There is nothing better for and ELA teacher’s heart than to hear her students actively engaged in discussions about books. Several years ago, when I was mentoring a 5th grade teacher, I was envious that she got to use Literature Circles in class. Her students were highly engaged in academic debate ...
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A New Journey Begins
We all know that in March 2020 the teaching world as we knew it changed. We had two weeks’ notice to change everything we knew about education and forced into the world of online teaching. I have to be honest; I did not enjoy that experience – the 2 weeks’ notice to suddenly change ...
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Graffiti Boards Engage More Students
A New Year, New Idea strategy! Week #1
A new year, new ideas! That’s the goal for the next several weeks. There’s no doubt that teaching is hard, so it makes sense that we fall back on the same familiar strategies to make planning and implementing a little easier. I’d like to ...
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Academic Conversation Through Silent Debates
When I taught high school, my favorite day of the week was current event Friday because students shared about the events of the week and the class engaged in academic conversation and debates over current affairs. When I attempted to bring this same idea to middle school it flopped! It turned into ...
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10 Ways to Add Holiday Joy to Your Class
I know without question that I’m a secondary teacher. I’ve taught high school for years and love my current middle schoolers, but when November and December roll around, I often think how fun it would be to be able to celebrate holidays in class. My former roommate was a first-grade teacher so I’m ...
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The Selection – Teen Review
A teen review of The Selection by Kiera Cass.
“This isn’t happily ever after. It’s so much more than that.” The significance of this quote is explaining that even though you are in love, that isn’t the ending. There is more parts and pieces to that relationship than being together. It’s like ...
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