Teaching Critical Thinking Creatively
This blog post came about as a result of a question from a reader through my Instagram. She was wondering how I actually go about teaching the skill of historical thinking that is so embedded throughout my curriculum. I realized that this lesson has become so embedded in my teaching that I really didn’t think […]
As most teachers are back to school (except for good ole New Yorkers), I’m sure this post will barely stick in your long-term memory. Make sure to bookmark it as it contains a ton of ideas and links. You can come back to it this weekend when you’ve recovered from sleep deprivation. Loves and Links […]
When asked for suggestions regarding middle-grade fiction about the American Revolution, teachers are often provided with titles that were published long ago. In fact, the suggestion I see most often is Johnny Tremain, a book published in 1944! The books April Morning and My Brother Sam is Dead are also often referenced. While all three […]
As teachers, we’re constantly assessing student understanding through questions. However, the question/ answer process can get a bit stale sometimes. Most commonly, reading passages with questions are set up in one of two ways. Version 1 Version 2 Text – Question about the textText – Question about the textText – Question about the textText – […]
Happy summer all! I hope you’re still in the thick of it, and not headed back to the classroom quite yet! (If you are, I wish you the best of luck as you head into the great unknown of this school year.) Loves and Links I readily admit that the only sports I watch are […]
One of my greatest frustrations this year has been the difficulty associated with cooperative learning in a social distanced classroom. I love when my students get to interact with each other during class, decipher new texts, work on projects together, and challenge one another. Of course, with all the restrictions in a “COVID” classroom, that […]
As we enter the fall school year, teachers are being tasked with the daunting responsibility of getting students engaged in new, virtual, and creative ways. You may be teaching in your actual classroom, a virtual classroom, or even both at the same time. It has proven to be such a challenge to keep our students […]
One of the most important components of any vibrant classroom is collaborative discussion. With the COVID crisis in our country, many teachers have been forced in the direction of hybrid or virtual instruction. As a classroom teacher, I’m hopeful that I can still keep collaborative discussion alive in my classroom. In a quest to seek […]
I think teachers across the world can agree that transitioning to distance learning overnight was not was not a fun experience. Honestly, a good portion was absolutely horrible. Not being able to read my students’ faces, or interact with them, or or make them laugh took a lot of the joy out of teaching. Heck, […]
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