Why Can’t You Look Me In The Eye?
Has anyone noticed how little eye contact there seems to be these days? I was wondering if it was just me or if there has truly been a decline in...
5 Ways to Make Your Classroom a Danger Zone
Most teachers want to create an environment that is warm and welcoming to the students who enter the doors of their classroom. As educators, we know that children learn best...
How Praise is Crushing Self-Efficacy
Walk into any teacher store and you will find a slew of colorful stickers—Wow! Amazing! Great Job! You’re #1! Excellent! Smart Cookie! Good one! A++! We add brightly colored stickers...
6 Strategies to Avoid Making Decisions You’ll Regret
Teachers make hundreds of decisions every single day—from the most trivial to the most consequential. Does the number of decisions we make have any impact on the quality of our...
6 Simple Steps for ‘Teaching to the Test’ the Right Way
The backlash against teaching to the test came for a good reason. Teachers were teaching students what they needed to know in order to pass whichever test the school district...
One Powerful but Simple Strategy to Save Time and Help Students Elaborate on Their Ideas
Are you tired of writing in the margin “give more detail”, “please expand”, “elaborate on this idea” or “not enough detail”? How many times have you taken off points on...
5 Simple Ways Teachers Can Help Students Stop Tricking Themselves
“Give me a second. I know this. Hold on. Uuugghh! It’s on the tip of my tongue. I know it but I can’t explain it.” Have you ever heard something...
Are Your Exit Tickets Working Hard Enough For You?
The school year is well under way. Teachers are teaching. Students are learning. Inevitably, the grading is beginning to pile up. It happens to the best of teachers. Unfortunately for...
How to Transform a Common Graphic Organizer into a Powerful Instructional Strategy
Quick and simple to use, T-Charts have become a staple in teachers’ toolboxes. Using a T-Chart, however, may be wasting valuable instructional time. If you simply want to capture information,...
10 Reasons Why Every K-12 Educator Should Check Out ReadWorks.org
ReadWorks® is not just for reading teachers. If you are an educator, this website is for you. You may be surprised by what you find. Have you ever searched the...
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