with Sarah Miller
I hear it all the time from teachers just like you, “I want something different,” or “I need something to make this less boring”. Most of the time, teachers turn to projects! Projects are a great way for students to synthesize knowledge from multiple standards into one product. From my experience as an instructional coach, […]
Sometimes you just need a fun activity that doesn’t revolve around a Chromebook. Let students unplug with an escape room. Not quite brave enough for all that? Don’t worry, I can help. Here are 6 tips that will help you run a fun (yes, even for you) escape room! Reference Sheet Quick, printable version of […]
I’ve had my fair share of struggles with student self-assessments. I was really excited about starting them, and then it flopped. A big, huge waste of time…until I came up with a better design. Read about how to Implement Get the most out of your student self-assessments. READ NOW Designing your Self-Assessment Prompts I recommend […]
“I already know all this stuff” “I don’t need to study” “I’m gonna ace this test” Sound familiar? Let me guess. You heard this just before a student bombed your unit test. I sure did. My 7th grade students were always really confident during study time, but then we struggled with our test grades. I […]
Gallery Walks are a great way to get students out of their seats and moving around. This is definitely a benefit to all age groups. I found that my 7th graders preferred this over doing a regular worksheet any day. The thing is…it’s basically the same thing as a worksheet. It’s just not quite as […]
5 Days of 6th Grade FREEBIES You’ll get exclusive access to 5 free resources that are waiting to be used in your social studies classroom. They’re all standards-aligned and can be used to teach both social studies concepts and ELA skills! Can it get any better?! Don’t miss out! DOWNLOAD NOW Set up your unit […]
Let me share two strategies that I have tried and tested in my own 7th grade classroom. These two strategies are great for differentiation, but they’re also great if you’re just looking for something different. I’m suggesting you try using digital interactive word banks and word bank walls. These two strategies are very different. It […]
5 Days of 7th Grade FREEBIES You’ll get exclusive access to 5 free resources that are waiting to be used in your social studies classroom. They’re all standards-aligned and can be used to teach both social studies concepts and ELA skills! Can it get any better?! Don’t miss out! DOWNLOAD NOW Holiday projects like this […]
When I was an Instructional Technology Coach, I saw a lot of wonderful things teachers were doing with technology. I also saw a lot of mistakes. I was the very first Instructional Technology Coach of my district, so teachers weren’t used to having someone coming into their schools advocating for (or “pushing”) technology. Many were […]
The Basics of Differentiation If you’re here, you probably know the “basics” of differentiation. I just want to point out that differentiation can be applied to different phases of learning. These phases are: The content (how students receive the information) The process (your teaching and their practice) The product (how students deliver information) The learning […]
