Resources for Effective Teaching
My kids attended a Montessori preschool, which I loved for many reasons. Montessori has a strong emphasis on personal responsibility. The kids often choose what they want to be working on. It’s their job to get out the materials they
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
School’s out for the summer! Today is the last day of school in our area, so we certainly have lots of reasons to celebrate here. Hopefully for most teachers and students June will be a month of more relaxing days
A mutual friend posted a picture on Facebook: a kids’ school spring musical, led by a teacher wearing a pirate costume. This picture made me smile for many reasons: A very, very long time ago, I was a student at
Includes Whole Number Jeopardy Lesson Idea
I wrote a Guest Post for teach.com about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Science) activities that give students a chance to be actively involved and to explore – which is, after all, what Science especially is all about. Putting Physics