5 Ways to Help All Students Succeed in a Differentiated Classroom
The key to success for all students is easier than you might think! Designing a differentiated classroom is one of the most impactful ways to progress the learning of each and every child. Today’s classroom is more diverse than ever before which is why it is crucial for educators
Using Aggressive Active Monitoring to Maximize Student Learning
It is now independent practice time for your lesson, and to an outside observer it appears that students are silent, working hard, and grappling with task at hand. All looks well, but how do know that students are actually mastering the material they are working on and will be ready for
Building A Small Group Planning Notebook
HOW TO SET UP A SMALL GROUP PLANNING NOTEBOOK AND MAINTAINING NOTES AND ORGANIZATION.
Many teachers that I have worked with often ask, “how do you keep everything for your small group organized?” It’s very simple…a Small Group Planning Notebook! Having everything in one notebook and organized will
Establishing Classroom Procedures
Research supports teaching methods such as project based learning or inquiry based learning, where the teacher serves as a facilitator and students take charge of their own learning. However, before those methods can be successful, teachers need to have already established a classroom culture in which students know what
A Glimpse at Project Based Learning in the Classroom
As an educator, you have probably heard of Project Based Learning, or PBL, but might have been overwhelmed by all it seems to encompass. Take a close glimpse of an actual PBL project in action in the classroom to see that it is completely manageable! After reading this article, you
Building a Better Classroom One Strategy at a Time
STRATEGIES THAT CAN HELP CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENT LEARNING.
Do you find yourself exhausted at the end of every school day? Your throat hurts from all of the talking, and you never seem to make it through everything you had planned? If you are like