Category: Teaching Tips

Today’s question for the Advice from Real Teachers series comes from Anne, who posted this request on the Teaching Resources Facebook page: โ€œI have a

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Julia Cook's books are great reading aloud during class meetings to spark discussions about bullying, getting along with others, grief, and friendship problems.

Raising academic standards is certainly a worthy goal, but sometimes it can have unintended consequences. To find time to teach the rigorous reading and math

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Multiple Intelligence Theory and the research on Growth Mindset offer us insight into how the brain works, what it means to be intelligent, and how

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Do you remember the last time you and your friends had a great discussion? Iโ€™ll bet you didnโ€™t take turns around the table with each

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Are your students burned out from completing test review worksheets on their own? Buddy Test Prep will turn any multiple choice test prep worksheet into

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Part One – Crafting the Problem Growth mindset is much more than a buzzword, and nowhere is this more apparent than in mathematics. Research findings

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Have you tapped into the power of Plickers yet? Plickers is a free, interactive tech tool that uses printable โ€œpaper clickersโ€ instead of clicker devices.

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Do you teach quadrilateral classification? If so, did you know there are THREE ways to define a trapezoid? Read this post to learn which definition

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What if you could have the class of your dreams this year? Learn the secrets of launching a stellar school year and how to create a caring classroom of students who want to reach for the stars!

What if you could walk into the class of your dreams this year? Of course you’d jump at the chance! But what does that mean?

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Power Up Learning with Task Cards Webinar Click here to watch the replay! Lately it seems that task cards are everywhere! If you don’t believe

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Imagine someone asked you to describe the best lesson you ever taught. Which lesson would you choose? What do you think made that lesson so

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Plickers 102 - Innovative Ways to Use Plickers

Can you tell I’m a little obsessed with Plickers? It’s a strange obsession, since I’m no longer in the classroom and I can’t even use

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Category: Teaching Tips

What to Do About … Students Who Seek Attention

Today’s question for the Advice from Real Teachers series comes from Anne, who posted this request on the Teaching Resources Facebook page: โ€œI have a second grade student who at this point in the year still interrupts class. He has the need to always be right and be heard constantly.

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Julia Cook's books are great reading aloud during class meetings to spark discussions about bullying, getting along with others, grief, and friendship problems.

Cook Up a Caring Classroom with Books by Julia Cook

Raising academic standards is certainly a worthy goal, but sometimes it can have unintended consequences. To find time to teach the rigorous reading and math Common Core standards, many schools are cutting back on physical education, the arts, and life-skill lessons. Yet we need to remember that we arenโ€™t teaching

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Teaching Kids How to Have REAL Discussions

Do you remember the last time you and your friends had a great discussion? Iโ€™ll bet you didnโ€™t take turns around the table with each person speaking for 30 seconds or a minute! Instead, it was probably a lively conversation with everyone listening to each other and responding to everyone’s

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Studying with a Buddy Makes Test Prep Fun!

Are your students burned out from completing test review worksheets on their own? Buddy Test Prep will turn any multiple choice test prep worksheet into an engaging AND effective cooperative learning activity! Students will stay on task and retain more information as they discuss and defend their answers. This freebie includes step-by-step directions and a recordkeeping page for students.

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How to Turn a Word Problem into a Rich Math Task (Part One)

Part One – Crafting the Problem Growth mindset is much more than a buzzword, and nowhere is this more apparent than in mathematics. Research findings in this field are transforming our perceptions about best practices in math instruction. As it turns out, developing a mathematical mindset is more highly correlated

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Plickers Made Easy with Task Cards

Have you tapped into the power of Plickers yet? Plickers is a free, interactive tech tool that uses printable โ€œpaper clickersโ€ instead of clicker devices. Each student is assigned a unique Plickers card that has a black and white image similar to a QR code. The letters A, B, C,

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What if you could have the class of your dreams this year? Learn the secrets of launching a stellar school year and how to create a caring classroom of students who want to reach for the stars!

Secrets of Launching a Stellar School Year

What if you could walk into the class of your dreams this year? Of course you’d jump at the chance! But what does that mean? What would your “dream class” be like? Would the students be self-motivated and excited about learning? Would they treat each other with kindness and respect?

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Task Card Talk: 6 Strategies to Boost Learning

Power Up Learning with Task Cards Webinar Click here to watch the replay! Lately it seems that task cards are everywhere! If you don’t believe me, search for teaching resources on virtually any topic, and count the number of task card sets that pop up in your results! If you’re

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Plickers 102 - Innovative Ways to Use Plickers

Plickers 102: Innovative Ways to Use Plickers

Can you tell I’m a little obsessed with Plickers? It’s a strange obsession, since I’m no longer in the classroom and I can’t even use Plickers with kids! However, seeing teachers get excited about it when I shared it at the Elementary School Conference was almost as fun as using

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