4 Ways to Create Positive Reading Attitudes
Reading is THE most important skill that any student will learn and perfect throughout their time in school. Because reading applies to so many different tasks and topics in school and life, EVERY teacher has the opportunity to [...]
Creating Meaningful Systems Change in Middle Schools
This year as communities across the nation ended their school year outside of their school buildings, educational leaders continued to envision ways to transform their practice to best support the social-emotional needs of their students for the moment [...]
Preparing for Fall 2020: Relationships Are A Priority
Like any other educator or administrator, we sit here wondering about what school will look like for our students in the fall. As we reflect upon our 2019-2020 school year, and how it ended, we know one thing is [...]
Resources for Teaching ELLs Remotely
Technology to use remotely Padlet Kahoot/Quizlet Peardeck FlipGrid https://whiteboard.fi/ (this is a really cool free interactive white board to work problems on while teaching live) Zoom/Microsoft Teams Google Translate Bitmoji Classrooms Newsela/Readworks See-Saw for portfolios Class Dojo [...]
Distance Learning: A Librarian’s Perspective
Like every other educator this spring, I found myself in the position of trying to figure out how to effectively do my job in a distance learning model. As a library media specialist in my 1200 student middle school, [...]
