Motivate Students to Take Charge of Their Learning

…and you don’t need motivation to finish out the year? You’ll love Angela’s book anyway! Reading it will reaffirm the best practices you’re already using, and you’ll learn new techniques…

Getting Started with Whole Brain Teaching

…Chris’s best-selling book, Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids. His writing style is very entertaining and will have you laughing out loud, but there’s a lot of meat in the…

20 Terrific Quiet Signals That Work!

…to accomplish this. It won’t take as long as you might think! Having an effective quiet signal is one of the best ways to maximize instructional time. Instead of wasting…

Undercover Boss – School Style!

…of the best parts of the blogging community. I enjoy writing about how to have a happy school. I have compiled some of my posts about this topic on a…

How to Cope with a Disrespectful Parent

…counselor, mentor teacher, etc… In my experience the best way to deal with this is to ignore as much as possible. Vi Petalu – Call a prearranged parent meeting with…

Math Problem Solving: Knowing Where to Begin

…your students, you can find this freebie here in my TpT store! Snapshots of Mathematical Thinking The assessments aren’t multiple choice, but they’re super easy to score. The best part…

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