Get to know your students through writingThe first day(s) of school can be overwhelming with information, procedures, and expectations for teachers and students. There’s a lot of focus on theContinue reading “Kick Your Year off the Write Way”
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What Kind of Impressions Will You Make This Year?
The end of summer for teachers is usually packed with PD days, planning, making copies, organizing, planning, rearranging, maybe even painting, did we mention planning? You plan your first weekContinue reading “What Kind of Impressions Will You Make This Year?”
In the Words of Ross Gellar: PIVOT!
PIVOT – the word for the 2020-2021 school year. There are also words and phrases like learning loss, zoombombing, unstable connection, and asynchronous. This past year has introduced a whole newContinue reading “In the Words of Ross Gellar: PIVOT!”
Conquer eLearning Days with MI Write
Snow storms. Ice. Hurricanes. Flooding. Heatwaves. Inclement weather can keep teachers and students out of school for days on end. We know that those hours must be made up, butContinue reading “Conquer eLearning Days with MI Write”
Teaching in the Pandemic, Part 2
As if we didn’t already appreciate teachers before COVID-19 threw a giant wrench into what we knew as normal, everything they’ve done over the past 14 months has significantly deepenedContinue reading “Teaching in the Pandemic, Part 2”
A Whole New World of Teaching
By: Kay Walling, guest writer High school ELA, Texas To say the 2020-2021 school year was different is like saying lava is hot. This year started with all students participatingContinue reading “A Whole New World of Teaching”
Teacher Appreciation Continues
We had so much fun with our Teacher Appreciation 10 Days of Giveaways! There were nearly 100 teachers’ names in the hat! We ended up sending out SEVEN Amazon gift cards andContinue reading “Teacher Appreciation Continues”
Parents and the Pandemic, Part 2
As we get closer to the end of the 2020-21 school year, we recognize so much resiliency in both teachers and students. This has, without a doubt, been one ofContinue reading “Parents and the Pandemic, Part 2”
Teaching in the Pandemic, Part 1
Back in the spring of 2020, the country was singing the praises of teachers because the magnitude of their position in society was realized when schools were shut down andContinue reading “Teaching in the Pandemic, Part 1”
A Poetry Freebie for YOU!
In honor of Poetry Month, we want to make it easier for you to introduce, incorporate, or increase your poetry instruction. This resource gives you ideas on how to get your students in theContinue reading “A Poetry Freebie for YOU!”