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Parking Lots & Life Goals
I was sitting in the chair at the barber shop. The gentleman in the chair next to me uttered the statement. "My goal in life is to own a parking…
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4 Simple Questions to Guide Your Lesson Planning
Lesson plans should provide a solid guideline for what you want to accomplish with students during a lesson. While plans can sometimes be complicated, they don't have to be.…
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5 Graphic Novels to Kick Off the School Year
Graphic novels are becoming increasingly popular with readers. The books engage students in not only textual comprehension but also visual comprehension and inference. We asked a fifth grade student…
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Abandon Nostalgia Practices
Inspired today by Jeanne Muzi Year after year you continue to roll out the same assignment. “Students have always done this.”“It’s a tradition.”“The students love it!” Usually, the reason you keep…
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A Classroom Design Checklist
Thinking critically about classroom design? Use this checklist from the upcoming #4OCF book The Secret Sauce: Essential Ingredients for Exceptional Teaching to help plan your classroom design. Most of…
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My Goal for the New School Year
Although you won’t find it in any national or state standards, and it won’t show up on any district or state assessment, my first goal and in many ways,…
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#BackToSchool 2019
Some of you have already been back for a few weeks. Some of you are enjoying the last few days of summer, and preparing for the upcoming year. At…
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5 Alternatives to Homework
Homework continues to be a hot topic to debate among educators, parents, and especially students. Try these five alternatives to homework. Let students have the time back to find…
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Barriers
At some point every student faces a barrier. Some barriers are more difficult to climb than others. For many of our students, the barrier may seem impossible to overcome.…
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Chopped PD
One of my favorite television shows is Chopped. For those who are unfamiliar, four chefs are selected to compete, and given several baskets of four unknown ingredients. During each…