Episode 4: I Wish My Teacher Knew
Episode 4 Summary “I Wish My Teacher Knew” is a simple activity developed by 3rd grade teacher Kyle Schwartz that transformed her classroom. In this episode, I share how this…
Episode 4 Summary “I Wish My Teacher Knew” is a simple activity developed by 3rd grade teacher Kyle Schwartz that transformed her classroom. In this episode, I share how this…
Getting the school year off to a great start is essential, which means that what you do the first week of school can make all the difference! A few years…
Episode 5 Summary Did you know that Scholastic Book Clubs has a fabulous back-to-school deal that makes it possible to get thousands of bonus points with your first order? You…
Do you listen to podcasts? I’ve been listening to them off and on for a few years, but it wasn’t until recently that I became a podcast fanatic. My addiction…
Episode 6 Summary Attention signals are essential tools for classroom management, and learning to use them effectively might be one of the most important keys to inspired teaching! In this…
Episode 7 Summary When students have trouble working together, it’s often because they lack the social skills needed to interact effectively with others. Fortunately, social skills can be taught just…
Episode 8 Summary Children’s magazines are excellent teaching tools for integrating literacy across the curriculum. In this episode, I discuss the advantages of using magazines in the classroom, as well…
Cooperative learning lessons are awesome for engaging students in the learning process, but sometimes a team will become overly enthusiastic and noisy. Even if everyone is still on task, their…
Have you ever heard of Pay It Forward Day? Each year, on April 28th, we’re encouraged to perform random acts of kindness for friends, family members, and even total strangers….
Whether you’ll be starting the school year online, in the classroom, or both, one of your biggest challenges will be finding digital resources that can be adapted for the new…
If you’re looking for a fun and educational math game for your students to play on St. Patrick’s Day, Leprechaun Luck might be exactly what you need! But then again,…
Have you played Wordle yet? It’s a free online game created by Josh Wardle that involves guessing a 5-letter word in six tries. You can only play once a day,…
