…best when they engage in activities that take advantage of their strengths, and MI theory made it possible to identify those strengths more easily. Dr. Gardner identified at least eight…
…career, I struggled with how to incorporate this practice into an already-packed curriculum. I finally developed an easy plan that takes just ten or fifteen minutes a day, and this…
How often do we take time to tell others that we appreciate them? We might let our family members know we care, but do we provide time for students to…
…help in this area, The First Days of School by Harry and Rosemary Wong is the go-to book on this topic. 2. Waiting to deal with problems until they’re big….
…keep coming back… I’ve done this dozens of times, and every single time the student that I’ve chosen is able to come to an understanding with the help of the…
…I always excelled in math, but I’ll never forget the horrible experience I had with college calculus. I’ll save that story for another time, but let me just say that…
…today? Will you explain how this strategy is helping you be a better reader?” Smiling and hoping to jot some notes on our charts or report card forms, we hope…
…read aloud when comparing and contrasting Thanksgiving today with the traditions observed by the Pilgrims. Children today will find that Thanksgiving long ago was much different from the holiday we…
…every Friday in our language block for our 12 weeks, but it can be built into your literacy centres, or completed during your computer lab time (if this is something…
…the same way. I wanted to be sure that my students were ready to tackle any test and give it their best. So I came up with a strategy that…
…little things you might be tempted to ignore can quickly escalate into BIG problems and hours of lost instructional time. That’s why you need an easy strategy for dealing with…
Guest post by Julie Smith Hello Corkboard Connection followers! I am so excited to be guest posting today since Laura’s blog has been one of my FAVORITES to follow. Today…
