With the pandemic forcing everyone online, maintaining connections with students has become harder than ever. Although challenging, keeping students engaged is still extremely important when creating a great learning experience.Continue reading “Our Current Favorite Classroom Inspirations”
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You’ll Always Remember How It Ends
Boy, has this been a year! Surviving the spring alone with school closures, online classes, social distancing, and all the other unprecedented madness due to the coronavirus was a featContinue reading “You’ll Always Remember How It Ends”
5 Things You Should Do to Kick 2022 Off Right
We’re not denying the value of reflection. As educators, we understand how important it is to think back and see what worked and where we need to pivot. However, youContinue reading “5 Things You Should Do to Kick 2022 Off Right”
Low Effort, High Impact Ideas for Poetry
Introduction to Poetry By Billy Collins I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide or press an ear against its hive. I sayContinue reading “Low Effort, High Impact Ideas for Poetry”
Celebrating Influential Women in Education’s History
It’s March already. 😬 But March means Women’s History Month and we love that! 🙋♀️💪 In honor of this, we’ve curated a short list (much shorter than deserved) of extraordinary women who haveContinue reading “Celebrating Influential Women in Education’s History”
Women Making HERstory Today
To wrap up Women’s History Month, we wanted to highlight and celebrate women who are doing incredible things and making history today. From diversity and inclusion advocates to young poetsContinue reading “Women Making HERstory Today”
MI Write Teacher of the Year: Pandemic edition
Teaching through the pandemic has been no walk in the park, but so many of you have continued to go through the ringer to give the best for your students.Continue reading “MI Write Teacher of the Year: Pandemic edition”
Jessica Hrubik: MI Write Teacher of the Year
This past April, we at MI Write (formerly PEG Writing) had an incredible experience looking for our first-ever Teacher of the Year. Out of over 30 nominees, we had oneContinue reading “Jessica Hrubik: MI Write Teacher of the Year”
6 Essential Elements of Meaningful Writing Instruction
Teaching writing is hard. It’s hard because the English language has more exceptions than it does rules, and that’s difficult for a 3rd grader to grasp. It’s hard because there are those otherContinue reading “6 Essential Elements of Meaningful Writing Instruction”
AI and Machine Learning: A Teaching Superhero’s Secret Weapon
By: Kevin Humphrey, guest writer When I first started writing this post, the world was still normal. We still shook hands, hugged, went out to restaurants, bars, and live performances,Continue reading “AI and Machine Learning: A Teaching Superhero’s Secret Weapon”