Six Small Moves to Help You Implement Effective Quarterly Lesson-Planning...
By Jusmar Maness So you’re in your weekly professional learning community time. You’re highly engaged in discussing lesson ideas with your teammates, coming up with great activities for your students,...
View ArticlePromoting Innovation in the Creative Classroom
“If you want to become more creative, surround yourself with creative people and seek out creative environments,” says education consultant and researcher Patti Drapeau. In her book, Sparking Student...
View ArticlePlan and Prepare: Four Lesson Planning Tips to Improve Student Achievement
By John and Rachael George “Uhh . . . the only time we have been required to create lesson plans here was when someone was going to be fired.” The dreaded lesson plan. Why is it when someone mentions...
View ArticleCreating Authentic and Powerful Learning Experiences
By Josh Zagorski It is a cold, damp Friday, October 31st, 2014. In schools throughout the state, school staffs at all levels are working hard to combat a myriad of factors that influence student...
View ArticleAre We Leaving Instruction Behind?
by Genevieve Graff-Ermeling and Bradley A. Ermeling, Educational Leadership authors A few years back, we worked with a high school staff that had embarked on a journey to create and use standards-based...
View ArticleBringing the Joy Back to Lesson Planning
By Precious Crabtree One of my favorite things about teaching- next to working directly with the kids- is planning engaging lessons that are meaningful and fun for all those who walk through the doors...
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