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5 Classroom Practices So Important I Stole Them and Brought Them Home
Here are a few effective classroom strategies I love so much that I make sure I use them with my own kids too.
Getting Students to Ask GOOD Questions
All too often our students’ questions are limited to being about what’s on the test or what specifics they need to get a certain grade on an assignment. How do we change this and facilitate their natural curiosity instead?
Practicing Presence With Your Students
Teaching is all about presence. When we are fully present with our students, we are more than just physically there. We bring our whole selves and focus on maximizing each all-too-brief moment we share.
Putting Students in the Center of Your Classroom Discussions
When students are at the center of discussion, their engagement, curiosity, and learning increase immensely. Here’s a student-led seminar discussion method that helps teachers remove themselves from the center of classroom conversation.
Giving Assessments and Checking for Understanding When eLearning
The way we assessment student learning may likely change when we’re facilitating at-home education. How can we check for student understanding and growth? Here are a few approaches teachers have been trying.
Do Your Students Know How To Be An At-Home Learner?
We’re often underprepared for changes even when we know they’re coming. I was warned well in advance that my favorite local restaurant would be closed on Mondays. But guess who has still tried multiple times going there on a Monday? But just think...
Staying Connected with Our Colleagues While Our School is Closed
Even if our school buildings are closed, are not alone. Stay connected with your fellow teachers and lean on another another as do navigate these times together!
eLearning: Basic Tips for Teachers Who Are Using eLearning for the First Time
While we can’t replicate the learning experience our students enjoy in our classrooms, we can embrace the circumstances and discover how we can do our best to facilitate eLearning.
Dear Parents…It Will Be Okay
Ten tips and a little reassurance for parents out there whose kids are now home from school, all day, every day, for the foreseeable future.
A Few Things eLearning Has Made Me Grateful For
While I’m NOT happy about the unique and often tragic circumstances worldwide as a result of the spread of COVID-19, a unexpected feeling has crept up on me: gratitude.
Classroom Management Pro Tip: “Like Your Students“
How you feel about your students matters. And facilitating effective classroom management all begins with one simple principle: like your students.
Making “Practice” a Part of Your Practice
Giving students a chance to practice means giving them a space to explore, experiment, grow, reflect, and make mistakes without the pressure of being graded on every single task.