So, a few weeks back we had this amazing training on Essential Questions. Well, during part of the training I got this idea to start organizing my students into collaborative roles and making their jobs very specific. I am so bad about just saying, “Okay. Here you go. Have at it and figure it out.” I forget that students need …
Okay, y’all. I always love thinking of ways to really motivate my students. Whether it’s to improve behavior or to celebrate students who have worked hard all week – I LOVE FUN FRIDAY! So, years ago I had this idea to take one day out of the week and celebrate the effort made by my students. Too often I think …
Testing season is about to begin. One thing I tell my students, which is more important to me than anything else, is that we are not going to worry about some ‘ole STAAR test. We are going to work hard on closing any gaps they may have before entering the 4th grade. I made this poster and placed in my …