Education
Teach Like Ted Lasso - Are You Doing It Wrong
Most great victories and positive changes are grown in the soil of discomfort.
Education
Teach Like Ted Lasso - Be a Goldfish
Doing your best, acting from the heart, and trying to be better tomorrow is all anyone can ask; it's enough.
Education
Teach Like Ted Lasso - Locker Room
“I do love a classroom. It smells like potential.” - Jeremy Jorgensen
Weekly Report
Getting Students' Attention, Brain-Break Ideas, and Emotional Fitness
Topics for this week include emotional fitness, attention-getting strategies, and brain-break ideas.
Weekly Report
Superhuman
Topics for this week include teaching comprehension, improving your brain health, and limiting digital distractions.
Education
25th Year Teaching - Classroom Is Ready, Goals Are Set
Tomorrow is the first day of school with students present. This will be my 25th year teaching at Arbor-Vitae Woodruff School.
Interactive Notebooks
Interactive Notebook Reflective Output Ideas, Resources, and Downloads
One of my favorite aspects of using notebooks with students is the student's creative and reflective "output".Here are some of the interactive notebook output options I give my students.
Interactive Notebooks
Interactive Notebook Rubrics: Examples, Resources, and Downloads
A good rubric can make assessing interactive notebooks easier and more effective.
Interactive Notebooks
Interactive Notebook Learning Targets
Here are the learning targets I use with my 8th-grade students that guide their interactive notebook work throughout the school year.
Interactive Notebooks
Benefits of Using Paper Interactive Notebooks: Enhancing Student Engagement and Critical Thinking in the Classroom - Ideas and Resources
In this post, we'll explore some of the benefits of using paper interactive notebooks in education and provide tips on how to use them in the classroom.
Weekly Report
AI Hallucinations, Storytelling, and Note-Taking
Topics for this week include Artificial Intelligence hallucination, teacher burnout, and how to effectively teach students how to take notes.
Education
Do The Hard Thing
It's the hard thing that opens doors and makes things happen.