It’s the last day of school before Christmas break. You’re singing along to Christmas carols and sipping hot cocoa. You have a long list of things to do but you can’t stop smiling. You wonder if it is possible for anyone else to be as excited as you are about the upcoming break and the holidays. It is possible for…
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Work Life Balance
Teaching can be ridiculously difficult. It can be emotionally taxing and physically exhausting. Your to-do list is never-ending. You may often feel like you’re being pulled in a hundred different directions. It can be easy to let this job overwhelm you. I could spend 60 hours or more at school and still never feel like I’ve done enough. More is…
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Struggling Readers
This post comes from a veteran EC teacher who has most recently been a 7th grade inclusion teacher. Students who struggle with reading comprehension are common in the ELA classroom. Some students may have IEPs, but all students, regardless of whether or not they have an IEP, deserve to be set up for success. There are many ways to make…
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Starting the Year Off Strong
A new school year comes with lots of excitement. There are bulletin boards to decorate, rosters to print out, and seating charts to make. While exciting, the start of a school year can also be overwhelming. It is important to start the year off strong. I’ve found that it is important to make my expectations clear on the first day…
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Reading Strategies in the Science Classroom
This guest post is by a 7th grade Science teacher who has taught for 9 years. When asking students to engage with text in the science classroom, I try to remember 3 As: audience, anticipation, and annotations. Audience Before even selecting my text, I spend time planning out and asking myself, “Is this the right text for my students?” With…
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