Teaching with Madly Learning
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Why Every Teacher Needs a Long-Range Plan
As a teacher, it is important to always be planning ahead. This may seem like an impossible task, but with a little bit of organization

228: Fix Your Math Tests
Is it time for a math test in your classroom? How do you make sure that your test accurately reflects what your students know? It

227: Get More Math Assessment Done in Class
What if I told you that you didn’t need to have so many math tests? There are other things you can do to effectively assess

226: Are You Making It Too Simple? How to Avoid Modifying Your Lessons Due to Pandemic Gaps in Learning
If you simplify the work you give your students because it’s too hard, are you accommodating, or are you modifying? Your students have been through

225: Accommodating for Gaps in Understanding Due to the Pandemic
Are you juggling a lot of different levels of understanding and learning styles in your classroom after the pandemic? There’s a fine line between accommodations

224: Teaching Pandemic Kids
Do your kids work a little differently in the classroom these days? With COVID restrictions lifting here in Ontario, teaching is finally starting to feel

223: So the Curriculum Changed Again… What Should You Do About It?
Are you constantly having to adapt to curriculum changes? Sometimes a new curriculum comes at us with little to no warning and we feel like

222: 3 Things I’ve Done In My Classroom I Won’t Ever Do Again
Are there things you’ve tried in your classroom that you will absolutely never do again? After 15 years of teaching, I’ve made my fair share

221: Are You Really Going to Let Us Play Video Games in Class? Minecraft in the Social Studies Classroom
Have your students ever complained that they can’t play video games in your classroom? Mine did, and it gave me an idea for a classroom

220: So You Need to Do Guided Instruction… What the Heck Should You Do With the Rest of Your Class?
What do you do with the rest of your class when you want to do guided reading with a small group? That’s the question I

219: Stop Taking Your Marking Home
Do you hate marking? Yeah, me too. Marking is a constant struggle. It’s so time-consuming that we feel like the only way to get it

218: Ideas for Teaching Middle School Writing with Celeste From Teaching Tomorrow
Do you consider yourself a lifelong learner? I feel like a lot of us get into teaching because we love to learn, and our guest