Differentiating Grammar Lessons: An Approach
You’re on the stage teaching one of your rock star grammar lessons, and everything is going well…or so you think. As you look out on the sea of faces, you…
8 Manageable ELA Test Prep Strategies
One of the most stressful parts of teaching ELA is standardized test prep. Preparing students to succeed on a standardized test can be frustrating on many levels. Still, teachers as…
5 Student-Centered Ways to Use Rubrics
Rubrics have so many possible uses for secondary teachers. They not only make students aware of grading criteria and help you to assess projects, presentations, and writing in a somewhat…
Improving Reading Fluency in High School
Do you have students sitting in your high school class who struggle to read fluently? Sure. We all do. The problem is that most teaching programs do not prepare secondary…
Avoiding Plagiarism: Teaching Tips and Lesson Plans
Avoiding plagiarism can be a tricky topic to teach. It’s important for teachers to make students aware of the consequences and to empower them with the digital literacy tools they…
Important Reading Strategies for Middle and High School
Are you teaching a range of readers at the middle or high school level and looking for ways to scaffold comprehension of complex texts? In this post, you’ll find reading…
How to Motivate Struggling Readers
Teaching reluctant students? Wondering how to motivate struggling readers? Keep reading. In today’s post, I’m sharing some of my favorite ways to connect and encourage students to read when they…
5 More Vocabulary Activities for Older Students
If you want your students to learn words for the purpose of remembering them and actually using them in reading and writing, you need to make sure they engage with…
Holiday Classroom Management Tips for Secondary Teachers
Wondering how you can maintain better control during the exciting seasons? Keep reading for three important holiday classroom management tips for secondary teachers. When you picture comfort and joy of…
How to Teach Shakespeare: Scaffolding Approaches for All Learners
Ever wondered how to teach Shakespeare so that all students are engaged and learning? Are you searching for scaffolding approaches that work? Keep reading. “I cannot WAIT to be challenged…
Scaffolding the Multiple-Paragraph Essay for Struggling Writers
Your students are arguing with you, whining left and right, straying off task, staring at a blank screen, even exhibiting behavior issues. They’ve shut down. You’re only trying to do…
The Importance of Metacognition in Learning
How often do you ask your students to think about thinking? If I am honest with myself, I have done it far less in the past than I am doing…
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