Tuesday Tips: Why Stapling Is My Superpower
A few weeks ago I wrote about my pencil sharpener. The post went viral. I have written about the importance of reading, the significance of the teaching profession, the incorporation […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about my pencil sharpener. The post went viral. I have written about the importance of reading, the significance of the teaching profession, the incorporation […]
Full disclosure: I’m not sure if this is really a tip. It might be more of a request for tips from you, my loyal readers. Here’s the deal: I need […]
In recent years, as you may be aware, school budgets across the nation have been slashed. This has meant, among other things, larger class sizes. One little-discussed issue with larger […]
One of the most important practices in my classroom is independent reading. For about 30-40 minutes every week, I ask my students to read silently; and as the teacher, one […]
I have briefly written about how a foundation of my class is Harkness discussion. Recently, thanks to a collaborative effort with my friend and colleague Quentin Donnellan, I have been […]
Inevitably, every time I need to reference a handout, this scenario occurs: Me: Okay, guys, take out the handout I gave you about how to do response groups. It’s called “Response […]
Last week I shared how I used the Consensogram in my class to help students choose areas of focus for the year. This week, I will share the extension for […]
Yesterday we had staff development where we reviewed some practices from Baldridge Continuous Improvement. All this review reminded me of a tool I used this year after our initial training. […]
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I have been stood up for tutorials many times. You know the expression: “Burn me once, shame on you. Burn […]