Teacher Motivation and the CHAMPS Classroom Management System (Includes Daily Classroom Preview Slide) Ah, the proverbial new teacher. Obsessively checking his whiteboards for the precise phrasing… Continue reading “Teacher Motivation and the CHAMPS Classroom Management System (Includes Daily Classroom Preview Slide)”…
Learning through Blogging: A How-to for Teachers (includes Google Slides Presentation) This presentation was prepared for a professional development session that was part of… Continue reading “Learning through Blogging: A How-to for Teachers (includes Google Slides Presentation)”…
Video: How to Read Renaissance Star Reading Test Results for Teachers The Renaissance Star Reading Test is one of many formative assessment methods… Continue reading “Video: How to Read Renaissance Star Reading Test Results for Teachers”…
Student Spotlight: The Attack on Fort Sumter: A Short Journalistic Reaction Spotlight Student: Dustin, 10th grade Teacher’s Description of Task: For this assignment,… Continue reading “Student Spotlight: The Attack on Fort Sumter: A Short Journalistic Reaction”…
Blog Photos and Modeling for Students the Use of Intellectual Property In a previous post, I noted that I recently read Starr Sackstein’s… Continue reading “Blog Photos and Modeling for Students the Use of Intellectual Property”…
Blog! or Blahg? Feel the Urge, not the Dirge. Turbo Math Facts. Oregon Trail. Reader Rabbit. Where in the World is… Continue reading “Blog! or Blahg? Feel the Urge, not the Dirge.”…
Leadership Characteristics Then and Now Student Spotlight: Courtney, 12th Grade Assignment: Write an essay demonstrating that many… Continue reading “Leadership Characteristics Then and Now”…
Collaborative Writing: A New Chapter to Lord of the Flies Teacher’s Introduction I teach English in two settings. The English 12 students… Continue reading “Collaborative Writing: A New Chapter to Lord of the Flies”…
Student Spotlight: Lord of the Flies Constructed Response based on Chapter 4 Spotlight Student: Joseph, 10th grade Teacher-Provided Prompt: Chapter 4 ended with Jack… Continue reading “Student Spotlight: Lord of the Flies Constructed Response based on Chapter 4”…
Feedback and Format: Effective Teacher-Provided Feedback in Online Courses If you’ve ever taught or taken an online course, you know how unwelcoming… Continue reading “Feedback and Format: Effective Teacher-Provided Feedback in Online Courses”…