What if your students came to class everyday asking, “Do we get to read today?” I promise you, this can and does happen all the time. What’s the key to having students beg for more reading time? Simple – student choice! When students read the books they want to read, they fall in love ...
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Students Need a Voice In Elections
While it is true, your students can’t vote in elections yet, they can still be part of the election process by encouraging others to vote. Students often express how no one listens to them or that they are not old enough to do anything, but they are wrong. Empower your students to make ...
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Change is the Name of the Game
Well, we are officially one month into the school year and to say that it's been a crazy roller coaster ride is putting it mildly. It seems like every time I turn on my computer, or get an email from admin, something is changing or they are apologizing for not knowing the answer. I know many of you ...
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Teaching Elections without Bias
In the political climate of America today, you may find it hard to teach about elections without bias getting in the way, but teaching today’s students the importance of voting is critical to making our Democracy work – it is vital to the success of our government (both local and national) and our ...
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Assessing Student Led Book Clubs
Book clubs are a great reading strategy that works to increase student reading skills, but let’s face it, when students work together it can be hard to fairly asses a grade. We can see the benefit of students working collaboratively to accomplish a goal, but don’t want to create an environment where ...
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Do Book Clubs Work with Whole Class Novels?
Can you effectively engage students in a book club if you are required to teach a specific class novel? Yes, Yes, Yes!!!! In fact, you might find that students get more out of the class novel when it’s presented in book club format.
I’ve heard many times that “I would love to try book club, but ...
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