In that great collection of teacher tools, one lurks in the shadows as a sometimes overlooked but incredibly powerful tool⏤formative assessments. Formative assessments are a valuable piece of the instructional process, but they can get a bad rap because many believe that students are...
Category - Strategic Instruction
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...
Active Engagement Strategies That Push All Students Forward
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...
6 Remote Learning Strategies to Successfully Check for Your Students’ Understanding
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...
Help Struggling Writers Improve with Sentence Stems
Sometimes our students struggle with communicating, especially when writing is involved. But we can still support our students and help them improve...
Reading Comprehension Strategies for Parents
Reading comprehension happens when your child extracts meaning from what they’ve read. It’s the primary goal of reading and a crucial...
Flexible Grouping Strategies for the Science Classroom
Group work and the science classroom go together like peanut butter and jelly – or like hydrogen and oxygen. Whether it’s a lab, discussion...
Project Based Learning is a method of instruction that encourages students to learn through the use of projects and problem solving. PBL projects are...