…the more my interest in this topic grew. Before long I came across a wide variety of recommended teaching practices, and I eagerly incorporated them into my classroom instruction. Without…
…their willingness to help, or their creative ideas when working together. Create a long list and leave it on the board during the next part of the activity. Team Thanks…
…ever find, and they help students become better readers as well. One reason is that when students follow along in the book as they listen, they see the words in…
…Give your students a reasonable amount of time for the work, but there’s no need to wait until all children finish. If it takes them a long time, they need…
…to use frames for the learning goals; it makes them more durable, and puts them ‘on display’ for students. The goals might be posted long-term in a workstation area, or…
…is an either-or situation, but the truth is that you need to be both kind and firm. Students need to know that you care, and kindness goes a long way…
…to use some of our new vocabulary. As students were planning, I allowed them to brainstorm with their table groups their long list of steps for the left side of…
…though the STEM philosophy of teaching has been around for a very long time. STEM is all about students learning in a student-centered, question-based, subject-integrated classroom. Hence, what I consider…
