Teaching summer school as an ELA teacher? Answer these questions before you begin. I taught summer school three times, and each time, I loved it. That’s not an exaggeration; I…
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Differentiation in the Secondary Classroom
Differentiation in the secondary classroom? It is expected, required. Students benefit from it. It improves classroom management. Still, differentiation is a juggling act for teachers. Here are ways to manage. …
Bell Ringers for High School Language Arts
What bell ringers for high school language arts will help your class? I begin each of my high school classes with “bell ringers.” These work well for secondary students; they…
January Language Arts Tips: New Classes After Break
These January language arts tips will get you through the longest month of the school year. As a secondary teacher, I have two first days of school: one in August,…
Teacher Reflection
Today is the perfect day for teacher reflection! November is here, and schools have closed the first quarter in the USA. The calendar break allows teachers to segue with changes…
High School Classroom Management
I recently wrote about implementing meaningful classroom procedures for older students. That post only brushed the surface, so I’m elaborating today about high school classroom management. Classroom management. Theories surrounding…
Make Meaningful Classroom Procedures for Older Students
I thought of meaningful classroom procedures last night. (I’m a teacher and I do such abnormalities.) I saw a pin of this article from Scholastic. It is largely geared toward younger…
Lesson Plan Finished? Here Are 20 Ideas.
Lesson plan finished? Stuck? Despite having the best lesson plan, teachers sometimes have a lesson plan finished with time on the clock. Hopefully it rarely happens, but it will occur. Sometimes…
Keep Your Students on Task When Summer Calls
Looking to keep students on task as summer calls? We have ideas! Spring smells good. It just smells clean. Especially after a long winter, spent indoors, spring promises… summer. For…
How To Teach Subjects You Dislike
Teaching subjects you dislike? I feel you. Here is what I do. April is National Poetry Month. If I were not an English teacher, I wouldn’t know this because I’m…