Motivate Students to Take Charge of Their Learning
…on their progress Let your students help develop assessment rubrics so they understand how they are being graded Conduct student-led conferences Each of these ideas is covered in Chapter 15…
…on their progress Let your students help develop assessment rubrics so they understand how they are being graded Conduct student-led conferences Each of these ideas is covered in Chapter 15…
…something that your student teacher will treasure for years? Or will it be something practical to help the teacher-to-be land a job or set up a new classroom? Last week…
…part on a different color paper to help students distinguish between them. Gallon Robot to the Rescue includes cooperative learning activities, math center games, word problems, printables, teacher demonstration pages,…
…a class handbook is a real time-saver when you get a new student. It’s a nice way to welcome the child and to help him or her feel more comfortable…
…orange, and red. I arranged a set of library pockets around the stoplight, and each numbered pocket represented a student in the class. Here’s a picture that was taken in…
…pretests don’t provide enough information to help us answer those questions, let alone know where to begin instruction. Many tests are so challenging that kids who’ve been out of school…
Free Webinar for Teachers! Click here for the replay! Do you know about DonorsChoose.org? It’s an amazing organization that helps public school teachers in the U.S. get funding for their…
…phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, there’s just not enough time for true spelling instruction in the upper grades. This is unfortunate because upper elementary students still need lots of practice…
…for teaching math. I love breaking down complex math skills to make them easier for kids to understand, and I love using creative teaching methods to help all students succeed…
…festive events like parades and fireworks, but there are also many differences in New Year’s Day traditions. I’d like to share two activities I developed to help students explore the…
…and who were facing difficulties and a lack of parent support. I couldn’t help but feel sorry for them, so I decided that our class would have its own awards…
…test out the first four cards of my Time Boom Cards Sampler. This deck has 10 interactive cards designed to help students practice telling time and solving elapsed time word…
