Help your students become self-directed learners with these five easy tips that ANY teacher can implement! If you’re like me, you love the students in your classroom that constantly chase knowledge. Many years ago, I had zero students like...
In 10 years of teaching, I’ve found that my grading philosophy sometimes defers from what’s expected from administrators and parents. We give students tests ten times more than we did when I started teaching. Of those tests, many of them...
Positive notes home are a classroom management strategy that I believe is under utilized. It just takes a few minutes at the end of the day to write 1 or 2 of these notes to send home with students that have worked hard that day. I often send home...
Give students ownership At the beginning of the year I used to write down every student username and password – for their one and only school account. Once we got our 1:1 devices, it seemed like they needed an account for every app and website...
Disclaimer: Affiliate links ahead! Positive reinforcement is a big deal in my classroom. Although I would love for my students to already be intrinsically motivated to do well, I know realistically that kids do well when they set goals and are...
Departmentalizing is becoming increasingly popular in the younger grades, but it’s not always easy for teachers and students. You want to have a well-organized plan before you jump into this completely new experience. Here are five classroom...