As a teacher who works well with students who have special needs, I am often asked what ideas I have for making content accessible for struggling students. Essay writing is the most asked-about topic of them all. I think students think of writing as complete and utter drudgery because they just …
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There are many ways to run a classroom and in general, positive reinforcement systems work well for me. I have written before about my ticket system that I have used for many years with great success. But this year was... different. Now that we are on the other side of the pandemic, students a…
Now that the first month is under our belts, we will soon have an Open House. At my school, we have 15-minute periods so parents can travel their child's schedule and learn about the most important things to know for each class. I don't know about you, but repeating the same thing with a…
As we all know, school districts are consumed with standardized test statistics. They use these statistics to charge teachers with ensuring that all students reach the achievement level set forth by the state. It's a completely reasonable goal to want your students to reach a level of achiev…