Teacher Discussion Forums

Can you give some examples of how this works in practice? I would say I know my students' interests on some level and I talk to them and find out what is happening in their lives but for example, friends are important to them and we talk about moral dilemmas, then we do a story on a friendship with ...

I am struggling with some reading activities in class. I wonder how others on the boards approach reading. It was a much better part of class at the beginning of the year but I think motivation is low at this time of year, for them and for me! so effort and attention levels are falling off. Our prog...