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Guest post by Emily Liscom As teachers, we strive to push each of our students to his/her full potential. We have the responsibility to educate
Guest post by Renee Peoples “What can a third grader do with a 3D printer? How could it help them learn? Isn’t it just a fancy
Pumpkin Predictions is a perfect fall-themed activity for upper elementary students because it’s not a Halloween activity, but it seems like one. The lesson is
Guest post by Greg Coleman from Mr. Elementary Math During my early years as a classroom teacher I felt that exit tickets were yet another initiative or
Guest post by Tara, AKA The Math Maniac When I started teaching I loved multiplication and hated division. My students felt the same way. When I
Advice from Real Teachers Series Even if you love creating bulletin boards, chances are good that you don’t have time to dream up a new
Guest post by Catherine Reed, the Brown Bag Teacher As a fifth-grade ELA teacher, I spent many hours writing together with my students. We worked
Guest post by Jennifer Gonzalez The note from Mrs. F. came home two weeks into the school year: I’d like to talk with you about how
Guest post by Chris Biffle Director, Whole Brain Teaching Note: The rule Chris described in this post has changed since this article was written. Rule
Guest post by Carol Wooten As one walks the hallway on the evening of Family Science Night, the echoes of excited young scientists fill the
Guest Post by Adrianne Meldrum at The Tutor House One of my favorite scenes in Disney’s Tangled is when Rapunzel makes the decision to leave
No Tricks or Gimmicks: 3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies Guest post by Shelley of the Write Stuff Teaching Blog If you are anything like me,
Guest post by Emily Liscom As teachers, we strive to push each of our students to his/her full potential. We have the responsibility to educate each student academically, emotionally, and socially. In my classroom, the single most important thing I can teach my students is empathy. If my students are
Guest post by Renee Peoples “What can a third grader do with a 3D printer? How could it help them learn? Isn’t it just a fancy toy? When would a teacher find time for such a thing? Who would program it, run it, teach students about it? Where would it go? Why
Pumpkin Predictions is a perfect fall-themed activity for upper elementary students because it’s not a Halloween activity, but it seems like one. The lesson is actually a great math review since it involves estimation and hands-on measurement. The activity is designed as cooperative learning lesson that requires students to work
Guest post by Greg Coleman from Mr. Elementary Math During my early years as a classroom teacher I felt that exit tickets were yet another initiative or showy thing to do. However, as the years progressed I came to realize the importance of exit tickets for both my students and myself as an
Guest post by Tara, AKA The Math Maniac When I started teaching I loved multiplication and hated division. My students felt the same way. When I started my career as a sixth grade teacher, almost half of my class had no idea how to divide. Worse, they had no idea what
Advice from Real Teachers Series Even if you love creating bulletin boards, chances are good that you don’t have time to dream up a new bulletin board every month for all of the boards in your room. Wouldn’t it be great to have at least one board that you could
Guest post by Catherine Reed, the Brown Bag Teacher As a fifth-grade ELA teacher, I spent many hours writing together with my students. We worked on developing ideas, learning writing conventions, giving opinions, and most importantly, organizing our thoughts. My students were expected to learn three differentiated classes of writing,
Guest post by Jennifer Gonzalez The note from Mrs. F. came home two weeks into the school year: I’d like to talk with you about how we can make reading time more challenging for Ruby. When can we meet? Although I knew my daughter was an advanced reader, I had accepted
Guest post by Chris Biffle Director, Whole Brain Teaching Note: The rule Chris described in this post has changed since this article was written. Rule #5 now reads, “Make our dear team stronger.” Because this article is part of a series of guest blog posts, I chose to leave it
Guest post by Carol Wooten As one walks the hallway on the evening of Family Science Night, the echoes of excited young scientists fill the school building. From extracting strawberry DNA to investigating a car that runs on alternative fuel to constructing a Rube Goldberg machine from everyday materials, the
Guest Post by Adrianne Meldrum at The Tutor House One of my favorite scenes in Disney’s Tangled is when Rapunzel makes the decision to leave her tower. Â She isn’t sure whether she should feel guilty or gleeful. Â If you don’t remember this scene (or just want to watch it again–because
No Tricks or Gimmicks: 3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies Guest post by Shelley of the Write Stuff Teaching Blog If you are anything like me, you have tried every class management trick in the book. After 20+ years of teaching, that adds up to a lot of time spent on
Guest post by Emily Liscom As teachers, we strive to push each of our students to his/her full potential. We have the responsibility to educate each student academically, emotionally, and socially. In my classroom, the single most important thing I can teach my students is empathy. If my students are
Guest post by Renee Peoples “What can a third grader do with a 3D printer? How could it help them learn? Isn’t it just a fancy toy? When would a teacher find time for such a thing? Who would program it, run it, teach students about it? Where would it go? Why
Pumpkin Predictions is a perfect fall-themed activity for upper elementary students because it’s not a Halloween activity, but it seems like one. The lesson is actually a great math review since it involves estimation and hands-on measurement. The activity is designed as cooperative learning lesson that requires students to work
Guest post by Greg Coleman from Mr. Elementary Math During my early years as a classroom teacher I felt that exit tickets were yet another initiative or showy thing to do. However, as the years progressed I came to realize the importance of exit tickets for both my students and myself as an
Guest post by Tara, AKA The Math Maniac When I started teaching I loved multiplication and hated division. My students felt the same way. When I started my career as a sixth grade teacher, almost half of my class had no idea how to divide. Worse, they had no idea what
Advice from Real Teachers Series Even if you love creating bulletin boards, chances are good that you don’t have time to dream up a new bulletin board every month for all of the boards in your room. Wouldn’t it be great to have at least one board that you could
Guest post by Catherine Reed, the Brown Bag Teacher As a fifth-grade ELA teacher, I spent many hours writing together with my students. We worked on developing ideas, learning writing conventions, giving opinions, and most importantly, organizing our thoughts. My students were expected to learn three differentiated classes of writing,
Guest post by Jennifer Gonzalez The note from Mrs. F. came home two weeks into the school year: I’d like to talk with you about how we can make reading time more challenging for Ruby. When can we meet? Although I knew my daughter was an advanced reader, I had accepted
Guest post by Chris Biffle Director, Whole Brain Teaching Note: The rule Chris described in this post has changed since this article was written. Rule #5 now reads, “Make our dear team stronger.” Because this article is part of a series of guest blog posts, I chose to leave it
Guest post by Carol Wooten As one walks the hallway on the evening of Family Science Night, the echoes of excited young scientists fill the school building. From extracting strawberry DNA to investigating a car that runs on alternative fuel to constructing a Rube Goldberg machine from everyday materials, the
Guest Post by Adrianne Meldrum at The Tutor House One of my favorite scenes in Disney’s Tangled is when Rapunzel makes the decision to leave her tower. Â She isn’t sure whether she should feel guilty or gleeful. Â If you don’t remember this scene (or just want to watch it again–because
No Tricks or Gimmicks: 3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies Guest post by Shelley of the Write Stuff Teaching Blog If you are anything like me, you have tried every class management trick in the book. After 20+ years of teaching, that adds up to a lot of time spent on
