Teaching Strategies

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Tips of how to use Riddle.com for formative assessments in your classroom. This technology allows you to create beautiful and interactive content in a matter of minutes.

15 ways to use task cards in your classroom! Differentiate and play a game or activity with your students as a fun assessment!

Tips on how to have your middle school students discuss what high quality work should look like. Set your expectations high at the beginning of the school year!

What was the best lesson you taught and why? Does it fit these characteristics for a great lesson plan?

The Using Google Tools in Project-Based Learning Infographic presents how teachers can use google apps in project-based learning to streamline learning.

Are any of these ineffective teaching methods still part of your practice? Time to reconsider. #CultofPedagogy #brainbasedlearning #teachingstrategies #differentiation #behaviormanagement #gifted #contentliteracy #podcast

How do you build relationships with your parents/teachers? In this post, ideas are shared to help you and your teammates better involve parents in your instructional program. Download this free poster and parent brochure using a link provided in the blog post.

Hundreds of templates for science interactive notebooks. Student science journals come to life with these activities. Topics include Earth science, Life science, Weather, Chemistry, Energy, Space, and Physical Science. This product is packed with amazing resources for your science class.

Check out this amazing resource for middle school and high school science warm ups. This is all the bell-ringers you would ever need for your classroom.

Check out these 40+ Bell Work ideas that can help you start your class smoothly.

3 Ways to Teach Gratitude in the Classroom: Teaching gratitude in a way that students can understand and apply is challenging, but it doesn't have to be! While gratitude may be one of the most overlooked tools that we have as teachers, instilling a mindful approach to gratitude yields positive results that extend beyond the classroom. The following are 3 activities to help instill gratitude in your students. #gratitudejournal #gratitude #gratitudejar

Celebrating Mistakes in Your Classroom #AdventuresinInclusion #ClassroomManagement #Inclusion #Sped #specialeducation

If you want more participation in your small group discussions and more strategies to get students talking when you break them into groups for discussions, you’ve come to the right place! Here’s one simple technique to increase learning and participation in small group discussions: Informal Buzz Groups!

Turning Around a Turn and Talk: How to help students care about what their partners are sharing with them. (The Thinker Builder)

Why You Need to Be Using Centers in Your Middle School Classroom | Teacher Blogger #learnmath