Do you invite students to be active participants in their IEP process? This time of the year I am busy preparing for annual reviews . Writing multiple IEPs is a lot of work for me, but the biggest contributors to this process are my students . I am always so impressed by how serious my 4th grade students take this process. Because of this process and hearing my students' voices, we have been able to create better IEPs that reflect what THEY tell us they need....
I've never really been a fan of teaching writing, but I always really dreaded when it was time to teach informative writing. Even as a student, research projects were the worst! As a teacher, I especially hated when it was time for research projects to begin. For me, the topic was always too big and I didn't know where to start. I had a hard time staying on topic. I never really knew when it was time to be done researching and time to begin writing. I found that a lot of my students were having the same issues and knew there needed to be a better way. ...
Teaching kindness is just as important as teaching any academics. Choosing to always show kindness is a life-long challenge. It takes a lot of practice and maturity to be able to set aside your initial reaction and choose to show kindness instead. Eventually, kindness WILL be your initial reaction. Isn't that the goal anyway? There seems to be a lot of negativity around us, but you never need to look far to find kindness around you. As teachers, we need to focus on that kindness, highlight it, and encourage more of it. In the classroom, it is important to hold your class to a high standard of kindness. ...
We are headed into parent conference season and that always is a little extra hard on teachers. Conferences can take up a lot of time and energy! But, have you tried student-led conferences? There are so many ways to implement them in your classroom but I can assure you, that if you do, you will LOVE them! We all know that when students take ownership of their learning, they are more likely to put forth more effort in their daily performance. You can read more about having your students set and track their own goals in this blog post . ...
With back-to-school season here, it's a great time to start thinking about implementing student led goals in your classroom! One thing I have found is that students work so much harder when they have created their own goal. They put forth even more effort when they are involved in the progress monitoring. And, boy, do they celebrate their success harder when they reach a goal they set for themselves. Feeling that success makes them crave more! ...
Homework collection can be such a nightmare, especially when you have several sections of students turning in work at the same time. This simple trick will make collecting homework so much more manageable. ...
Yay! The Bright Ideas Link Up is back! I hope you all had a restful holiday season. We had a wonderful time with both kids old enough to understand what was going on. The excitement was electrifying! I am super excited to catch up on some bright ideas from my blogger buddies! I have been inspired by so many wonderful ideas since this link up started last year. My bright idea this month is all about displaying student work in an easy and attractive way. ...
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