Student learning is no accident!
I decided early this year that I have a responsibility to improve the quality of online discussions. As a teacher, I often feel responsible to improve the world I live in. Knowing each year, that I will spend so many hours every day with so many impressionable, mold-able citizens of the future- can sometimes feel like a lot of pressure…. 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
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
Lately, I’ve found myself having conversations with many educators who think self-assessment is a good idea… but just aren’t sure about putting it into practice. Consequences of thoughtful self-assessment: 1. Students reflect on their process, performance, actions. 2. Students become more aware of their learning and/ or actions- in the moment!! “Johnny, don’t you ever think before you speak?!?” (which… Read More
Whether you teach math, social studies or general music, I know you want to facilitate amazing classroom discussions! You may want to give Alexis Wiggins’ version of the SPIDER Web Discussion strategy a try. She has been refining this strategy for seven years and shares her experiences and her rubrics! While students are the ones discussing, the teacher is still… Read More
So, your school department actually has a manual for you and it’s full of printables… They were designed by educators and statisticians… and people that must know more about teaching this content than you do… so why aren’t you students engaged? Well, I am writing this post to make sure you don’t “throw out the baby with the bath water!”… Read More
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This seems shocking, heartbreaking and also scary to me. I cannot imagine a situation where this makes sense.
Jamaica’s high court rules school can ban dreadlocks
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The case touched on issues of identity and one of the most recognizable symbols of Jamaica’s Rastafarian heritage.There were lots of indicators (right on the box) of the exact SIZE of these mini cones.
But they were ALL lost on me 😂🤣😂. Imagine my surprise when I opened the box of 36 (duh 🙄) and saw just how mini they were!
Luckily, these kids have a great sense of humor and were psyched to have 3 cones full of the greatest watermelon gelato ever. (Recipe by @dreenaburton )
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Teaching multiplication of mixed numbers can be DICEY!!! It’s a whole lot of steps.
I’m so happy to provide my students with the opportunity to move and learn at their own PACE. There’s always someone rolling their eyes because they don’t need to see that problem ONE MORE TIME. And there are 5 other kids grimacing at the thought of “independent practice.”
That’s why I created Guide Me Math. Each pack includes a clickable link for each problem. This way, students can determine the accuracy of their answer- before doing more problems the wrong way 😬😬
ANDDDD they can watch and listen to me walk them through the problem as many times as they want!!! They can rewatch that tricky part 10 times if they want 🤷🏼♀️
Dear Math Students,
Have it YOUR way!!! 😘😘
Head over to my Write Solutions TPT store to see all of my Guide Me Packs. And stay tuned to my stories & follow my store on TPT. When I post this one, it’ll be 50% of 24 hours!
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