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High Five the First Days – Setting Up Google Folders
High Five the First Days is a series of blog posts aimed at new teachers, or teachers just looking for… Read more High Five the First Days – Setting Up Google Folders
High Five the First Days – Communicate your Expectations
High Five the First Days is a series of blog posts aimed at new teachers, or teachers just looking for… Read more High Five the First Days – Communicate your Expectations
High Five the First Days – Plan! Plan! Plan!
High Five the First Days is a series of blog posts aimed at new teachers, or teachers just looking for… Read more High Five the First Days – Plan! Plan! Plan!
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
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
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
150,000 Plastic Bottles Eliminated…and Counting
CMS works together to make the school greener and to make other schools green with envy! In 2012, our school… Read more 150,000 Plastic Bottles Eliminated…and Counting
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