Helping Teachers Inspire Learners
Summer learning. Two words that don’t seem to go together. Most students and teachers are happy to be able to have some down time. School is a very busy place and mental fatigue is a real thing, don’t you think? It’s important for kids to go off for summer break and relax, play, and stay up a bit later. But…
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It occurred to me today that I have written about Genius Hour before in quite a bit of detail as I was learning and going through the process but I really hadn’t summed up my learning overall. Not to mention, thoughts and ideas change over time as teaching and pedagogy changes as well. You can see some of the other…
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I love to teach writing – that’s no surprise. As I reflected on the WHY, I have realized that it is bigger than just teaching the skills. It’s more about allowing students to construct their own meaning in the writing they do by building a writing mindset. When you do that, students are more engaged. Too often, writing is seen…
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I had this student in my class once years ago that struggled so much in Math. He was a year behind. I worked really hard with him and he received extra support. I had him for two years in a row as part of a looping situation. At the end of the 2 years, he was still a year behind….
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I don’t know about you but I for one am very happy that Spring is starting to show up here. Here on the West Coast of Canada, we’ve had a mild winter but an enormous amount of rain and gloomy skies. Today was super sunny and warm and I was able to get out for a nice walk. I have…
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I once said to an accountant I knew: “Doing report cards is kind of like tax season, except teachers do it 3 times a year.” That was before I realized that formative assessment was far more valuable for student learning and that report cards really should not be an “event”. A BIG event! The purpose that report cards are supposed…
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What are you reading this summer? I love Elin Hilderbrand.
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Teaching is so much more fulfilling when you know exactly where your learners are at!
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