20 Tips for Motivating Gifted Kids to THINK!
Advice from Real Teachers Series Chances are good that you have at least a few gifted children in your classroom, even if they aren’t formally identified as being gifted. These…
Advice from Real Teachers Series Chances are good that you have at least a few gifted children in your classroom, even if they aren’t formally identified as being gifted. These…
…be constantly reinventing the wheel. Meaningful Task Card Talk Ultimately, it really doesn’t matter if your task cards are plain and simple or if they’re colorful and cute. What DOES…
…it a multiple of 5? Is it even? Since this game only takes about 10 minutes to play, I usually split my class into 3 groups and we play 3…
…to write a series of guest blog articles on Corkboard Connections introducing these rules. Chris wrote about each rule individually, explaining WHY it’s important and exactly HOW to teach that…
…shoveling snow. If they share the money equally, how much will each of them get?” Kids can use concrete manipulatives such as money pieces or base 10 pieces to solve…
…I discovered the magic solution to missing homework… Fun Friday! I can’t take credit for the idea, but I can tell you that it works! It was definitely the most…
…BIG problem. As of right now, you have to manually enter all test questions and answers which can be time-consuming. Fortunately, the Plickers team recently added a feature that allows…
…of providing free resources. Lately I’ve been seeing more comments like this than usual, probably because I’ve been enthusiastically promoting Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. I’m not sure…
…hooked on Plickers when I tested it out at home. That’s when I truly understood how it worked and and saw its enormous potential. Since then, I’ve been enthusiastically sharing…
…A fun lesson isn’t necessarily an effective one. You’re nodding your head right now if you’ve ever taught a highly engaging lesson, only to realize the next day that your…
…where accurate knowledge of the key vocabulary is closely tied to understanding of the essential concepts. It’s pretty clear that mastering the language of math is just as important as…
…and additional resources about MI theory. Because the survey is a bit unusual, I recorded a slidecast that explains exactly how to administer it and score it; I hope you’ll…
