October 27, 2020
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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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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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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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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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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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Most teachers depend on textbook reading to provide the backbone of their subject matter to students. But, how many times…
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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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The idea of bringing the outside world of mathematics into a 20 x 40 square foot space to 30 squirrelly…
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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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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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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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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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Young children benefit from interacting with the same story again and again. They develop rich story language, learn new vocabulary…
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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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In 2015, I started out with a great group of third grade students. I knew many of the students as…
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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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There is nothing in the world more that I would want to do as a profession than be a high…
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Teachers have a lot to manage in the classroom and in their lives. Here are some tips for teachers on…
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Some of the most impactful learning comes from activities that allow students to speak their minds and volunteer their own…
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Mindsets in teaching and learning are being recognized as a core foundation in education according to Heritage Institute instructor Brenda…
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Getting kids to sit still for six hours a day is an almost impossible task! In the lower grades, recess…
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Getting to know your students can be a challenge, especially when you see over 100 different kids in one day.…
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In the wake of school violence, suicide and a host of other social problems that plague children and youth, teachers…
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As a fourth grade social studies teacher I am often faced with comments such as, “History is so boring! How…
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“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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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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“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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Early on in my teaching career, I recognized that while students were expected to take on more responsibility in high…
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The bell rings and the students amble into the room. You stand at your post, greeting your middle schoolers, and…
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This article is dedicated to my esteemed colleagues who, like myself, belong to the Band Directors Facebook Group. This is…
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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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As teachers, we all want our students to be organized. We want them to be able to find any supply…
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