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Teaching with Context Clues – Definition and Examples that Enhance Student Ability
For years, classrooms have displayed colorful anchor charts listing various types of context clues – definitions, antonyms, synonyms, and more.…
Questioning Strategies, Examples, and Ideas That Elevate Lesson Plans and Enhance Learning
Have you ever posed a question to your class, only to be met with blank stares from some students while…
Intermediate Novel Analysis: A Butterfly Is Patient
Grades 2-5 Elementary Book Review “A Butterfly Is Patient” by Dianna Hutts Aston, illustrated by Sylvia Long, is a beautifully…
Learning Through Student Mistakes, Part 2: How Deliberate Errors Can Improve Problem Solving and Knowledge Transfer
In Part 1 of this blog series, we explored the benefits of making mistakes as part of the learning process…
The Art of Skillful Teaching: Beyond Mastering Individual Strategies
Recently, while cooking with my wife, a simple request for a spoon turned into an unexpected lesson in specificity and…
Effective Performance-Based Assessments Empower Students to Demonstrate Knowledge and Skills
As educators, we have all encountered students who struggle with traditional testing methods. Many of us have wondered if there…
