Our primary job as teachers is to motivate student learning. If you’re thinking after COVID, that this is almost impossible, I am here for you! Navigating the challenges of in person learning after anywhere from 6 months to a year and a half of …
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Strategies for independent learning that will blow your mind. A common woe among teachers is this business of finding strategies for independent learning. You want your students to direct their learning, but how can you encourage it while collecting accurate data? How can you …
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Hello There! Happy Monday to y’all! After our long, thinking-intensive How to Be an Educational Superhero series, I think we both need a little break. Today I want to share with you some practical ways to keep from pulling your hair out on those …
Happy Monday To You! If you have been following along the past several weeks, you’ve noticed a trend in our Monday blog posts. First, I must apologize for being absent last Monday. My guess is many of our readers were on Spring Break and …
“F.” There it is, bold and unyielding, in bright red pen at the top of the paper. This single letter brings with it so many connotations; I screwed up, I’m stupid, I’m such a loser, and most prominently, I failed. No one likes failure. …
“Oh crap, here comes another one,” you think as what seems like the 100th child today brings you a bundle of weeds. She smiles wide as her innocence has blinded her to the true nature of the dirt-caked monstrosity she’s handed you. Your very …
The most important facet of teaching is giving students tools, right? That’s what we have been talking about for the past few weeks in our How to Be an Educational Superhero series. Our last post talked about Project Based Learning and how to give …
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You know it well…the breaking point. You experience the same thing over and over, and still feel as though you’re running across an endless plateau. Will I ever see the end? Or worse, will I suddenly drop off and never ascend again? I’ve decided …
“I wish I could just get my students to behave!” Does this sound all too familiar? It’s a common issue we face as educators, and let’s face it, parents too. The rules are all too clear. Why is it that the kids can’t just follow them? We …
This post is actually a long time in coming and was inspired by the rising popularity of our 5 Teaching Habits That are Hurting Your Students post. I was incredibly humbled, excited, and overwhelmed by the huge amount of support this post received. It …
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