Tag: teacher
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Using Equity Sticks
Equity sticks, lucky ducks, cold calling. Three different ways to say the exact same thing. I used to be that teacher who felt like cold calling on kids was terrible and should never be done. Now, I can’t imagine not using them within my classroom. For me, using equity sticks is the best way to…
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Movement For the Win
My class this year is extra wiggly, loud and silly. All three of those things have contributed to making this year my hardest year of teaching yet. It has made me question myself as an educator, and I have often wondered if I am doing the best for these 25 humans. What I have come…
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Am I correct?
One of the things that I struggle with most as a teacher is getting to all of my students when they need me. I know that for students to benefit from feedback it needs to be immediate, and when you have 25 (or more) students that can be extremely difficult. Now, what I have noticed…
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– A Jolly Rancher a day –
Maybe it’s just me, but I was consistently running into the problem that my students would show great behavior in the classroom, but it somehow went out the window when they walked over the threshold of our classroom door. This year, I have found a solution that has been working for me and my students.…
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Pencil Gate
Eight years later and I finally found the most effective way to save pencils and make them last longer. I am not sure how, but every single year I seem to lose hundreds of pencils into a mysterious blackhole inside of my classroom. No, really. I can set out a brand new pack of Dixon…
Teacher Talks A Lot 