Student learning is no accident!
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 all of the ones that do. So, take… 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
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
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
What better way to develop an Environment of Respect and Rapport than by developing a 1:1 relationship with each student??Watch Rick connect with students about their reading during conferences. What does he do/ say that develops an environment of respect and rapport? What does Rick communicate to his students with his verbal and non-verbal language? I’ve seen similar successes with… Read More
Brilliant suggestion from my amazing friend at Teach Anyway:
To learn more about what it feels like to be a student with learning or attention difficulties, follow this link. You can select the criteria (grade and specific challenges) and you will be lead through a simulated experience and hear from students experiencing similar challenges. Powerful stuff!
www.understood.org/en/through-your-childs-eyes
Brilliant!!Before students show what they know, give them a chance to put their heads together, suggests educator Howie Hua:
🚨Genius Hack Alert!!!🚨
👀Hint cards!!! Have you tried this?? 🏆
Hint cards are my FAVORITE way to scaffold for a variety of learner needs in the same room.
🌈I use hint cards for all subjects. Here’s how I use them to differentiate in my math classroom, but keep an eye 👀out for my writing hint cards soon!✍🏻
#differentiation #mathintervention
