Back to School Planning with #2ndaryELA

Brynn Allison, The Literary Maven , & Lisa Spangler, Mrs. Spangler in the Middle , (that's me!) are hosting a chat called #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 - 8:30 PM EST.  #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Ever…

What You Need to Know About Differentiation

I've spent a good amount of time this summer reading through various books on the subject of differentiation.   It's become a hot topic in my neck of the woods with teachers being required to show examples of how they have differentiated instruction for students with specia…

The Trouble with Differentiation in Middle School

Differentiation is a buzzword that I hear a lot.  We Middle School Teachers understand that differentiation is important because  our students have different learning needs.  As a result, we make changes to our instruction to meet those needs because we want our students to be successful.…

5 Great Ways to End the School Year!

Here in Florida, we are winding down the school year and I am always on the lookout for ways to make it meaningful and fun.  So I thought I would share what I found: I like this idea because it's a way to have a stroll down memory lane and yet make it more important than just sig…