Student learning, for better or worse, stems from teaching strategies we use in the classroom. That’s a bold …
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Beyond Persuasion: Unlocking the Nuances of the AP Lang Argument Essay
As if there wasn’t enough for students to deal with their junior and senior year – college or career planning, …
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Book List: Nonfiction Texts to Engage High School Students
Ask students what some of their favorite books are (or even put a book list, nonfiction or fiction, in front of them and …
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31 Informational Texts for High School Students
Why do we read informational texts and nonfiction? Why do we write informational texts? These questions are …
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 …
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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? Because …
Analyzing Teacher Memes
I never thought I’d be a teacher meme... Rewind to almost twenty years ago, me stepping into the classroom, …
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 stories …
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 …
18 Ways to Encourage Growth Mindset Versus Fixed Mindset in High School Classrooms
A Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset: Moving from I Can’t to I CanI can’t do it. I’m an immovable object, unable to …
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