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
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
Guest post by Jennifer Gonzalez As the parent of three elementary students, I get a lot of classroom newsletters. And every time I get one, I
No doubt about it … comparing fractions is tough for kids, especially when those fractions have different denominators! In fact, some might argue that this
Guest post by Sarah Wiggins I first heard about reader’s theater in college and thought, “How fun! I will definitely do that when I have
Guest post by Leigh Langton Hey guys! It’s Leigh from The Applicious Teacher! I am super excited to be blogging at Corkboard Connections today. I’m
Goal setting is a powerful process for bringing about change. Identifying what you want and mapping out a plan of action helps you achieve your
Guest post by Kady Dupre Here’s a word problem for you: Miss Friday’s class does a daily word problem. Ten of her students are great at
Giving gifts is one of the joys of December, but if you have a large class and a small budget, it can be challenging to
Guest post by Kelly Witt Differentiation is the buzzword that just keeps on buzzing! Teachers, administrators, and evaluation systems are placing more and more emphasis
Guest post by Shawna Devoe My name is Shawna and I am the author of The Picture Book Teacher’s Edition blog. I believe that every book
Guest post by April Smith One of my goals at the beginning of this school year was parent engagement. In the past, our school has sent
Guest post by Dr. Shirley Disseler The way we do math has changed! The Common Core offers a new way to look at an old
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 I want to share with you an idea for “building a bridge” between home and school. It is quite simple! Many parents have
Guest post by Jennifer Gonzalez As the parent of three elementary students, I get a lot of classroom newsletters. And every time I get one, I fully intend to read it. I know how important it is to keep track of school activities, to know what my kids are learning, and to
No doubt about it … comparing fractions is tough for kids, especially when those fractions have different denominators! In fact, some might argue that this skill is too challenging for 3rd and 4th graders, which might be true if they have to find least common denominators. But if kids develop
Guest post by Sarah Wiggins I first heard about reader’s theater in college and thought, “How fun! I will definitely do that when I have a class of my own.” When I did get my very own classroom, however, I was overwhelmed with everything that I was supposed to fit
Guest post by Leigh Langton Hey guys! It’s Leigh from The Applicious Teacher! I am super excited to be blogging at Corkboard Connections today. I’m sharing a practice that I use to help increase my students’ engagement and number sense during my math block. Do you play games in your classroom?
Goal setting is a powerful process for bringing about change. Identifying what you want and mapping out a plan of action helps you achieve your dreams, both personally and professionally. The same is true for students. Since the goal-setting process can be unfamiliar and challenging, I’d like to offer a
Guest post by Kady Dupre Here’s a word problem for you: Miss Friday’s class does a daily word problem. Ten of her students are great at word problems involving addition, and only 7 seem to understand subtraction word problems. Five of her students are bored with the easy problems. Thirteen students are
Giving gifts is one of the joys of December, but if you have a large class and a small budget, it can be challenging to give gifts to all of your students. To help teachers find solutions to this problem, I posed this question to the fans of the Teaching
Guest post by Kelly Witt Differentiation is the buzzword that just keeps on buzzing! Teachers, administrators, and evaluation systems are placing more and more emphasis on differentiation in the classroom. Sometimes, the thought of organizing lessons to meet the individual needs of all of your students can feel like an overwhelming
Guest post by Shawna Devoe My name is Shawna and I am the author of The Picture Book Teacher’s Edition blog. I believe that every book offers opportunities to compare, connect, infer, question, and visualize. I know that teachers are extremely busy and stressed trying to get everything done, planned and prepped.
Guest post by April Smith One of my goals at the beginning of this school year was parent engagement. In the past, our school has sent home between 3-5 flyers every week trying to get parents involved, with little success. I was frustrated with how much work I was putting into communicating with
Guest post by Dr. Shirley Disseler The way we do math has changed! The Common Core offers a new way to look at an old subject and encourages us to integrate relevant content. There are many new and exciting ways to get students motivated in the math by teaching in
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 I want to share with you an idea for “building a bridge” between home and school. It is quite simple! Many parents have
Guest post by Jennifer Gonzalez As the parent of three elementary students, I get a lot of classroom newsletters. And every time I get one, I fully intend to read it. I know how important it is to keep track of school activities, to know what my kids are learning, and to
No doubt about it … comparing fractions is tough for kids, especially when those fractions have different denominators! In fact, some might argue that this skill is too challenging for 3rd and 4th graders, which might be true if they have to find least common denominators. But if kids develop
Guest post by Sarah Wiggins I first heard about reader’s theater in college and thought, “How fun! I will definitely do that when I have a class of my own.” When I did get my very own classroom, however, I was overwhelmed with everything that I was supposed to fit
Guest post by Leigh Langton Hey guys! It’s Leigh from The Applicious Teacher! I am super excited to be blogging at Corkboard Connections today. I’m sharing a practice that I use to help increase my students’ engagement and number sense during my math block. Do you play games in your classroom?
Goal setting is a powerful process for bringing about change. Identifying what you want and mapping out a plan of action helps you achieve your dreams, both personally and professionally. The same is true for students. Since the goal-setting process can be unfamiliar and challenging, I’d like to offer a
Guest post by Kady Dupre Here’s a word problem for you: Miss Friday’s class does a daily word problem. Ten of her students are great at word problems involving addition, and only 7 seem to understand subtraction word problems. Five of her students are bored with the easy problems. Thirteen students are
Giving gifts is one of the joys of December, but if you have a large class and a small budget, it can be challenging to give gifts to all of your students. To help teachers find solutions to this problem, I posed this question to the fans of the Teaching
Guest post by Kelly Witt Differentiation is the buzzword that just keeps on buzzing! Teachers, administrators, and evaluation systems are placing more and more emphasis on differentiation in the classroom. Sometimes, the thought of organizing lessons to meet the individual needs of all of your students can feel like an overwhelming
Guest post by Shawna Devoe My name is Shawna and I am the author of The Picture Book Teacher’s Edition blog. I believe that every book offers opportunities to compare, connect, infer, question, and visualize. I know that teachers are extremely busy and stressed trying to get everything done, planned and prepped.
Guest post by April Smith One of my goals at the beginning of this school year was parent engagement. In the past, our school has sent home between 3-5 flyers every week trying to get parents involved, with little success. I was frustrated with how much work I was putting into communicating with
Guest post by Dr. Shirley Disseler The way we do math has changed! The Common Core offers a new way to look at an old subject and encourages us to integrate relevant content. There are many new and exciting ways to get students motivated in the math by teaching in