When emotions run high, it’s human nature to go right into blaming mode, which puts someone on the defensive and leads to arguing. Not good for teaching or driving. Instead of saying: “You always forget to ad
I have found that middle schoolers have brains like junk drawers when it comes to ELA concepts. Nothing is organized or categorized. If you ask, Give me an example of figurative language,” someone may shout out, “Adjective!” This is because everything is jumbled. Making different trees ...
Now a national holiday, the goal of this day is to encourage people to make a conscious effort to show compassion, generosity, and thoughtfulness towards others — whether it be through simple acts like holding the door open for someone, paying for someone's coffee, or volunteering at a loca...
Google Docs is a part of the free Google Docs suite within Google Drive. This word processor lets you create and edit documents, review your students’ work, and leave comments to provide feedback. Lesson Planning Tools Planning classes is an important yet challenging part of a teacher’s wor...
The pairing of Conner and Kayla allowed Kayla to learn and gain confidence from the vicarious experience of watching someone whom she believed had more knowledge about how to teach engineering. Specifically, Kayla witnessed and engaged in what she believed to be successful teaching, which positively...
Say to the good monster, “Wake up! Who do you want to save?” They indicate someone. Then tell them, “Sleep”. (The whole class have their eyes closed all this time!) Polisi, wake up! Who do you think is the bad unicorn? They choose someone. Annabelle then told them if their ...
Have you ever wanted to take a glimpse inside someone else's homeschool journey? You may have no idea where to start, you may need some new ideas because what you had planned to do just wasn't working for you or your child, or you may want to compare notes because you feel like yo...
Dorothy challenged us to consider we needed to ‘just get over it’, and—as David Gurr suggested in the chat bar—do good work regardless of in what sphere someone works or what professional label is attached to them. I asked the question about whether our systems and structures might be...
Have students research and report out on someone whose kindness made the world a better place. Have students use their list of possible kind acts to create a kindness wordle like the one below (www.wordle.net). Post their wordles around the school to inspire others. ...
“The olden days of professional development for teachers was … someone coming in to deliver a workshop, ‘Here goes your folder. Bye,’” Macchia said, using a monotone voice to drive home her point. “This is a relationship … a relationship of trust where teachers know that they can ...