 6 min

    Effective Daily Classroom Management – Come Rain or Shine!

    Half a century ago, my father, older brother and I watched a herd of horses driven into a rectangular corral from an open field. My father w
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    Word Problems: Student Benefits and Effective Teaching Tips
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Word Problems: Student Benefits and Effective Teaching Tips

    The daily teaching of math word problems is essential if students are to become adept problem solvers. The consistency of a daily routine...
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    Baiting Educators for an Emotional Response
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Feb 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Baiting Educators for an Emotional Response

    Happens far too frequently in our public schools. A student will use profanity or do something outrageous to get an emotional response...
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    It’s the Gaps, Stupid! – Part 2
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Dec 16, 2019
    • 7 min

    It’s the Gaps, Stupid! – Part 2

    Small Gaps Widen to Larger Chasms While hiking the 500-mile-long El Camino in Spain a couple of summers ago, a small pain ensued on the...
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    Pick a Number.  Any Number.  Now - Why is that Number Important?
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Oct 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Pick a Number. Any Number. Now - Why is that Number Important?

    I am thinking of a two digit number between 30 and 40 that is both an even number and a multiple of 8. Can you guess the number? As...
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    Align, Teach, Practice and Do Well!
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Aug 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    Align, Teach, Practice and Do Well!

    A middle distance runner competing in a 3,200 meter or 5 kilometer race practices and trains differently than a long distance runner...
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    Major Student Disruption – Identify Triggers, Plan, then Deescalate!
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Jul 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Major Student Disruption – Identify Triggers, Plan, then Deescalate!

    If you are a teacher, it will be impossible to avoid major student discipline problems. It will happen at some point in your career....
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    Keep a Minor Student Disruption – Minor!
    by Blaine Helwig
    • May 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    Keep a Minor Student Disruption – Minor!

    A couple years before I retired, I was teaching fifth grade mathematics at my Title 1 elementary school – despite the fact that I was the...
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    Practice without Improvement – A Title 1 Invariant!
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Nov 28, 2018
    • 4 min

    Practice without Improvement – A Title 1 Invariant!

    “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” This old joke is amusing and timeless because of the obviousness of its one-word punchline: Practice!...
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    Bridge Resources and Their Academic Need
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Oct 25, 2018
    • 3 min

    Bridge Resources and Their Academic Need

    About 15 years ago, I attended weekly central administrator meetings as an elementary program supervisor in a large urban Texas school...
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    Bad Teaching Day at School – Do not Dwell on the Past
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Oct 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    Bad Teaching Day at School – Do not Dwell on the Past

    One Friday night about 15 years ago, I was resting on my couch after a long day at work when my cell phone rang. I looked at the phone to...
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    The First-Year Teacher’s Cry – “Help! I Need Somebody. HELP!”
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Aug 17, 2018
    • 5 min

    The First-Year Teacher’s Cry – “Help! I Need Somebody. HELP!”

    I was a first year teacher – TWICE in the same school year. I was hired as a second grade teacher, and I taught that grade level for a...
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    “Drill and Kill” – Analyzed
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 4 min

    “Drill and Kill” – Analyzed

    Earlier this summer I was talking to a seasoned elementary teacher that is a standout educator and asset to the profession. She mentioned...
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    Student Management Redirection – Shorter is Better!
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Jul 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Student Management Redirection – Shorter is Better!

    As I walked back to my classroom, I passed the same teacher still reprimanding the same three kids. I gave the four of them more than a...
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    The Numeracy Power of Making 10, 100 or 1,000
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Apr 27, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Numeracy Power of Making 10, 100 or 1,000

    We live in a Base 10 world. Base 10 is everywhere! Of course, a math person may counter with clock time – hours and minutes. Time is kept...
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    Teacher Tips to Improve Homework Completion
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Apr 13, 2018
    • 4 min

    Teacher Tips to Improve Homework Completion

    “Andrew will not complete his homework.” “At least half my class does not do their homework, consistently.” “I have called the parent...
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    Why Give Kids’ Homework, Anyway?
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Apr 6, 2018
    • 2 min

    Why Give Kids’ Homework, Anyway?

    As both an elementary classroom teacher and a principal, a few parents each school year have questioned the modern need for nightly...
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    Student Choice – Empowerment, but with Personal Responsibility
    by Blaine Helwig
    • Mar 30, 2018
    • 3 min

    Student Choice – Empowerment, but with Personal Responsibility

    The choices made by students in their behavior have everything to do with their social and academic success in the classroom. Their...
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