Lesson Planning Archives

Analyzing Teacher Memes

October 9, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

I never thought I’d be a teacher meme... Rewind to almost twenty years ago, me stepping into the …

July 25, 2023 // 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 to …

July 22, 2023 // 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 …

July 18, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Of course, the best thing about education, whether we are talking about blended learning or the opposite of it (chunky …

April 11, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

When I Netflix and relax, I’m not thinking about reading with comprehension, but I always turn the captions on, reading …

January 24, 2023 // 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 …

January 3, 2023 // 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 …

December 5, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Exit tickets, a.k.a. "exit slips" or "checks for understanding" are a great way for teachers to monitor student progress …

October 9, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Grammar mistakes and punctuation errors are common in everyone’s writing. Yes, even published professionals have …

May 31, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Active voice in writing is a powerful driver of student revision. When I sit shoulder-to-shoulder with a student …

November 9, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

Are you looking for a refresher on how to use backwards planning for instruction? This blog post will walk you through …

May 25, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

Did I catch you trying to find just the right end of school year activities? Maybe you’re …