Supporting Self-Regulation in the Classroom

…we can manage stress, navigate emotions, and control our impulses. Self-regulation is not only an essential part of healthy emotional development, it is also vital for academic success. Many studies,…

Teaching Informational Text with Magazines

…National Geographic for Kids or American Girls. Monthly magazines are larger, more colorful, and have a wider variety of different types of content. Unfortunately, they are also more expensive and…

Building EQ While Expanding IQ

…Yes, his behavior was unacceptable and he will need to work out how to manage his anger… but EQ experts say that in order to manage emotions effectively we must…

Math Problem Solving: Knowing Where to Begin

…The assessment is available in two versions, the American Version which uses customary measurement and the International Version which uses metric measurement. If you’d like to use these assessment with…

5 Engaging Ways to Introduce New Content

…the American Revolution, don’t you think? Ask questions like “What do you think ‘up and to arm’ means?” or “What is the mood of these lines?” or “Is the narrator…

Google Classroom Management Tips

…piles of papers that need grading (you know the ones that mock you from the corner of your desk). One major bonus is of digital work and management is that…