One of my favorite classroom management strategies is Group Roles. They streamline activities, distribute workload, boost participation, and keep students focused. I introduce them early in the school year and rotate roles to give students equal opportunities. I use clear communication and modeling to ensure success. Google Drive resources and practical examples are available.
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Student Choice Projects: Empower Learning with Real-world Skills & Differentiation
I started using Student Choice Projects my first year teaching to solve some common problems. It turned out that Choice Projects were good for me and my instruction, and benefited my students and their learning. Win, win! In this blog post I share my knowledge on Student Choice Projects: What are Student Choice Projects? StudentsContinue reading “Student Choice Projects: Empower Learning with Real-world Skills & Differentiation”
Learning Styles: A Valuable Beginning of the Year Lesson
Everybody learns in different ways. Have you ever sat looking at a page in the book, just staring at the words and nothing is going into your brain? Well, that might be because visuals are not conducive to your Learning Style. It’s beneficial to know what style we are so that we can hack ourContinue reading “Learning Styles: A Valuable Beginning of the Year Lesson”
How She Teaches Presentation Skills
I do this short Presentation Skills class discussion with students before we do presentations in class. It is crazy the difference this simple exercise makes. Their presentations are much, much better. Students already know what a good presentation looks and sounds like. They just need to be reminded. That’s what this 20 minute lesson does.Continue reading “How She Teaches Presentation Skills”
5 Ways to Take Notes Without a Worksheet
It’s good to keep students busy, but I don’t like to feel like I’m giving busy work. Lots of worksheets can feel like busy work. When students create things in their notebooks, they use their brains. They process information and learn. In this blog post I’m happy to share 5 different ways to take notesContinue reading “5 Ways to Take Notes Without a Worksheet”
What are Student Choice Projects? And Why I Started Using Them
I am really happy to write about the topic of Student Choice Projects and provide helpful resources that you can implement in real-time. While the example Choice Menu at the end of this post is for Metrics and Measurement, choice projects can be used for a variety of topics and units of study. These projectsContinue reading “What are Student Choice Projects? And Why I Started Using Them”