Interactive Notebooks – Let’s Get Started!

…for teachers! They help us reflect on both our students’ learning styles and our own teaching and planning. They are a great way to analyze our students’ understanding of new

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

…I contacted BrainPOP to obtain their permission, and the end result was Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a free packet of supplementary materials aligned with CCSS informational text standards…

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…your own grade level. I always knew that “intrinsic” motivation (doing something because you want to not because you will get a reward) was more effective than “extrinsic” motivation (earning…

Mathematical Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter

…Day, the Easy Way, but after reading Mathematical Mindsets, I knew it was time to update that presentation with these new research-based practices. I asked Dr. Boaler for permission to…

Undercover Boss – School Style!

…will often sense a negative tone. Teachers are facing more and more pressures today. Critics of new curriculum and standards, larger class sizes, less resources, and the list could go…

Interactive Teaching Made Easy

…webinars on this topic; visit my Free Webinars for Teachers page to sign up for the next live webinar!   Featured FREE Webinar Replay Click Here to Sign Up for…

Solving Unknown Perimeter Mysteries

Mystery Perimeters Freebie Lesson Perimeter is a pretty simple concept to grasp, but finding unknown sides of irregular polygons can be challenging for kids. Solving these types of problems requires…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…before showing it to your students so you’ll know how to answer their questions. (Note: This video used to be free, but apparently it’s not free anymore. If you have…