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Using Inquiry to Teach Science

When teaching science have you heard about the catchy 5E system for teaching science. It is popular in the states and can easily be applied in some ways to using Inquiry in science. I wanted to borrow from the 5Es and push some of these stages a little further and integrate it with what we know ... READ the POST

5 things that are holding you back from becoming a better teacher

1) You don't trust your students They can't, they won't, they would never Teachers tell themselves a variety of things to limit the risks they will take. So you use your students to limit what you try so that you don't fail. Although we teach who is in front of us and there are ... READ the POST

3 Mistakes Teachers Make When Planning and Scheduling Their Language Arts.

Planning language arts can be hard. There are three common mistakes that I find many people make when planning out their program. Focus on the expectations instead of big ideas This is one that many teachers get caught up in. There is so much to cover it is hard not to use the ... READ the POST

From To Do – To Done: 5 Strategies to Manage Teacher Overwhelm

It's an overwhelming time of the year. Well there really are many overwhelming times in the life of a teacher. I myself have been searching for strategies to help me manage the overwhelming feelings I get around this time of year. For me I never realize that I am being impacted until it hits ... READ the POST

Student Goal Boards

What is a goal board? It is a visual guide used for students that helps them keep track of what their individual goals are for a particular subject area. On and off I have used goal board in my classroom. I first started using goal boards with Daily 5 and Cafe but quickly realized ... READ the POST

Diversity Matters in Your Classroom

Are your students reflected in their classroom? Are the materials you choose to use in your classroom represent a diverse range of perspectives? These are the two questions that I pose to myself when selecting materials to use for my classroom.  It is a question that was ingrained early in my ... READ the POST

Things you should try in your classroom…and some you shouldn’t!

It's a new year so it's a new you You make a personal resolution but do you make a New Years teacher resolution? What are some of the things you need to change, want to try, or what are you going to do more of. Today I've compiled a list of New Years resolutions for teachers Things you ... READ the POST

Helping Students Solve Math Problems

Are your students struggling to understand, work through and correctly solve word problems? Does the method you are currently using fall short of actually finishing the problem or only get your students to understand parts of the problem but not actually how to solve it. This was the problem that ... READ the POST