Why do we read informational texts and nonfiction? Why do we write informational texts? These questions are …
Tardies & Chronic Absenteeism: Fighting the Good Fight
Remember when we were at home in sweatpants, fingers on the keyboard and mouse, eyes locked on our screens, instructing …
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Open Ended Questions That Work
We’ve all been there: It’s Monday morning. Students drift into the room, a fog floating behind their eyes as the …
Project Based Learning: Unlocking Creativity and Collaboration
Indeed, the days-of-old are earmarked in my memory by sitting-and-getting, by memorizing-and-regurgitating. That was …
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Empathy and Understanding: How the TED Talk on the Danger of a Single Story Reshapes Perspectives
Being white, growing up in America, having money for food, laughing with friends and family without the fear of …
5 Strategies to Combat Teacher Burnout
Teacher burnout. The struggle is real. I have written and deleted this introduction at least 10 times. Why? …
Analyzing Teacher Memes
I never thought I’d be a teacher meme... Rewind to almost twenty years ago, me stepping into the …
Teaching Story Elements to Improve Storytelling
Let me tell you a story about story elements... Once upon a time, there was a teacher who was tired of reading …
Effective Classroom Management Strategies: Setting the Tone for Learning
Before we became teachers, when we were young and had dreams aplenty, we probably thought of all the awesome things …
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Figurative Language Examples We Can All Learn From
Kids say the darndest things, often because their speech is littered with figurative language examples. “I could eat …
18 Ways to Encourage Growth Mindset Meaningful Work in High School Classrooms
Meaning to Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset: Moving from I Can’t to I Can I can’t do it. I’m an immovable object, …
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10 Song Analysis Lessons for Teachers
One of the positive shifts that happened as a result of PARCC becoming a short-lived focus in my district and state was …