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6 “Get to Know You” Activities & Icebreakers In the Classroom
The beginning of a new school year is always an exciting yet anxious time, and getting your students started on…
Retell, Recount, and Summarize: 3 Essential Reading Comprehension Skills
As a literacy coach, I typically get asked by 4th and 5th-grade teachers how to teach students to summarize. When…
Impact of Previewing in Science: Example from the Classroom
In a 5th Grade Science classroom at Barnes Elementary School in Wilson County, the students and teachers had a secret folder. The folder was…
Previewing in Math: Using Instructional Strategies in the Classroom
I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Rene Spry and her teachers at Oxford Elementary School in Catawba…
Writing in Middle School Math: Using Instructional Strategies in the Classroom
For the last two years, I have had the privilege to work with the Hiwassee Dam Elementary and Middle School…
Curriculum Planning: Why (and How) Educators Should Adopt a Standards-Driven Approach
Have you ever considered how you approach travel planning may be the same as how you approach curriculum planning? I…
