Student learning is no accident!
If you’re thinking about fractions, you might be a 5th grade teacher… Thanks to the Common Core State Standards, fifth grade now throws the wildest fraction party on the block! I taught 6th grade math back when that was fraction central, and I learned 3 key things along the way. They have been just applicable in the 5th grade classrooms… Read More
“The ones that are doing the talking are doing the learning.” I know that. But, no matter how many times I say it, the impact on student learning in front of me is profound and somehow surprising. There is no example stronger than that of talking about fractions in math class. I’ve spent most of my career spending part of… Read More
If teaching fifth and sixth graders has taught me anything, it’s that fractions and decimals can be ABSTRACT and TRICKY… and that kids have to be developmentally ready to perform operations on them. The good news is- the standards aren’t encouraging us to get kids to add, subtract, multiply and divide 5/32 and 16/71! We make equivalent fractions as a… Read More
You know that buzz of collaboration and learning that you hope for everyday? It happens when we play this game. Every. Single. Time. If you like Boggle, you’ll love this game. Word Wrangle is a fun classroom word game inspired by my love of Boggle and also my love of quiet. Once upon a time, I bought SIX Boggle games… Read More
Class Discussion Norms (In my class, these become our Community Norms and replace any “rules”) Equity of Voice: Monitor your airtime. As a group member you are responsible to be a speaker AND a listener. You are also responsible to invite others to speak. Equal(ish) airtime is the goal. Our community values all voices. Active Listening : Eye contact, nodding, being… Read More
Current Events. It’s been done to death. And I get that. What I’m going to share with you is not really about current events. The context just happens to be Current Events- but it could be anything… (so insert your own context!) It’s about academic discussions- conversation. Do kids really know what that is these days? Chances are they do… Read More
Already thinking about how you’d like to change things? Which would be a game changers for you next year?? #classroomreset #ntchat #classroomsystemsthatwork
Summer 2019. They like playing with each other more than me. There’s always something to dig and dump. And their imaginative play is AMAZING!
🎙I’m doing my best to record snippets here and there so we can remember their little voices saying the sweetest things about building sites and excavators and feeding babies.
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📸How do you capture the moments you want to remember in 20 years?
Give me all you tips! #makingmemories #thedaysarelongbuttheyearsareshort @ Blackstone, Massachusetts
How do you group students?? Sometimes it’s random like this for me! More often though, it’s engineered😂😂😂
I’ll be sharing a whole bunch of ways I group students over the next few weeks. Having systems to manage essentials like student groupings helps classrooms run like productive communities, where the focus is teaching and learning.
Checkout the link in the comments so you don’t miss any of my Classroom Systems that Work!! #studentteacher #educoach #teacherhacks
How do you group students?? Sometimes it’s random like this for me! More often though, it’s engineered😂😂😂
I’ll be sharing a whole bunch of ways I group students over the next few weeks. Having systems to manage essentials like student groupings helps classrooms run like productive communities, where the focus is teaching and learning.
Checkout the #linkinbio so you don’t miss any of my Classroom Systems that Work!! #studentteacher
Hard-Hitting Nature Valley Ad Shows The Terrifying Side Of Kids Addicted To Technology
Hard-Hitting Nature Valley Ad Shows The Terrifying Side Of Kids Addicted To Technology
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