What are the necessary considerations we should think about to help students reach academic automaticity? Should we drill, drill, drill? Should students learn the age-old strategy of cramming? Should practice be done during one lesson or over several lessons? What is Academic Automaticity...
Have you ever had a defeated feeling after you taught a lesson you thought was perfection, only to be met with blank stares and confusion from your...
In that great collection of teacher tools, one lurks in the shadows as a sometimes overlooked but incredibly powerful tool⏤formative assessments...
The parent-teacher conference is one aspect of education where most of us might say, “You never know what you are going to get.” But, it doesn’t have...
We all know, even with the best of intentions, teachers sometimes finish a lesson early and have unexpected time left. We also know administrators...
What if I told you that you can get all students, K-12+, to participate in a lesson through simple active engagement exercises? What if I told you...
I have often thought about my what I learned my first year of teaching and what I would tell new to profession teachers or those who are preparing...
Remote learning is the new norm for fall instruction, and with this new norm there’s going to be some growing pains. We’ve previously...
Sometimes our students struggle with communicating, especially when writing is involved. But we can still support our students and help them improve...
Reading comprehension happens when your child extracts meaning from what they’ve read. It’s the primary goal of reading and a crucial...
