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Group Work Tips: Partnering

Group Work Tips: Partnering

August 5, 2019

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

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3 Steps to a Classroom Reset

3 Steps to a Classroom Reset

March 4, 2019

Sometimes we all just need a classroom reset. Do you want your students to behave or do you want more than that? If you spend all day managing behaviors, you are EXHAUSTED by 3:00. I know!!! I’ve been there. It takes so much mental energy, so much executive functioning to anticipate every fire that might start- and to put out… Read More

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Getting Students to Use that Feedback

Getting Students to Use that Feedback

March 5, 2018

I used to cringe watching students stuff papers into their folders to be lost in the locker abyss… after I had spent so much time thoughtfully providing feedback on their work!! I spend so much time writing thoughtful questions about their math thinking and comments aimed at pushing their scientific curiosity… It was killing me to know that none of… Read More

Filed Under: 21st Century Skills, educoach, Engaging Students in Learning, Establishing a Culture for Learning, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques Leave a Comment

Phew! They’re Chatty!

Phew! They’re Chatty!

September 3, 2013

One of my biggest take aways from a New Teacher Center Mentor Academy last year was, “the ones who are doing the talking are doing the learning.” The focus of that academy was Coaching for Equity, and we spent time thinking about Conditions that Support Students with Exceptionalities. Early on in that academy, one of my amazing colleagues suggested that… Read More

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Reflection: Ain’t nobody got time for THAT!

Reflection: Ain’t nobody got time for THAT!

June 12, 2013

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

Filed Under: Classroom Organization, educoach, Issues Beginning Teachers Face, Teacher Evaluation, Uncategorized, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques 4 Comments

Teachers Respond to National Tragedy

Teachers Respond to National Tragedy

April 21, 2013

Dear Teachers, This morning I reflected once again, on the important roles we all play in the lives of so many children. This past week was an emotional roller coaster for so many of us. Glued to the news, many of us saw images and scenes play out that seemed more like clips from a film (set anywhere but here)… Read More

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🎧Hearing crickets in your Google Meets? In your 🎧Hearing crickets in your Google Meets? In your live classes? Are students just not working? This is MORE than helping. It’s shifting the focus and taking the pressure off of everyone!

🗓We started using this structure in a middle school Writers Workshop three years ago. Writer’s Block was an epidemic and blank stares were contagious. We eradicated Writer’s Block with this protocol and gained ACTIVE LISTENERS and built respect within our community. Step #3 is crucial: “Who heard something brilliant in their small group that the rest of us need to hear?” Suddenly, the student who came into class feeling clueless and defeated has a waving hand in the air (literal or virtual) and is gaining status for their share and crediting their peer. “Sonja said that she thinks it was a robbery.” 💥Boom! You participated. You listened. Annnnndddd you have an idea when it’s time to write independently. 

🏆BONUS: Try it with a math problem. Just one! Sick of “going over the homework all period while kids’ eyes glaze over? STOP! Give them ONE problem to make sense of using this protocol. Everyone will have a BETTER sense by step 4, then they did walking into class. And THEY are doing the work, not just you! 🤷🏼‍♀️

🤨How else would you apply this?

🚨Go grab the Writers Notebook slide deck for step by step slides and my teacher notes in my link in bio. Use it for ANY subject! 🚨

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This pandemic has been a long haul for teachers. W This pandemic has been a long haul for teachers. We’ve been running on fumes and caffeine.

@drbiden addressed teachers this evening, accompanied by @randiweingarten and Becky Pringle @neatoday 

She spoke more teacher truth in 15 minutes then I’ve heard from government officials in all of my 15 years combined.

I have hope in the future of this country because change comes from a strong, well supported and valued educational system... and I think we might be on our way to just that!!!

#optimism #thankateacher #teachertruth #teachertruths #teacherappreciation #pandemicteaching #aftstrong #nea #publicschools #writesolutions #tptfs #igconnect4edu #iteachtoo #teachersofinsta #teachersofthegram #tpt #ntchat
Happy Writer’s Wednesday!!! It’s a great day Happy Writer’s Wednesday!!!

It’s a great day to be back in person, because I’m my first period class these young writers were ready to rock and roll. 

Have you used this prompt yet? We’re heading toward publishing later this week with a Writing Shuffle. 🎈🎉 I love how amazed the kids are at JUST HOW wildly different everyone’s finished pieces are... when we all began with the same story map!

#iteachfifth #iteachsixth #iteachseventh #iteachwriters #iteachwriting #iteachmiddleschoolela #middleschoolela #tpt #distancelearning
💡How about THIS as a way to check your work?

‼️Kids no longer do 3 problems wrong in a row in my class. They no longer get GOOD at doing it wrong. You KNOW what I’m talking about, right?!? 😉

💻Instead they check each problem as they go against a video solution. They often pick up some tips and tricks, too! 😉

🎢Also great for differentiating! I have 3 different skills going in one class- no one has a clue! They are so busy trying to make their models look better than mine!! 🖍

👀Check out all the Guide Me Math Packs in my Write Solutions TPT Store. 

🎙What topic do YOU need next??

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And in 7 days my nana turns 95, and today is Betty And in 7 days my nana turns 95, and today is Betty White’s 99th. 

Perspective. 

It’s important that we remember (and teach our students) how close our present is to the past. This history is quite recent. 

Thank you @theconsciouskid for shifting my perspective.

#teachinghistory #socialstudiesteacher #iteachmiddleschool
I made “veggie pie like Nana” for my kids yest I made “veggie pie like Nana” for my kids yesterday. After work. I thought it might be one of those times where the thing I make isn’t done in time for dinner. (🤷🏼‍♀️ It happens!) 

But, it wasn’t. And, my kids are SO KIND when I try to make something new. 

A few weeks ago I tried to make spinach pies (calzones). I usually “make” those by running into the bakery and leaving with a box. 

What I made looked NOTHING like what comes out of that box. My kids didn’t even flinch. My oldest said, “Mom, I can’t believe you MADE this!!” And together with his brother, gobbled it up.

Last night with the half burnt pie? Same thing. Raced to their chairs. “Oohs!” And, “ahhhs!!” 

“It’s tastes JUST like Nana’s!” (Which it did NOT😂)

Sometimes dinner time drives me to open a bottle of wine, or chase the kids around with their plates, or threaten crazy things.

But they really are the sweetest, kindest my loving little maniacs ever. Gush over. 

#mombrag #veganfamily #veganrecipes #veggiepie #veganteacher #teachermomlife #veganteachermom #vegansofig #spinnachpie #familymeals #familydinner
Looking for a meaningful, no-prep way to kick off Looking for a meaningful, no-prep way to kick off your ELA class?

These warm ups are packed with important skills and engage middle schoolers!

Whether in your room or on a Zoom, consider your plans ready! ☑️

Check out the variety of ELA warm ups in my Write Solutions TPT store today!

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⏱Watching the clock as we plan to head back to i ⏱Watching the clock as we plan to head back to in-person instruction in a week.

📈Watching the numbers RISE in my very small state.

💉Watching the medical professionals I love get vaccinated and get top of the line PPE to protect them from patients who had their temps checked before entering their offices.

😷I’ll keep wearing a mask for sure when we go back next week! My masks are floral or striped. They are from @oldnavy . I wonder if that what my friends who work at nursing homes and dental offices are wearing🤷🏼‍♀️

🎙I’d love to share my concerns with Commissioner Infante Green or Governor Raimondo. I just don’t think they’d understand, since they only meet via videoconference.

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🤷🏼‍♀️Have some kids in the same class 🤷🏼‍♀️Have some kids in the same class that need something a little different from each other? 

💃🏼Of course you do!!! And differentiating can be tricky. Sometimes it means creating 3 different assignments. 😩

🌟Not this time! This time, I’ve done the differentiating for you. Here are three levels of Valentine Themed 😍❤️Operations with Fractions story problems. All in one CHOICE BOARD. Print (or upload) and go. No-prep. Answer key makes for a great self-checking station😉

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🎧Hearing crickets in your Google Meets? In your live classes? Are students just not working? This is MORE than helping. It’s shifting the focus and taking the pressure off of everyone!🗓We started using this structure in a middle school Writers Workshop three years ago. Writer’s Block was an epidemic and blank stares were contagious. We eradicated Writer’s Block with this protocol and gained ACTIVE LISTENERS and built respect within our community. Step #3 is crucial: “Who heard something brilliant in their small group that the rest of us need to hear?” Suddenly, the student who came into class feeling clueless and defeated has a waving hand in the air (literal or virtual) and is gaining status for their share and crediting their peer. “Sonja said that she thinks it was a robbery.” 💥Boom! You participated. You listened. Annnnndddd you have an idea when it’s time to write independently. 🏆BONUS: Try it with a math problem. Just one! Sick of “going over the homework all period while kids’ eyes glaze over? STOP! Give them ONE problem to make sense of using this protocol. Everyone will have a BETTER sense by step 4, then they did walking into class. And THEY are doing the work, not just you! 🤷🏼‍♀️🤨How else would you apply this?🚨Go grab the Writers Notebook slide deck for step by step slides and my teacher notes in my link in bio. Use it for ANY subject! 🚨#totalparticipationtechniques #studentengagement #iteachmiddleschool #iteachmiddles #educoach #writesolutions #tptfs #igconnect4edu #iteachtoo #teachersofinsta #teachersofthegram #tpt #ntchat #mathteacherproblems #mathteachersrock #mathteaching #teachingmaths #mathteachersofinstagram #teachingmath #teachmath #mathteachers #iteachsixth #grade7 #grade6 #grade5 #grade4 #mathteacher #distancelearning #breakoutrooms ...

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This pandemic has been a long haul for teachers. We’ve been running on fumes and caffeine.@drbiden addressed teachers this evening, accompanied by @randiweingarten and Becky Pringle @neatoday She spoke more teacher truth in 15 minutes then I’ve heard from government officials in all of my 15 years combined.I have hope in the future of this country because change comes from a strong, well supported and valued educational system... and I think we might be on our way to just that!!!#optimism #thankateacher #teachertruth #teachertruths #teacherappreciation #pandemicteaching #aftstrong #nea #publicschools #writesolutions #tptfs #igconnect4edu #iteachtoo #teachersofinsta #teachersofthegram #tpt #ntchat ...

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Happy Writer’s Wednesday!!!It’s a great day to be back in person, because I’m my first period class these young writers were ready to rock and roll. Have you used this prompt yet? We’re heading toward publishing later this week with a Writing Shuffle. 🎈🎉 I love how amazed the kids are at JUST HOW wildly different everyone’s finished pieces are... when we all began with the same story map!#iteachfifth #iteachsixth #iteachseventh #iteachwriters #iteachwriting #iteachmiddleschoolela #middleschoolela #tpt #distancelearning ...

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I’m pretty excited that on Day 1 as First Lady, Dr. Biden has plan ready to go for our young Americans to access the inauguration in a way that meets them where they are- in childhood. So... she planned ahead, did a little DI, has it all rolled out... 🤷🏼‍♀️ ...

Our White House: An Inaugural Celebration for Young Americans hosted by Keke Palmer

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Join us for the first-ever livestream for young Americans before and during the Inaugural Ceremonies. The livestream, hosted by award-winning entertainer and...
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How’s your state or county demonstrating their commitment to education? Here in RI, we are a strong C.A- Keeping schools remote and everyone safe? B- Opening schools and offering vaccines to keep everyone safe? C- Opening schools back up in a state with one of the highest infection and death rates in the country? And not making them available to school staff?D- Something else? ...

How Are Teachers Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccination by the US States? - Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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Reflecting information on vaccination planning collected on January 12, 2021
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