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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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Five Ways to Teach Your Students Empathy

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

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3D Printers – New Dimensions in Learning!

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

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Pumpkin Predictions Measurement Fun!

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

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Checking for Understanding with Exit Tickets

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

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25 Bulletin Boards You Can Keep Up All Year

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

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4 Square Planning: The Key to Organized Writing

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,

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What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

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

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Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

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

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Family Science Night: Hands-on, Minds-on Fun!

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

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Why I Stopped Criticizing Common Core Math

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.  She isn’t sure whether she should feel guilty or gleeful.  If you don’t remember this scene (or just want to watch it again–because

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3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

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

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Five Ways to Teach Your Students Empathy

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

Read More »

3D Printers – New Dimensions in Learning!

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

Read More »

Pumpkin Predictions Measurement Fun!

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

Read More »

Checking for Understanding with Exit Tickets

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

Read More »

25 Bulletin Boards You Can Keep Up All Year

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

Read More »

4 Square Planning: The Key to Organized Writing

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,

Read More »

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

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

Read More »

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

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

Read More »

Family Science Night: Hands-on, Minds-on Fun!

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

Read More »

Why I Stopped Criticizing Common Core Math

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.  She isn’t sure whether she should feel guilty or gleeful.  If you don’t remember this scene (or just want to watch it again–because

Read More »

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

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

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