Student Engagement Archives

How to Teach Students to Set Data-Based Learning Goals

Teach students to use their own data. This is one of the best ways to teach your students how to take ownership of their learning

Incorporating Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom

We’ve all seen these behaviors in students at one time or another. Often, we see them daily in a variety of forms. Many times, we

Maslow Before Bloom

Maslow Before Bloom suggests that we must consider a child’s most basis needs before expecting them to consider what we are teaching.

Musical Papers: Collaborative Peer Editing Game

One of my favorite ways to teach students to edit their writing pieces is through a collaborative activity that I like to call Musical Papers.

The Big Cheese: Daily Shared Writing That TRANSFORMED My Students’ Writing!

Writing + Community Building = Awesomeness When it was time for me to graduate from the fifth grade, we were told that our culmination theme

Three Ways to Structure Your ELA Small Groups

There are three main ways you can structure your ELA small groups. There is no one right or wrong way to structure them. It just

Turn Your Students Into Expert Researchers

There are of course positives and negatives that come with the sort of access we all have in the 21st century. We have to teach

Using Printable Sticky Notes for Close Reading and Student Engagement

Since learning how to print on post-it notes, I’ve become a little obsessed with creating these cute little guys! I’ve made teeny messages for students,

Ways to Get Your Students Talking (The Good Kind of Talking)

It’s time to take back the classroom. Too often we hear of teachers that teach 90% of their day with their students staying in one

What Is Inquiry Based Learning?

Inquiry-based learning is learning that revolves around a question. It’s a teaching method that harnesses a child’s curiosity and encourages them to learn more because

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