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March 29, 2023
I opened my reading notebook to see which students I would conference with today. I sighed. Scott was not enjoying…
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January 26, 2023
The 6th Period I Thought I'd Never Miss. You know that one class you have every year? The one that…
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January 26, 2023
It was supposed to be a tough year, and this was, after all, that class of students. That class that derails every conversation -…
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January 25, 2023
Oftentimes, teachers strive to keep the "high fliers" in a subject area engaged and challenged independently while we supply other…
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January 24, 2023
When you think of math lessons, you probably don't usually think of "The Battle of the Math Bands," Fraction Egg…
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January 19, 2023
As an educator, building a relationship with your students is often the most delicate yet profoundly rewarding challenge you embark…
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January 18, 2023
Many of us in the “visiting teacher” category are from special interest organizations that target a specific subject area. My…
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September 27, 2022
Although I recognize that this institute targets K-12 educators, I find that their content also relates to older students. I…
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September 27, 2022
How can one design a seating chart with 24 unique students? Do you use rows or groups, or the E…
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September 27, 2022
There is a student of mine named Chris, who has become one of my favorite kids in the school. However,…
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September 14, 2022
A focus in my life science class is appreciating our differences and finding beauty in imperfection. I highlight this throughout…
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September 13, 2022
In the past several years of my career, especially as we returned to school during the pandemic, my colleagues and…
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September 12, 2022
As a teacher, it is common to encounter many different kinds of students. It is even more common to meet…
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September 12, 2022
Last year during our Extemporaneous Speech presentation, one student went awry. This student walked to the front looking super confident,…
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September 12, 2022
How does a teacher get students to write who don’t want to write? And what I mean is…
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August 1, 2022
As a language teacher, I enjoy operating in a field considered an elective but one that I consider imperative. We…
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August 1, 2022
After many years as a special education intervention teacher centering on social-emotional awareness and wellbeing while delivering academic instruction, I…
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October 27, 2020
Guest post written by Niko Yasui A successful lesson I have used over the past ten years has been “A New…
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October 15, 2020
Guest post by Jennifer Wilson I have been teaching at Hood River Middle School for ten years now. I teach 8th grade,…
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June 16, 2020
Guest post by Alissa Lindeman As part of our community outreach program, we connected with a JOBS program through the local…
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March 19, 2020
Guest post by THI instructor Michael Sedler When students don’t respond to an adult in the manner in which is expected,…
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March 6, 2020
Guest post by Aimee Paulson Once upon a time, there was a middle school student who had given up on school. He…
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September 12, 2019
Let's face it teachers are gritty people. From completing a credential program to pursuing advanced degrees, it takes grit. If…
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November 12, 2018
Most teachers depend on textbook reading to provide the backbone of their subject matter to students. But, how many times…
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September 13, 2018
In this short, Tips for Teachers Video, learn from Heritage Institute instructor Charity Staudenraus as she talks about online interactive reading using…
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July 27, 2018
The idea of bringing the outside world of mathematics into a 20 x 40 square foot space to 30 squirrelly…
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June 23, 2018
During a lesson how do you mentally measure where students are in their progress towards learning goals? If you are like…
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June 1, 2018
Let's be clear counting in small quantities is a skill most kids do naturally without much prompting or coaching needed,…
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May 18, 2018
Okay you know the feeling it's math, and kids come into your classroom with all sorts of prior experiences and…
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March 28, 2018
It’s frustrating when your students are constantly misbehaving in order to get your attention or the attention of their classmates.…
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March 5, 2018
Young children benefit from interacting with the same story again and again. They develop rich story language, learn new vocabulary…
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February 27, 2018
What exactly is “Aboutitus?” It’s our tendency and habit of presenting a subject as bits & pieces, isolated elements, small topics,…
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January 5, 2018
In 2015, I started out with a great group of third grade students. I knew many of the students as…
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January 1, 2018
I’ve talked to a lot of teachers about using Socratic seminars in class, a lesson format in which students take…
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December 24, 2017
There is nothing in the world more that I would want to do as a profession than be a high…
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December 15, 2017
Teachers have a lot to manage in the classroom and in their lives. Here are some tips for teachers on…
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December 5, 2017
Some of the most impactful learning comes from activities that allow students to speak their minds and volunteer their own…
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December 4, 2017
Mindsets in teaching and learning are being recognized as a core foundation in education according to Heritage Institute instructor Brenda…
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November 30, 2017
Getting kids to sit still for six hours a day is an almost impossible task! In the lower grades, recess…
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November 20, 2017
Getting to know your students can be a challenge, especially when you see over 100 different kids in one day.…
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October 30, 2017
In the wake of school violence, suicide and a host of other social problems that plague children and youth, teachers…
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October 30, 2017
As a fourth grade social studies teacher I am often faced with comments such as, “History is so boring! How…
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October 23, 2017
“I don’t read.” As a teacher of social studies and English, I’ve heard this more times than I can remember. Every…
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September 26, 2017
When I hit my fifth year of teaching, I felt pretty confident. I’d worked in three different schools, from inner-city…
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September 26, 2017
“So, when are we moving seats?” I get this question about once every six weeks, and it works like an unofficial…
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September 15, 2017
Early on in my teaching career, I recognized that while students were expected to take on more responsibility in high…
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August 25, 2017
The bell rings and the students amble into the room. You stand at your post, greeting your middle schoolers, and…
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August 22, 2017
This article is dedicated to my esteemed colleagues who, like myself, belong to the Band Directors Facebook Group. This is…
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August 18, 2017
The first day of school is fast approaching, and with it, the question of what you’re going to do on…
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August 16, 2017
As teachers, we all want our students to be organized. We want them to be able to find any supply…
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