3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…smoothly and effectively. I’ve tried group points, individual strategies, treats, moving desks around (a lot), classroom bucks, phone calls to parents (both positive and when students are struggling) and many,…

How to Form Cooperative Learning Teams

…each student’s team number in the box on the bottom of his or her card. To assign team numbers, start with the top row and call it Team 1. Write…

6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills

…fairly solid understanding of numbers and what they mean. I don’t advocate giving them to young children who have not had time to develop number sense, because entering numbers into…

Hands On Geometry – Part II

…to create a net, measure each side, find the area of each side, and add it all together. Volume Back to the food again! Using the marshmallows (they are cheap

Awakened: Hope for the Year Ahead

…I highly recommend Awakened: Change Your Mindset to Transform Your Teaching. It was written by Angela Watson of The Cornerstone for Teachers, and it definitely makes good on the promise…

Interactive Teaching Made Easy

…EST – View Event Time and Date Converter February 10th at 8 pm EST – View Event Time and Date Converter   Plickers Website and Other Resources The links below…

The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources

…with attractive images and free teaching resources. Take the post I published a few days ago, Plickers 101 – Digital Exit Tickets (and more!). I think Plickers is an amazing…

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…

A Dozen Fun Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

…to their website at http://www.aimsedu.org and search for the Puff Mobiles activity. You can also find these types of activities at the NC Science Olympiad website. Ed Tech & Online…