Task cards have been around for many years, and if the phrase “task cards” led you to visualize a learning center in the corner of a classroom, then you need to read this post! Task Cards with Your Whole Class When you want to use a single set of task cards with your entire class, […]
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Are you a football fan? The Super Bowl seems to turn nearly everyone into one, if only for a single day. I usually watch it with a group of friends, mostly for the social aspect and, of course, the commercials. What is it about a game that generates such enthusiasm among us? Games used to
Do you know what motivates you? What is it that fires you up on the inside? For me, it’s setting a goal. A specific, stretch-able goal that pushes me to grow and persevere. Hey, I was a huge fan of the concept behind a SMART goal before teachers started using them in their Professional Learning
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I’ve been teaching at my school district for 19 years now, and can honestly say my colleagues are an extension of my family to me. I spend more time with them than I do with many of my actual family members. We share our triumphs and disappointments, which creates a strong bond of love and
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I’m getting ready to watch my St. Louis Blues take on the Winnipeg Jets. I love the fast pace of a hockey game—no long timeouts like football or waiting forever for a pitch in baseball. Plus, what other professional sport requires their players to sit in the timeout box for not playing nicely? An elementary
Response chaining is quickly becoming a regularly used technique in my classroom…now that I know what it is! When I first began researching how to use questioning to increase response rates, many of the techniques were ones I already used with my students. These included wait time, calling on students randomly, and last’s week’s topic
