Student learning, for better or worse, stems from teaching strategies we use in the classroom. That’s a …
10 Most Effective Teaching Strategies for English TeachersRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
Student learning, for better or worse, stems from teaching strategies we use in the classroom. That’s a …
10 Most Effective Teaching Strategies for English TeachersRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
Ask students what some of their favorite books are (or even put a book list, nonfiction or fiction, in front of them and …
Book List: Nonfiction Texts to Engage High School StudentsRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
Next time you’re in class, take a look at how many students are typing a text, sending an email, posting on social …
12 Tips for Generating Writing Prompts for Writing Using AIRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
Remember when we were at home in sweatpants, fingers on the keyboard and mouse, eyes locked on our screens, instructing …
Tardies & Chronic Absenteeism: Fighting the Good FightRead More
// by Lindsay Ann
We’ve all been there: It’s Monday morning. Students drift into the room, a fog floating behind their eyes as the early …
// 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
Before we became teachers, when we were young and had dreams aplenty, we probably thought of all the awesome things …
Effective Classroom Management Strategies: Setting the Tone for LearningRead More
// 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
It's almost the start of another school year. Time to dust off the table topics, conversation starters, and ice breaker …
// by Lindsay Ann
Education is full of acronyms – PLC, SIP, CEU, SPED, RTI, etc. ... and here’s one more for the list: MTSS. Is MTSS …
// by Lindsay Ann
Arguably, everything we ask students to do in the classroom–even beyond argumentative essay and persuasive …
The Art of Argumentation: How to Write a Convincing Argumentative EssayRead More