Solving the Hand Raising Problem

…that receives a large number of responses, I’ll compile the best answers to create a helpful blog post. That way your great ideas won’t get lost in Facebook land!  …

Mighty Math Tasks!

…through the mathematical process. What does this mean exactly? Well, it means that all the math tasks I have created since that training are open ended. This was really hard…

Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…of responses, I compile the best answers to create a helpful blog post. This week’s top question is timely because many new graduates and current teachers are already actively searching…

Team Scoot – A New Twist on an Old Favorite

…to be desired in terms of Scoot being an effective learning activity. Team Scoot Cooperative Learning Game I decided to modify the basic Scoot directions to create a cooperative learning…

What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

…gotten to witness this on a school-wide basis. Don’t go there. You will create more problems than you will solve. Larry Cupit – Spend TONS of time teaching, practicing and…

Take Procedural Writing to the Next “Step”

…just spent, and then I see the “this-is-going-to-take-all-afternoon” manual. It was a deflating start. Wouldn’t it be better with, oh I don’t know, maybe… 3 steps? Okay, only three steps…

The Ancient Secret for Wise Decisions

…talk about the wisest and goofiest decisions that can be made. To clarify Rule 4, and introduce excellent, wide ranging, critical thinking discussions, create a list of sentence frames. Here…