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10 Awesome End-of-Year Activities Part 2

So your grades are due a week or so before the actual last day of school, and now you’re just trying to keep from losing your mind with a...

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Why Students Should Be Writing Poetry

Students synthesize text by pulling from their background knowledge & newly acquired concepts to produce original responses in poetry.

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"Show it Like a Poet" Saves You Grading Time

Poetry is an option I use to assess student knowledge while creating unique learning experiences and reducing time spent grading.

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Use Picture Prompts to Target Reading and Writing

Writers gain inspiration from many different sources including pictures, so it makes perfect sense to use images in the classroom with...

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How to Avoid Drowning in a Sea of Student Papers

So you want to give your students more writing opportunities, but you’re just not sure how to do that and keep up with all the grading? I he

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How to Make 90-Minute Classes Work

Find out how to manage your 90-minute ELAR period with proven strategies that work!

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Strategies to Promote Online Class Attendance

How are you supposed to teach kids who don’t show up for class either virtually or in-person?

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Secrets to Staying Positive and Well Teaching Virtually

Learn ways to stay mentally and physically healthy while teaching virtually.

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Why Daily Agenda Slides Are a Teacher’s Best Friend

Who would have thought that something as simple as daily agenda slides could improve my teaching in such a positive way. As a matter of...

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5 Reasons You Should be Using Classroom Systems

I'll let you in on a secret that took me years into my teaching career to learn - when you implement well-defined classroom systems and...

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Five Tips for Online Learning From the Front Lines

Get the top five tips for online learning from teachers on the front line.

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Why You Should Use Google Forms for Online Learning

How do we continue to provide learning opportunities for students using technology? Google Forms.

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How to Use Padlet for Online and Distance Learning

Padlet is an app I used in my classroom as a way to connect with students and keep my kiddos engaged while using technology. With the...

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Create an Online Resource Hub for Students

It helped me organize my web resources and other content all in one, user-friendly place I called "the hub".

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Empower Students to Score Higher on Tests

Standardized testing is the root of all that is evil in teaching. Empower your students.

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Hop on Over to Free Resources You Can Use Now

I know how much you love getting something for free, so some friends and I got together to share freebies you can use any time of the year.

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Goal Setting with Students in the New Year

Goal setting isn't just for adults. It's an important concept to teach students, too!

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Positive Talk Promotes Positive Student Behavior

Let's talk about positive feedback and talk in the classroom and why it's important. The assumption is you have thoroughly established...

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Four Ways to Have a Great School Year

What kind of year are you planning for? Learn four tips for having a great back-to-school experience.

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A Letter to the Teacher

Don't give in to the pressure and stress of creating a picture perfect classroom. Your students need YOU, and you are enough.

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