Educational Articles For Educators
Why Middle Grades Teachers Need to Teach Phonics
Elevate reading skills! Discover why middle and high school teachers should embrace phonics instruction to bridge reading skill gaps. Collaborate, scaffold, and empower a generation with enriched learning experiences. Dive in now.
Why You Should Ditch the 2-Hour Reading Block
As teachers, one of the first things we do is design activities to activate schema, or prior knowledge. We know students remember new information better when they connect it to what they already know.
How To Edit Locked PDF Files
As a TPT Seller, I often get asked if my resources are editable.
American History Interactive Notebooks
Research shows that writing notes by hand and interacting with information being learned increases comprehension and retention. My students’ scores supported those findings, and my love of interactive notebooks began.
How To De-Stress Lesson Planning
One of the biggest shifts that helped me with my lesson planning was when I stopped planning individual lessons and started developing units.
Strategies To Engage Students In Lessons
I do believe that learning how to make your lessons more student-centered can make a world of difference. Here are some of my favorite strategies to get students engaged in learning.