Motivate Students to Take Charge of Their Learning
…today. Angela Watson’s newest book, Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day … No Matter What, has that and more! Every chapter is AMAZING, filled with wisdom, encouragement, and…
…today. Angela Watson’s newest book, Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day … No Matter What, has that and more! Every chapter is AMAZING, filled with wisdom, encouragement, and…
…my student teacher to start a classroom library. 10,437 bonus points goes a long way! I also gave him a copy of Teach Like a Champion and Harry Wong’s -First…
…to keep instruction on track. Right away, students learn the 5 “classroom-transforming” rules shown on the right. Last summer, Chris Biffle, the founder of the Whole Brain Teaching movement, offered…
…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…
…piano chime (it’s awesome!) 6. Rhythm clap 7. Call and respond techniques Shawn Collins – I teach my students to respond to my verbal call in the same way. …..
…most stressful time of the day? Is there a way you can calm it down by using adult coloring sheets? Here are some suggestions for ways you can work my…
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…to know the fastest way to get to all those freebies, skip this section and jump to the tips for finding them! The Backstory… What happened was that last week…
…complaining about Literature Circles. I realized I wasn’t the only one feeling overwhelmed, and I knew I had to find another way. From Literature Circles to Classroom Book Clubs I…
…include writing and/or discussion, structured partner activities, games that require strategy and application of skills, STEM lessons, project-based learning 10 Ways to Power Up Any Lesson Learning theories are great,…
…essential to get the school year off to a great start from day one, but I had so many unanswered questions about the right way to accomplish this. How can…
…favorite by far. I call the strategy “Ask One,” and you’ll see why after you read how it works. It is by far and away the easiest and the most…
