Preparing Students for Testing
Students often don’t know what to do when it comes to preparing for testing. Even if they had heard from the previous years’ teacher to
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5 Myths about the NGSS
When I first started hearing about and learning about NGSS I had some misconceptions. It was easy for me to misunderstand and believe the things
Understanding the Next Generation Science Standards
Our state and district have been slow to transition into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and after all the myths I’ve heard, I was
Gauging How Long a Lesson Will Take
When I first started teaching I remember writing lesson plans and worrying that I was not planning enough for the small amount of time that
Speeding Up Classroom Transitions
Classroom transitions can take up a lot of class time. Often the teacher and many students are left waiting on others to finish what they
Using Explicit Teaching
A while back I was sent to a conference that all teachers in my district had to attend. I was not exactly thrilled about going
Examples of I Do, We Do, You Do
A while back I wrote a blog post titled, I do, We do, You do that was quite a hit. But, it also left people
Why You SHOULD Be Using a Preassessment
A while back, I was talking to a friend of mine who is a teacher. Somehow, we got on the topic of assessments, and I
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