Would you like a list of all of the lessons that your students will need this year during writing? This free guide is packed with specific lesson ideas for narrative, opinion and informational writing.
Writing workshop is my jam! Teaching writing shouldn’t feel like a chore. In these articles, you will find helpful strategies for mini lessons, writing conferences, editing, grading, and so much more.
Does anyone feel like this summer has completely flown by? 🙋♀️ This feeling happens every year. There just isn’t enough time before school begins. With the school year looming close at hand, we all need to start thinking about how we are going to make the upcoming...
In standards-based grading, summative assessments are meant to be evidence of students’ learning. Teachers use formative assessments as check-ins throughout a unit to make sure students have understood the concepts, while summative assessments are used at the end of...
Formative assessments are one of the most important tools in a teacher’s toolbox. When teachers use the data from these assessments, they can increase achievement levels by tailoring lessons to meet students’ needs. However, formative assessments must be used...
Back-to-School season is fun, busy, but also potentially chaotic. These handy resources will help make your Back-to-School go smoothly.
In standards-based grading, summative assessments are meant to be evidence of students’ learning. Here are best practices for summative assessments.
Formative assessments are an important tools in a teacher’s toolbox. Here are five tips for using formative assessments in your classroom
Back-to-School season is fun, busy, but also potentially chaotic. These handy resources will help make your Back-to-School go smoothly.
In standards-based grading, summative assessments are meant to be evidence of students’ learning. Here are best practices for summative assessments.
Formative assessments are an important tools in a teacher’s toolbox. Here are five tips for using formative assessments in your classroom
Often, teacher training programs focus on having student teachers write lesson plans. It makes sense, because they usually are teaching a lesson or taking over a class for a few weeks with supervision.
Are you looking for student-friendly resources that will help your students master content from Ancient and World history? My presentations and correlated notes and assessments will make planning a breeze.
In my experience, students retained more of what they learned with INBs, and I was better able to meet the needs of my students.
Differentiation is a difficult concept for many teachers. However, it’s actually easier than many people think and are probably already doing.
Are you Team Textbook or Team Passages? There are solid reasons for using either one and also reasons to not use them. Let’s examine the pros and cons of each.
From my experience, I know things I have done that made my lessons less accessible, but I wanted to get ideas from students, too. (Luckily, I have access to students through my kids.)
As I love to read and have many fond memories of books from childhood, it makes sense that read-aloud time was one of my favorite things in the classroom.
To help everyone kick back, relax, and enjoy themselves, I am holding the Summer Fun Challenge from June 5 to August 6.
With targeted interventions and a supportive classroom environment, these students can begin to feel successful, which in turn helps motivate them to try.
