Indeed, the days-of-old are earmarked in my memory by sitting-and-getting, by memorizing-and-regurgitating. That …
Project Based Learning: Unlocking Creativity and CollaborationRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
Indeed, the days-of-old are earmarked in my memory by sitting-and-getting, by memorizing-and-regurgitating. That …
Project Based Learning: Unlocking Creativity and CollaborationRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
Being white, growing up in America, having money for food, laughing with friends and family without the fear of …
// by Lindsay Ann
I never thought I’d be a teacher meme... Rewind to almost twenty years ago, me stepping into the …
// by Lindsay Ann
A Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset: Moving from I Can’t to I Can I can’t do it. I’m an immovable object, unable …
18 Ways to Encourage Growth Mindset Versus Fixed Mindset in High School ClassroomsRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
One of the positive shifts that happened as a result of PARCC becoming a short-lived focus in my district and state was …
// by Lindsay Ann
Of course, the best thing about education, whether we are talking about blended learning or the opposite of it (chunky …
// by Lindsay Ann
When I Netflix and relax, I’m not thinking about reading with comprehension, but I always turn the captions on, reading …
5 Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension SkillsRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
Student blogging is like a jolt of espresso to a classroom (or teacher) with a case of the blah’s. You know, the …
Everything You Wanted to Know About Student BloggingRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
On the hunt for poems to teach in the winter? There’s just something so very Walden Pond about looking at beautiful …
// by Lindsay Ann
Exit tickets, a.k.a. "exit slips" or "checks for understanding" are a great way for teachers to monitor student progress …
Revolutionize Your EXIT TICKETS With These Easy-Peasy TipsRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
Grammar mistakes and punctuation errors are common in everyone’s writing. Yes, even published professionals have …
Top 10 Grammar Mistakes High School Students Make (and what to do instead)Read More
// by Lindsay Ann
Active voice in writing is a powerful driver of student revision. When I sit shoulder-to-shoulder with a student …