The Question Connection: Advice from Real Teachers
…pin the image at the end of this post to one of your Pinterest boards so you can return to this blog post later. Answer a Question You might not…
…pin the image at the end of this post to one of your Pinterest boards so you can return to this blog post later. Answer a Question You might not…
Guest post from Valerie Young I’m Valerie from All Students Can Shine and I’m here to tell you all about interactive notebooks! I started using these in my classroom this…
…They may begin to experience feelings of stress and even helplessness in response to a challenging class, difficult students, uncooperative parents, or a less-than-supportive administration. If you’re experiencing those feelings,…
Guest post by Susanna Westby One of the challenges in teaching math effectively, especially as student get older, is finding ways to make it meaningful to their experience. Teachers who…
Cooperative learning activities are often designed for teams of four students. However, sometimes a team is just too big, especially in math. Sometimes the perfect number of students for a…
…that the story is based on a true event. Ask your students to help you create a list of questions about the event that include additional information they wonder about…
…every four students. How to Introduce Scrabble to Students Before you actually start the tournament or allow students to play on their own, be sure to teach the rules of…
Guest post by Meg at The Teacher Studio. The research is clear — children who have rich vocabularies and who are given the opportunity to learn new words have…
…to present. What types of content for presentations would yield high interest? Determine the number of make-and take stations and the content for each station. Examples of make-and-take stations include…
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…
Free Tips and Strategies plus a Giveaway! Monday, August 21st News Flash! The contest described in this blog post is now over and the winner is JoAnn Johnson of Pembroke,…
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…