Amping Up Your Read Alouds

Amping Up Your Read Alouds

Amping Up Your Read Alouds I absolutely love to read to children. One of my favorite parts of the day is taking out a good book and reading it to my students. Since reading “The Read Aloud Handbook” by Jim Trelease, I’ve decided to incorporate more reading aloud to...
3 Tech Tools that Differentiate Classrooms

3 Tech Tools that Differentiate Classrooms

3 Tech Tools for the Differentiated Classroom Modern day classrooms usually incorporate some form of tech in their day to day. Some schools go as far as having iPads for each student in every classroom starting at the early primary years, while other schools have some...
Engagement Strategies for any Classroom

Engagement Strategies for any Classroom

Engagement Strategies for any Classroom With the first semester of school wrapped up, and I finally feel like I have a handle on all of this new curriculum. At first, it felt overwhelming trying to tackle all of these new ideas at once. There was a lot of trial and...
Being Reflective vs. Being Critical

Being Reflective vs. Being Critical

Being Reflective vs. Being Critical I consider myself to be a very reflective teacher. It’s why I blog – to reflect on my experiences in the classroom and what I’m learning by reading, connecting with others, and traveling to conferences. I have a strong desire...
Teaching Consent Pt.1

Teaching Consent Pt.1

Teaching Consent: Part 1 It’s my first week back in the classroom, and I’m already racking my brain for ideas on what my first blog post should be. My initial idea was to reflect on my experience going back in the classroom with my newfound knowledge of ELL best...