The end of the year can be an exciting time for both teachers and students! Who doesn’t look forward to summer break, right? But with that anticipation sometimes comes the question How can I keep my students focused on learning? In class, it takes a little more to hold their attention. Have you noticed grades have a tendency to drop off for students late in the year? And besides keeping…
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10 Ideas to Make Teaching RESEARCH Easier
I enjoy diving into research units with my students because they get to learn new things, and I do, too! But teaching research skills is a gigantic task! And one thing’s for certain: I’ll have to break the research process into steps to keep my middle school students from feeling overwhelmed. I want them to have that “I’ve got this” attitude from the moment I introduce the project. Of…
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Test Prep Ideas for Writing – That Work!
Most teachers are familiar with multiple choice test-taking strategies, but when it comes to writing, it feels like we’re kind of on our own. Some schools use acronyms such as RACE or PIE, but those formulas aren’t always an exact fit for the state rubric. So how do we offer students a winning method when considering test prep ideas for writing? In Part One of this blog post, I presented…
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