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 – […]
The Monthly Roundup – Loves, Links, Reads, and Reviews
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 […]
10 Cooperative Learning Idea for a Socially Distanced Classroom
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 […]
Eight Youtube Channels for Teaching Middle School Social Studies
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 […]
Utilizing Virtual Whiteboards in your Digital Classroom
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 […]
5 Teaching Ideas I’ll Keep from Distance Learning
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, […]
Teaching about the 2020 Election
In 2016, I decided that I wanted to help my students understand the election process a bit better. Often times, my student’s questions made me realize that they had very little understanding or knowledge about the U.S. process for picking a president. I wanted them to know more about this process, and I needed them […]
How I Made a VIP Section Work in My Classroom
This post contains affiliate links. If I earn anything, I’ll use it to buy more prizes for my VIP section. They say thanks! I created a V.I.P. section for my classroom two years ago. It was a simple idea, for a simple reason, and it was one of my best ideas in my years as […]
Teaching History from an Anti-Racist Lens
When I was first approached to contribute to this blog series, I was a bit intimidated. I love teaching American history and encouraging critical thinking skills in my students. I like to think I’ve been doing the work to my lessons more anti-racist – still, I know that I’m not an expert. Also, I’m white […]
How to Cope When You’re Having a Bad Day as a Teacher
I want to note that I’m not talking about depression in the following post. Treating depression requires much more specific and sustainable care, and it’s certainly not something I’m qualified to address. However, we all have regular old “bad days” as teachers, and there are definitive ways to cope with those occasions. When you’re a […]
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