Secondary Teacher’s Checklist for Planning in Unprecedented Times: 12 questions to ask as you prepare for a new year
Optimize your instruction with these 12 questions: an essential teacher’s checklist for lesson planning during unprecedented times.
Your 2020 Classroom Library: creating equity and belonging in your classroom and on your bookshelves
Looking to build your summer reading list for secondary learners? Ready to amp up your own professional development? Fill your classroom bookshelves full with these literary selections and professional suggestions.
8 Ted Talks for Teachers to Watch (Before You Start Lesson Planning)
8 of the best Ted Talks teachers should watch for motivation, inspiration, and ideas to develop student passions and interest in learning.
Rethinking Routine in the Secondary Classroom
What kind of habits or routines do you traditionally establish in your classrooms? How linked are these with the big picture success you envision for your learners? In this session,...
5 Lessons Teachers Can Learn from Teaching through a Global Pandemic
In today’s post, we’ll look back on 5 important lessons we’re learning as we teach from a digital distance. Along the way, we’ll consider some important questions we need to ask ourselves before making our way back into the comfort of our classrooms.
Standards-based Grading Implementation: shifting from grades to growth
Standards-based grading implementation has never been as important as it is when teaching digitally. The research and suggestions in this post will help you set a course of action to making your students’ grades mean something real.
3 Reasons Peer Review Isn’t Working (+ how to fix it)
Peer editing, like every classroom practice, must be taught. The peer editing tips in this post will help you give your students the guidance they need to take their peer...
The (wicked-tricky) Case for Social Media in the Secondary Classroom
Communicating online involves reading, writing, using your own voice, and listening to those of others. As secondary ELA teachers, this is *definitely* our department!
We Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup: mental health is for teachers, too
If you’ve ever flown on an airplane, you know well the following ‘in-the-event-of-an-emergency’ directive by heart: ‘Please secure your own oxygen mask first before assisting others.’ –Flight Attendant (preferably one...
The Silent Debate: getting quiet as a strategy for speaking up
Teaching argument in the high school classroom is pretty much a ‘must,’ right? Somewhere between core learning standards in academics and an increasing need for critical thinking and problem-solving in...
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