Deja vu I love assigning research projects. My heart soars at the thought of young minds searching out information, gleaning scraps of knowledge from the pages of history and finding joy in the sheer act of learning. But then I grade the research projects and, for the most part, my…
Differentiation has been an educational buzz word for several years now, but I recently learned a new way to streamline differentiation in the classroom. Part of our back-t0-school professional development was a presentation based on The Differentiation Workbook by MindSteps Inc. Here’s the gist of what I learned: Students can be grouped…
To be honest, I’m a little overwhelmed. The first day of school is right around the corner and I haven’t done all of the things I wanted to do this summer! Theme parks, water parks and zoo adventures aside, I’m also anxious about the upcoming school year. I’ve done a lot…
There was a time when teaching Social Studies was a downright easy gig. There was a distinct formula to follow that few teachers ever wavered from: Step one: Define vocabulary terms for the chapter using the definitions found in the back of the book. Step two: Read the chapter. Sometimes…