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Turn and Talk Tips

Turn and Talk Tips

July 31, 2019

This is one of my favorite strategies to teach my classes- and my life as a teacher has become so much easier since I implemented a few key steps. My teaching partner and I experienced our very first Turn and Talk as participants in a workshop by Bobb Darnell in 2008 and we’ve been using it with students and adults… Read More

Filed Under: Communicating with Students, Engaging Students in Learning, Instructional Strategies, Managing Classroom Procedures, Respect and Rapport Leave a Comment

Classroom Success Stories: Running on Autopilot

Classroom Success Stories: Running on Autopilot

March 4, 2019

In a well-run classroom, the teacher is not doing all the work. He or she creates the conditions for learning, plans the lessons, tracks student progress. These are major tasks, no question about it! Students though…

Filed Under: Establishing a Culture for Learning, Managing Classroom Procedures Leave a Comment

Dittos & Worksheets & Packets, Oh my!!

March 5, 2013

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

Filed Under: 21st Century Skills, Differentiating Instruction, edchat, educoach, Engaging Students in Learning, Establishing a Culture for Learning, Instructional Strategies, Issues Beginning Teachers Face, Teacher Evaluation, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques 1 Comment

Improving Questioning & Discussion Techniques- 1 week Challenge

Improving Questioning & Discussion Techniques- 1 week Challenge

February 21, 2013

Let’s think about where we are starting! If you missed the rubrics I posted yesterday, you may want to check them out. Level 1: Questions are rapid-fire,and convergent,with single correct answers. All discussion is between teacher and students; students are not invited to speak directly to one another. -> Level 2: The teacher frames some questions designed to promote student… Read More

Filed Under: edchat, educoach, Engaging Students in Learning, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques 3 Comments

Are we asking too much? Who’s getting Shortchanged?

November 1, 2012

What would parents think if they knew? I find that the majority of first year teachers I support teach in multi-age, self-contained special education classrooms. Many of the challenges they face are unique to this setting and predictable to administrators and veteran teachers in the school. Many of these challenges are also driving potentially long term and high quality special… Read More

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💡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. 

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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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This right here is a 30 minute snack. I can make This right here is a 30 minute snack. 

I can make tomorrow’s lunches or attend a 30 minute #googlemeet  without interruption 🤞🏼 if I make them THIS snack. 

This is not a “share plate” because they will fight and end my peace. So my 3 & 5yos each get their own. Mr. 3 will trade away pepper sticks for raisins if his brother is willing, but otherwise they are happy!

Bosc Pear, crunchy pepper sticks, cucumber, toasted pita wraps, raisins and @thevegan8 mozzerella. 

What snack buys you the most quiet time??

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You’re not a SUPERHERO!! Sometimes it’s confu You’re not a SUPERHERO!!

Sometimes it’s confusing because we do superhero things like teach without the necessary materials, or curriculum or pencils 😳

But we are actually regular people. When we aren’t teaching we use the bathroom like regular people do- albeit faster and with more excitement- but still😉

Cut yourself, and your colleague across the screen (or hallway) some slack! It was NICE not having to plan or teach or toggle 15 tabs last week!

What was your favorite part??

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Don’t stress over plans for next week with deals Don’t stress over plans for next week with deals like this to end 2020!

Along with my friends from the Focused Success Group, I am offering two of my BEST products for $1 for two days. 

Use #byebye2020 to search the Dollar Deals on TPT. 

Grab this self-paced Addition & Subtraction of Fractions lesson from my store that includes SIX videos and a self-grading assessment... for $1 😉

And plan to start ELA with no stress, with a whole Winter Themed week of warm ups. No prep- $1😉

Happy Shopping, Teacher Friends! I hope the deals you find make 2021 more enjoyable and less stressful for you! ❤️

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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 ...

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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 ...

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