Inspired or Overwhelmed? If you are anything like me, you see something new and inspiring and you instantly try to figure out how to incorporate that into your classroom. We all want to offer our students the best we can. Now in the age of social media, we can glimpse into thousands of classrooms every day. I don’t know about you but this can both be inspiring and downright overwhelming. This spring our district was offering a series of book studies and I of course hopped in both! Reading a good professional development book can refresh you and leave you ready for action. July hit and I … [Read more...] about Summer PD Discovery: Refining Technology in the Classroom with “Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning”
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Blurt Beans to the Rescue
Hey there! We've all had chatty classes before, but a few years ago my kiddos were having an even harder time than I was used to. I had tried my regular go-to strategies and they just weren't working. So I started doing some research to find the support that I needed... I discovered BLURT BEANS! What you need... 1. A container to hold your beans in waiting or lost beans 2. A clear container to show growth/goals/incentives 3. Beans 4. Containers for desk to hold the beans ( I bought stackable pill containers from the Dollar Tree and put wall Tac 'N Stik under each of them to hold … [Read more...] about Blurt Beans to the Rescue
Math Fact Fluency Program
Hey there! It's that time of year where we reflect and revaluate the programs we have in place in our classrooms. I have been implementing a computational fluency program in my classroom for over 10 years doing small modifications here and there. This summer I decided to give it a bit of an overhaul adding more accommodations and choice for differentiation as well as ways to reinforce the learning. I attended a conference this summer and one of the classes was on how we can accommodate all levels of learners. I took away a lot of great ideas. Some I was already implementing and some I was … [Read more...] about Math Fact Fluency Program
Study the States
Hey there! So, I have been doing state reports for years and I always felt like they could be so much more. I love doing them during our Flat Stanley adventures so the kids can really compare our state to the states that Stanley visited. I was also always surprised at the lack of literature out there on our states. So I decided to start a huge project and make a mini-unit of each state. Each state will be available individually and I intend to bundle the states by region and of course the entire United States. I am hoping that it brings a little more fun to learning about our 50 states. The … [Read more...] about Study the States
