Teachers make a difference. A number of research studies have shown that the #1 factor on influencing student learning is the effectiveness of the teacher. More than class size, more than curriculum, more than funding… the quality of the teacher
Instructional Strategy Ideas
Because you can never have enough strategy ideas in your teaching toolbox…
Genius Hour to Genius Summer?
I’ve read with great interest several blog posts and Twitter conversations about the idea of “Genius Hour.” The basic idea is that students are given some regular time in class, for example an hour every Friday afternoon, to work on a
Five Ways to Involve All Students in Class Games
Includes Whole Number Jeopardy Lesson Idea
Get Ready for Summer!
Two articles about summer: “Beat the Heat” and “Is Summer Break Necessary?”
Related Skills: Cause/Effect, Fact/Opinion, Main Idea
1:1 Analogy
I bought myself a cakepop maker a few weeks ago, one of those sit-on-the-counter, plug-it-in, fill-with-batter and cook kind of things. This past Saturday I used the cakepop maker to make breakfast for my kids. I made pancake batter, and