Student learning is no accident!
I’m always on the lookout for a handy student group work strategy. This one, Clock Partners, is one of my favorites! Sometimes when you prepare for group work, you stay up too late the night before making sure everyone has just the right partner. Have you been there? I have! And, honestly, even if it goes well- it leaves me… Read More
You finally have your own classroom!!! No more shuffling around on a cart, lugging your whole life with you every period of the day… no more “borrowing” other teachers’ classrooms and hoping you left them as neat as you found them. Make it the classroom of your dreams!!! Now What Now, you’re ready to make this new space work for… Read More
The view from down here. “It all falls on the classroom teacher, it always does” she reminded me. This was my mother. A retired elementary school teacher, who had made it the long haul. In the classroom for her entire career, advocating for kids, mentoring new teachers- reminding me when I express frustration in the system that, I shouldn’t be… Read More
I frequent a Sunday night Twitter chat, #edchatri, where amazing educators from all over the US help me approach the coming school week with the right attitude. During these chats, I discover amazing resources shared by fellow educators, who I now consider to be my colleagues, despite the geography that separates us. There are some Sunday nights that the quantity… Read More
For the last two years I have been welcomed into many classrooms as a coach, or as my favorite mentor Jan so accurately describes: a thought partner. When she used that language two years ago during our first New Teacher Center Mentor Academy, I had no idea just how connected I would feel to that phrase today. I have partnered… Read More
I love these ideas! I share a lot of these with families in my Personal Responsibility Checklist at the start of the year. This year though- I’m definitely making some tweaks- #5 on this list will be SUCH a game changer!!
8 Back-to-School Routines to Steal From Fellow Moms
Start the school year with a foolproof routine (and no tears, yelling, or forgotten lunches).My kids FINALLY slept past 7!!! (Just in time to start waking up early again for school 😫🤷🏼♀️🙄)
How are you doing with the #backtoschool stress?? I’m a list maker. The biggest stress reliever for me during September is having a freezer full of food. AKA- never having to make dinner 😉
There’s no tired like September tired, so I’m filling my freezer with some of our favorite foods so that when I’m as tired and cranky as my kids after a long day- we can have a yummy meal and feel better.
Summer break is really almost over, but if I whip up 2 of these a day, I’ll be in good shape. Plus... I talked my husband into whisking the kids away on Labor Day so I could #haveaminute to myself. I’m thinking I’ll wrap up the back to school prep then and also take a nap!
What’s your secret to surviving back to school?? (Bonus points of you also ENJOY it!)
I’m in LOVE with this! Who’s trying it with me??? Great way to wrap up the day. (And probably change the world, TBH...)
A great visual! A child’s home environment is key to resiliency and overall outcomes.
So you know they’d get SO MUCH out of reading the amazing article you found!!! But, they’re only reading the words... (Are they even reading the words?) Here are some great tips to make your nonfiction text dreams a reality!!! #teachernerd #literacy #readinginthecontentarea #ntchat #educoach
Nonfiction Text Strategies • Write Solutions
Science news articles, social studies chapter sections, primary source documents... These are all fabulous resources to use in our classrooms! We have to make sure however, that we are teaching students how to consume the content. While our students may be able to read the words, comprehending the c...