Get To Know Your Students in Their Own Words With This Opening Week Activity
by Amber Chalmers | 8.5.24
Plus 5 tips for creating (or adapting) new activities for your classroom
Category Archive for Back to School
My 4 Steps for Getting Every Student Invested in Class
by Denisha Saucedo | 8.31.23
From peer bonds to team bonds to class bonds: How I create a culture of motivation and resilience with my students.
Four First Week of School Mindsets I Try To Hold
by Marcus Luther | 8.14.23
How focusing on what I can control empowers me—and my students.
3 Strategies for Building a Math-Positive Classroom
by Cicely Woodard | 7.31.23
“After two weeks, not all my students are ready to describe themselves as math people, but they are ready to take chances.”
4 Strategies I Use to Guide Students Toward Productive Struggle
by Katie Perez | 7.19.23
How shared definitions, repeatable strategies and lots of small victories can support student success for the long term.
How a Simple Closing Survey Helps Me Grow My Teaching Practice Year After Year
by Susan Barber | 5.23.23
Here’s how I use class surveys to gather thoughtful and authentic student feedback.
Why My Morning Check-Ins Matter So Much to My Students
by Chey Cheney | 9.15.22
As a longtime middle school teacher, I’m a big fan of daily check-in activities. My students have shown me that when they walk through my door, the most powerful thing I can do to promote a day of growth is create opportunities for them to reconnect with me, their peers and our community.
5 Things Teachers Can Say to Promote Positive Math Mindsets
by Eniola Ajayi | 8.29.22
At the beginning of the school year, just to get the pulse of my classes, I always ask students to complete the sentence, “Math is _______.”
The Most Powerful Community-Building Activity I’ve Tried
by James Hammer | 8.25.22
All of us, here, in this moment, are meeting at the intersection of this classroom. But the reality is that we’re not coming alone. We are bringing so many other “things” with us.
Laughter and Lightbulb Moments: Why I Love OER Project Resources for History
by Anne Koschmider | 8.15.22
The sound of student engagement is music to every teacher’s ears.
