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Classroom management can be one of the greatest challenges of teaching. Here are some simple classroom management strategies that you can start using tomorrow in your middle school or high school classroom!

Looking for a simple, research based, no-prep test prep strategy to help your students get ready for their next exam? Here is my favorite method! 
Simple No-Prep, Research Based Test Prep Strategy

Looking for a simple, research based, no-prep test prep strategy to help your students get ready for their next exam?…

Make lecture fun with Notes Bingo! Transform the note-taking process from a mundane task into an interactive game that motivates students to stay focused and engaged throughout the lesson.
Make Lecture Fun with Notes Bingo!

Make lecture fun with Notes Bingo! Transform the note-taking process from a mundane task into an interactive game that motivates…

All teachers want to increase student engagement. When your students are engaged, the lesson sings! It is like magic, seeing alert faces, excited about the topic at hand. Time flies by! You do not even want class to end. 
One Simple Way to Increase Student Engagement

All teachers want to increase student engagement. When your students are engaged, the lesson sings! It is like magic, seeing…

Using Google Forms for Daily Differentiation in the Classroom
Daily Differentiation in the Classroom with Google Forms

Differentiation in the classroom is one of the best ways to meet students where they are, and move them forward.…

Easily turn any website into an interactive virtual lesson!
Turn Any Website into an Interactive Virtual Lesson

With one simple Chrome Extension, you can easily turn any website into an interactive virtual lesson- in minutes! Highlight text,…

Instructions to create your own Bitmoji virtual classroom with Google Slides.
Make a Bitmoji Virtual Classroom with Google Slides

Need a break from Google Classroom? Google Slides makes it simple to create, and easy to share a personal virtual…

Google forms in the Classroom to give instructions
Results! Classroom Management & 21st Century Skills

Learn how this teacher used a points system and the 21st Century Skills as a classroom management tool. Read this…

Teach Digital Lessons using Google Forms
How to Make Digital Lessons with Google Forms

Make digital lessons with Google Forms! Perfect for distance learning, a substitute day, or to differentiate for your students!

Best Way to do Test Corrections
Best Way to do Test Corrections: Simple & Engaging

We all want our students to learn from their mistakes. Tests are not just a grade, but a measure of…

Ideas for the last weeks of school
24 Ways to Add Fun To the Last Weeks of School

As the school year is winding down, do your students seem to be more wound up each day? They are…

Being a new teacher can so overwhelming! If you are a new teacher,  be encouraged, we all felt the same way that first year. You have come so far already, you have a lot to celebrate! Next quarter is a chance to grow just a bit more. Take what you are already doing well, and with just a few simple changes, make it great!
Four Tips for the New Teacher: Growth for Next Quarter

Being a new teacher can so overwhelming! If you are a new teacher,  be encouraged, we all felt the same…

Classroom Management and the 21st Century Skills

The Classroom Management Miracle and  21st Century Skills. This post is the second in a series that began with a…

Points for Classroom Management in High School?

This year I had a particularity  challenging class.  After just the first week of school I was desperate for a solution.  …

cellphones in the classroom
Cellphones In The Classroom? Not a Problem Anymore!

Cellphones in the classroom –  a blessing and a curse in one tiny, expensive package! Leveraged for good, cellphones in…

Five Step Game Plan for Teaching the First Day of School: Middle and High School

The first day of school is the single best opportunity to lay a foundation for the rest of the year.…

Simple Classroom Management Tool – Start Using Tomorrow

Are you looking for a way to reduce conflict in your classroom? Want to improve student behavior? Increase student learning…

Digital portfolios are a great way to showcase student work and progress throughout the year. You or your students can easily create digital portfolios  using Google Forms.
Use Google Forms to make Digital Portfolios

Digital portfolios are a great way to showcase student work and progress throughout the year. You or your students can…

Regular student self reflection is a powerful tool for motivating learners to reach their full potential. It also fosters a growth mindset, encouraging students to embrace challenges and learn from their experiences. By utilizing Google Forms, you can streamline the self reflection process, providing both you and your students with quick access to valuable data.
Use Google Forms for Student Self Reflection

Regular student self reflection is a powerful tool for motivating learners to reach their full potential. It also fosters a…

Information is important! Data about student behavior is so helpful when deciding how best to help our students. But, to be honest, when I am in the middle of teaching, or helping other students, it is hard to stop everything and record student behavior. Google Forms makes data collection a breeze!
Google Forms as a Super Easy Progress Monitoring Tool

To see the data, click the 'responses' tab at the top. Then click the green square near the top right…

Blended Learning – Teach Your Students More in Less Time

Blended Learning is the answer to so many common challenges and frustrations for teachers. Blended Learning will transform the way…