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The Inside Scoop on “Looping” with your Students
Administrators are always trying to find innovative ways to increase teacher efficacy and student achievement in the classroom [see my last post on the departmentalizing model of instruction.] Looping tends to be another popular strategy to also address those two important levers. What is ‘Looping?’ There comes a time in a teacher’s career where they…
Read Full PostSustain the Learning Hype Throughout the End of the School Year
Teachers and students alike struggle to keep their motivation high during the end of the school year season. It only takes a few people to alter the energy in a classroom and that can help or hinder the mindset of all learners. Many teachers send out an S.O.S. in the spring to their colleagues, asking…
Read Full Post145: Understanding Your Role with Carmin Adams
Carmin Adams is an 11 year veteran and currently a third teacher at Belmont Central Elementary in Gaston County Schools right here in North Carolina. She is a graduate of Gaston County Schools and Belmont Abbey College! She is a proud mother of a beautiful sixteen year old and loves traveling! The main factor that influenced Carmin…
Listen to Episode142: Praise Isn’t Just a Professional Thing
Acknowledging the talents and contributions of others shouldn’t be limited to something only done in our professional lives. We have to pour into each other in all aspects of our lives. Tune in to hear how I incorporate building relationships through empowering others in my everyday life and how you can do it too! Quotables…
Listen to Episode140: Teacher Basics with Kayse Morris
Kayse Morris is a teacher by day and a curriculum designer by night. She develops quality resources for teachers grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8. She has a Bachelors in Early Childhood Education, a Masters in Instructional Technology and a Specialist degree in Educational Leadership. She has a passion for life and thinks that beauty lies…
Listen to EpisodeThe Secret to Collaborating with Colleagues
There is a myth in education that states teachers can just shut their doors and teach, neglecting everything else happening outside their classroom. That approach might have worked in the past, but in today’s classrooms and schools, it just isn’t practical (and definitely not an appreciated practice). In an elementary setting, it often can be…
Read Full PostInstructional Coaching Resources Bundle
Help teachers increase their effectiveness in the classroom through instructional coaching. This resource provides all of the necessary documentation and resources to implement a successful instructional partnership for teachers and students. These forms are available in three formats: printable, digital and editable. Includes Forms: Coaching Cycle Visual Staff Survey Goal Setting Meeting Classroom Observation Notes…
Read MoreHow to Successfully Engage with Parents in the Classroom
In working with hundreds of new teachers as a mentor and instructional coach, the one topic that comes up every time is communication and collaboration with parents. Funny enough, when talking to my friends and family who are parents, the hot topic of discussion in regards to school and their kids is communication and collaboration with…
Read Full Post“Great Teaching Happens on Purpose”
I am currently reading “Never Underestimate your Teachers” by Robyn Jackson. I was hooked on her approach to education after reading her book “Never Work Harder than your Students.” Her perspective reminds us all just how brilliant students and teachers are if we adjust our approach in relating to them so that their strengths are…
Read Full Post90: Student Centered Teaching with Matthew Pietrafetta
Matthew is the founder of Academic Approach, an organization that helps schools in underserved communities prepare students for the SAT and ACT, the tests they need to succeed on to gain admission to college. He’s also a former New York City teacher. He says “aligning high-impact test preparation with curriculum and instruction is not easy…
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