“The most difficult thing is to try to forget what is in your memory and re-approach.”
Strategies
How do I get them to read?
If only I had the answer. I don’t think anyone does, but here are a few ideas that might help.
Minutes Matter
A Filing System that Works
How many of us have stacks upon stacks on our desks and almost every other flat surface in the classroom? Use this system to get the papers under control so you can get things done.
Resources - Teaching
How to Get a Lot from a Little YouTube
No doubt about it–video is a powerful learning tool. Here are three quick tips to improve the quality of the YouTube videos you share with your students.
Minutes Matter
5 Simple Ways to Improve Learning in Every Class
These five easy-to-manage strategies will help your students process their understanding and show them (and you) what they do and don’t know.
Books - Independent Reading
Books to Get Boys Reading–and Thinking
Check out these two authors who might just convince our most reluctant readers to turn the page.
Minutes Matter
How to Simplify Your Rubric and Get Better Results
Approaching rubrics as an instructional tool (as opposed to an evaluation technique) makes them much more powerful. To maximize the value, we need to simplify the tool.
Inspiration - Personal PD
In the Classroom, Mistakes Add up to Success
“Without continual growth and prgress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” –Benjamin Franklin