Teaching middle school has shown me a few things. One of those things is that middle schoolers have various emotions and thoughts. Allowing our students to keep track of their thoughts is one beneficial way for them to relieve their stress and organize their thinking. Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers are
It is important that teachers are aware of and use inclusive teaching strategies in their daily lesson plans. Classrooms today are very diverse places. The most common example of student diversity is the academic ability levels of your students. In my district, a full-inclusion model is a standard for classes
Preparing students for middle school can be a challenge, but it does not have to be. Check out these middle school prep tips to help students with the transition from elementary school to middle school. These tips are for elementary teachers, middle school teachers and families. It takes a village
Learn some ideas for supporting IEP and ESL students in the middle school classroom.
Effective small group instruction is a key tool to use in any classroom. It is essential in the ELA classroom to help all students achieve success. Small group instruction looks different in every classroom – sometimes it is a structured intervention program, other times it is the teacher working with
Use these differentiation ideas for the ELA classroom to help you plan your lessons. Using effective differentiation strategies can improve your lessons to help students engage and retain class content. We had a great #2ndaryELA Twitter chat on Differentiation in the ELA classroom. Several teachers shared their best ideas during the
This week’s #2ndaryELA Twitter chat focused on ELA classroom inclusion strategies . During this chat teachers shared their ideas and inclusion strategies that they use every day in their classrooms. Q1: What does inclusion look like in your classroom? In your school? The majority of SpEd students in our school
By using highly-engaging rants, your students won’t even realize you’ve channeled their daily rants and complaints into high-quality, writing!
