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You might have noticed that your classroom is quite diverse this year. You may have had students at varying reading levels, but you had many struggling readers either a grade level behind or multiple English Language Learners (ELL). I remember a few years ago, I struggled with a class full of so many levels in…
Continue reading: How to Motivate and Grow Your Struggling Readers
Teachers are a little bossy. Don’t take offense, dear friend. I’m bossy too. One of the perks of being a teacher is being in charge of our classroom. If you stop to think about it, we’re in charge of just about everything in our classroom from lesson planning, to design, to structure, and just about…
Have you ever seen your friends repeat the same mistake over and over again? They continue to do the same, wrong thing over and over. It’s like that movie Groundhog Day—an endless loop of the same day in and day out—pure torturto some. Groundhog Day is an iconic movie because it teaches us to learn from…
Whoosh! Like that it’s the end of another year. The year goes by fast but the days and weeks sometimes go slowly. We’re now in the midst of planning New Year’s Eve parties. Before we move into our New Years, as smart women we need to learn how to learn from the mistakes and missteps…
Continue reading: How to Use Mistakes As Learning Opportunities for Yourself
These weeks can feel like a whirlwind of activity for us teachers. Meetings, after-school events, and plenty other activities can blow us off course. However, when we rely upon solid, foundational tools—like academic feedback—we can weather any storm. Last week I introduced you to using student-to-student feedback after you’ve set clear expectations for your students….
Continue reading: The Power of Academic Feedback (Part Three)
