Teach Every Day

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! 

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.

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. 

Differentiation in the classroom is one of the best ways to meet students where they are, and move them forward. But how do you find which students need re-teaching, or just a bit of extra practice, or are ready for something more? Daily monitoring of student progress is so important – but it does not have […]

With one simple Chrome Extension, you can easily turn any website into an interactive virtual lesson- in minutes! Highlight text, insert questions, initiate whole class discussion, include videos and even embed Google Forms! It is like a miracle, and I am hooked.

Need a break from Google Classroom? Google Slides makes it simple to create, and easy to share a personal virtual ‘classroom’ with my students.

Learn how this teacher used a points system and the 21st Century Skills as a classroom management tool. Read this post to find out how to let parents know about the Plan,
how to tell students they have lost a point without embarrassing them or engaging in a power struggle, and the results in the classroom! Did it work?

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

We all want our students to learn from their mistakes. Tests are not just a grade, but a measure of where student understanding is. We want to help fill in the gaps, which usually includes some form of test corrections.

But what is the best way to do test corrections? I was searching for a way that truly helped students learn from their mistakes, but did not take up a lot of time. I needed a test correction method that was meaningful, and motivated even hard-to-motivate students.

As the school year is winding down, do your students seem to be more wound up each day? They are excited to begin summer, but you don’t want them to check out on you too soon. Use just a few of these ideas to make those last weeks of school the best weeks of the year – for both you and your students!

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!

The Classroom Management Miracle and  21st Century Skills. This post is the second in a series that began with a desperate need to adjust my classroom management approach. I was losing control of my classroom. After five years of teaching with little or no classroom issues, I was now facing the toughest group of students […]

This year I had a particularity  challenging class.  After just the first week of school I was desperate for a solution.   The class was at the end of the day, they were tired from being at school for eight hours and just wanted out. Students consisted of mostly boys who were best of friends and loved […]

Cellphones in the classroom –  a blessing and a curse in one tiny, expensive package! Leveraged for good, cellphones in the classroom can open up a world of technology based learning for students. But how can teachers utilize their amazing benefits, without the constant battle against distraction?

The first day of school is the single best opportunity to lay a foundation for the rest of the year. For new teachers it may feel overwhelming – but it doesn’t have to be! My first year, I was so nervous on my first day of school! To be honest, I still get nervous on […]

Are you looking for a way to reduce conflict in your classroom? Want to improve student behavior? Increase student learning and motivation? Better classroom management? All of these dreams can come true (or at least get closer to reality) with one simple change to your daily routine.

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. For the teacher, this is an excellent way to track growth and keep a collection of assignments as data.

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.

To see the data, click the ‘responses’ tab at the top. Then click the green square near the top right corner of the screen. This will generate a spreadsheet with all of your data entry!

Just what you need, data to better help your students!

Looking for other ways to keep track of your student’s progress? Check out this post to see how the new AI tool Brisk Teaching can do it for you!

Blended Learning is the answer to so many common challenges and frustrations for teachers. Blended Learning will transform the way you teach, and the way your students learn.  It will… Increase student engagement Help you differentiate like never before Give you more class time Allow ‘you’ to be with every student at one time – they […]