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This Year, Use a Standard Lesson Plan Format for Your Substitutes
Being a substitute teacher is a thankless gig. Seriously, it sucks. Some students ignore or torment you, some of the teachers… Read more This Year, Use a Standard Lesson Plan Format for Your Substitutes
It’s Summer – But Before You Relax, Reflect!
The 2015/2016 academic year has just ended, but before you fly off to a beach or the spa, take some time… Read more It’s Summer – But Before You Relax, Reflect!
HighFive Your History Class – Add Costumes and Replicas to your Repertoire
Whenever I teach a unit about life in the 1700s, students invariably ask about the wigs worn by men at… Read more HighFive Your History Class – Add Costumes and Replicas to your Repertoire
Sharing Reality with Students Interested in Pro Sports
One of the ways I try to make instruction more relevant for students is making strong connections between school and… Read more Sharing Reality with Students Interested in Pro Sports
Student Council Election and our DC Trip
See What Happens When a Student Council Election Occurs Against the Backdrop of Iconic, Historical Monuments Every year, our 8th… Read more Student Council Election and our DC Trip
What if we Changed the Way Schools do Library?
Hi 5 your school library with these 5 cool ideas My school will have a new middle school/high school librarian… Read more What if we Changed the Way Schools do Library?
Academic Language – Preparing Your Students for the Pros
My wife, an elementary ELL teacher, just returned from a conference organized by the Washington Association for Bilingual Education. I… Read more Academic Language – Preparing Your Students for the Pros
Should Venting About Students be Banned?
Recently I received a response to a blog post about shared teacher workspace. The comment, from a teacher at a… Read more Should Venting About Students be Banned?
Cool Movie Trailer Activity
Trade boring old papers for fun videos – here are 5 steps my colleague followed My colleague Sara Kelty, who teaches Global History… Read more Cool Movie Trailer Activity
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