It is important for teachers to understand learning and the brain. So here are the six phases of learning information and how they pertain to the brain and converting information into learning.
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Working collaboratively and socially is a life skill that all students should be working on in school to prepare them for the demands of the future work forces… whatever that looks like. According to NACE, teamwork is one of the top traits that employers are looking for when hiring someone.
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Here are some new books that we are excited about that are coming out in September!
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Here are some reading conferencing questions that you can ask your students to check in on their independent reading progress:
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Here are some new books that we are excited about that are coming out in August!
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One of the most important ways teachers can assess whether their student knows the content they have been teaching, understands the directions they have laid out, or can help to clarify confusion is by asking questions. Asking questions is arguably one of the most used teacher strategies, because, let's face it: questioning is really at the heart of learning. However, not all questions are created equal. There are rules to the questions we ask.
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We have all seen the Instagram posts or Tik Toks with the various teacher influencers touting how they won’t be teaching summer school or why they would never teach summer school. However, if you’re like us, you know that there are actually pretty solid benefits to teaching during the summer.
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Kids these days are so lucky! There so many great young adult (YA) books for them to choose from. Here are a list of some of our favorites for the horror genre:
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Beginnings, middles, and endings are great stopping points to reflect on your progress on any project and your life. They are also good stopping points for students to reflect on their learning and progress throughout a school year in order to achieve their life goals and create lasting change.
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Kids these days are so lucky! There so many great young adult (YA) books for them to choose from. Here are some of our favorites for historical fiction and mystery/crime :
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We have always loved using Kahoot! to help gamify our curriculum for our students, especially at the end of a unit to help support the review of the content we have taught. We also love using Kahoot! as a way for students to review the content for up and coming history tests.
This year we branched out and tried some different websites to gamify our curriculum. If you have been stuck in a Kahoot rut, fear not, dear teacher friends. We have a list of other delightful websites to try.
