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…

5 Ways to Engage Parents Using Google Drive

for updates half way into creating your monthly newsletter. 5 Ways to Use Google Drive for Parent Engagement 1. Collecting Contact Data – I used to spend a great deal…

Supporting Self-Regulation in the Classroom

…emotions without judgment enhance self-regulation? These activities… Soothe the lower, autonomic, non-verbal, sensing brain. Facilitate a physiological shift out of stress/fight or flight to greater presence/ receptivity. Develop self-awareness –…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

…in PDF format for you to scroll through and take a look before you watch it. Links should be clickable. Presenter Links and Contact Information – If you need to…

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…it had a hole in it…a big, empty hole. Our world can be so cruel. I made eye contact with one of the teachers. Her eyes screamed “There’s a hole…