Is your small group reteach time draining the life out of you? Are you feeling a little lackluster about it, then your students probably are too. Try one, or more, of these small group strategies to pump up your reteach, and reach students in a whole new way. Pre-teach Not Reteach It took me several years of teaching before I understood that a … [Read more...] about Small Group Strategies That Work
Happy Teacher Series: Professional Growth
Part of being a teacher is recognizing the need for continual professional growth. Sometimes this professional growth comes from an intense professional development session. Other times it comes from a mistake you have made and learned from. Alternately growth can come from a student blowing your mind with something they say or do. Ultimately … [Read more...] about Happy Teacher Series: Professional Growth
End of the Year Teaching Resources
The end of the year is coming and the goose is getting fat... wrong song, wrong time of year? I am sorry but I can't help but be over the moon that the end of the school year is almost here. Whether you get out at the end of May or June the end is nigh! I just wanted to shout that one more time. Every year about this time we start getting … [Read more...] about End of the Year Teaching Resources
Happy Teacher Series: How to Encourage Others
Do you spend time encouraging others? Teaching is tough, and I don't know why so many teachers make it harder on one another by hating on each other. Why do we talk about one another and pick at each other's flaws when we could be one another's biggest cheerleaders? I am not completely blameless here. Falling into the trap of talking about … [Read more...] about Happy Teacher Series: How to Encourage Others
Cooperative Learning Strategy Showdown
About the Cooperative Learning Strategy Showdown The cooperative learning strategy showdown is a great team strategy for reviewing content that your students already know. It is best when used with content-rich task cards, even if they require a little bit of work to prepare the answer. Showdown works best when teams are made up of heterogeneous … [Read more...] about Cooperative Learning Strategy Showdown