You may be hearing the term boom cards from your friends and colleagues. Maybe you’re hearing about how amazing they are, and how simple they are to use, and you find yourself asking, what are boom cards? It’s a valid question. In a nutshell, …
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Make Complex Ideas Simple with Concept-Based Instruction Concept-based instruction was the tool that helped me to integrate all the necessary pieces to take my lessons from vague and confusing to electrifying! Concept-based instruction provides your students with countless benefits. Here are just a …
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Last week, I talked about the 5 components of “science of reading” you might not be aware of. This week I want to share with you a problem I had, and how concept-based instruction helped me with this problem. So let’s start with …
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Is Science of Reading or SoR just about Teaching Phonics? The “science of reading” is a phrase representing the accumulated knowledge about reading, reading development, and best practices for reading instruction obtained by the use of the scientific method. (Petcher et al, 2020) The …
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How valuable would it be to learn how to create your morning meeting lessons in a way that is designed to support all 3 of the main learning styles’ of students? How much more time could you save, and impact could you make if …
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The True Definition of Classroom Culture You may or may not have heard this term before, but there are a number of misconceptions about the definition of classroom culture. Let’s begin with what classroom culture is not. Classroom culture is not: Something you only …
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It is hard to believe that it is time to go back to school! I want to help you make this your best school year yet, and the best way I discovered to have a successful day was to begin it with an effective …
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Have you ever wondered how your students can read every word of a book and not be able to tell you anything about it afterwards? It’s because your student may be reading but not comprehending. Reading with comprehension is essential to increasing the impact of …
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The end of the year is finally here and I know you are ready for your break! Now, before you get all wrapped up in those last day happy hour plans, you want to keep up the fun and learning until those students leave …
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Well, it is that time of the year when you as a teacher are ready for the school year to end. With just a few weeks left, you are looking for some fun classroom activities for end of year. Last week I shared some of …
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