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Instructional Strategies

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May 10, 2021 How to Celebrate AAPI Month with Your Students

May is a hectic month for teachers. The end of the school year is upon us. There are standards that still need to be taught,…

May 3, 2021 Special Skills: Helping Children Learn Responsibly

Last week I FINALLY got my 16-year-old nephew to agree to a chore. I told him that his lawn needed to be mowed and that…

April 30, 2021 Power Standards: Ensuring Student Growth Mindset

I probably don’t have to tell you this, but life as an educator is busy. It feels as though every time I…

April 19, 2021 One Giant Leap for Students

We live on an extraordinary planet. Think about it, of all the celestial bodies orbiting our sun, Earth is the only one with forests, savannahs,…

March 29, 2021 Three Ways to Make Your Classroom Environmentally Conscious

I have always loved the ocean. In elementary school, I attended a trip to the Shedd Aquarium and was absolutely mesmerized by the aquatic life…

March 24, 2021 The Little Things Add Up

Sometimes, it’s the little things that make a big difference. The smile in the hallway. The hand on the shoulder. The…

March 22, 2021 Of Science and Stories

Have you ever heard the story of The Ant and the Grasshopper? As the fable goes, the Ant works throughout the summer…

March 19, 2021 A Cure for Remote Teaching Doldrums… Science!

Did March sneak up on you this year, more like a wall than a rainbow? After having my students remote learning this entire…