Believe it or not, grade one teachers do teach students when to use periods and capitals.  So do grade two teachers, grade three...

Here are just a few things that I have seen lately that use drama or movement to help kids understand tricky concepts.  Students like to...

The latest buzz is collaboration.  If we can get our students to collaborate then both engagement and learning increases.  This is based...

Some teachers and I had an interesting discussion last week about how despite our best efforts at giving feedback, students weren’t so...

Teaching, it may surprise you, is very traditional.  We hold onto ideas for a long time.  Many teachers tend to teach the way they...

The question came upabout how you get students on an IEP started in class.  You have given the assignment, you were clear in the...

I find the research around growth mindsets fascinating.  I catch myself praising students for intelligence now and switch it to effort....

A group of teachers  and I went to a workshop and watched a video of a grade 6 literature circle.  We had a chance to discuss it in our...

The Individual Education Plan (IEP)  is our promise to the parents and the student that we will teach them something that is probably...

At a workshop last week, the speaker reminded us that “student engagement” is not the same thing as “having fun”.  Student engagement is...

I was talking to a parent on the phone the other day who wanted to take her child on a holiday during school time and wanted us to send...

We know that in any given learning situation students arrive at different places.  When I first started my teaching career at the...

It being September, I had quite a few good conversations about diagnostic assessments this week.  Quite a few years ago, the practice...

As we move into writing June report cards and are beginning to think about assigning grades, it is helpful to differentiate between when...

May is a nice time of year in teaching.  You know your students.  You have the classroom management down.  While you will collect more...

When thinking about effective feedback you want to think about two types: the feedback that you as the teacher gets which informs how you...

This week I went to an engaging literacy workshop. I had a wonderful time discussing strategies and meeting with colleagues. I came...