Educational Articles For Educators

How To Successfully Write Constructed Response Essays
It makes sense for students to panic on constructed-response essays. I have easy to implement ways students can prepare for writing essays during standardized testing.

A Guide to Dyslexia & Vision Processing Disorders
Did you know that 80% of children with a diagnosed learning disability are estimated to have an undiagnosed vision problem?!

Engage Your Upper Elementary Students with Thanksgiving-Themed Lessons - and Have a Work-Free Break
Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away and I have just the resources you need for your upper elementary classrooms.

Quick And Effective Formative Assessments
Formative assessments are a great way for teachers to determine the student's understanding of course work. But which formative assessments are best?

How to Use Interactive Notebooks for American History
There are ways to implement interactive notebooks – and things that don’t work as well. Here is what I found worked best with my history students and what didn’t work.

Test Taking Strategies You Need To Teach Your Students Part 2
Let's discuss strategies to use for the different types of test questions students may see on tests - both classroom assessments and standardized tests.