Maybe you hate teaching writing. . .and that’s true even though you love to write (or to read really good writing!) but you just hate teaching it. You may love teaching personal narrative and story because it’s fun, but certainly not the “5 paragraph essay using two texts” type of writing. Why is that? I…
Is it Possible to Differentiate for all Your Levels?
Do you find yourself struggling meeting all the needs of your students? The good news is that there’s usually only one of four challenges that teachers face with differentiation. Sometimes we’re so close that we struggle with diagnosing and deciding what our students need. Sometimes it just feels like we don’t have enough time to…
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3 Simple Research-Based Strategies that Lead to Amazing Growth
Teaching reading fluency and comprehension can be complex to say the least. You may feel your students aren’t fluent enough read complex texts on grade level, let alone think deeply about multiple texts. And as you struggle with reaching all your levels (particularly with reading), you may never even be able to meet with all…
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How to Stop Struggling With Your New Curriculum
You have those years when you’ve feel like you’ve finally found your groove. Then your school district adopts a new curriculum and it leaves you struggling. . . Struggling for time to figure it out. . . Struggling to plan lessons. . . Struggling to differentiate while you figure it all out. You’re trying to build the…
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Is it Possible to Teach to All Your Levels?
Do you struggle with reaching all your students’ levels? Maybe you know exactly what to do, but you feel overwhelmed with all you have to do to meet all the diverse needs of your students. I completely get that. And that is a pretty big understatement. Six years ago I taught fourth grade at a…
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