Time Management 101 for the New Year

Teach Better TeamBlog, Classroom Management, Lesson Planning

TL;DR: Managing your time better leads to enjoying teaching and life more. Setting goals can help you be productive and avoid burnout. This New Year, I wanted to encourage you to manage your time. Your busy time, your spare time, and your alone time. I can’t think of a better time to blog about this topic than now as we … Read More

How Does Your School Team Determine Priorities?

Steven WeberBlog, Classroom Management, Leadership, Lesson Planning

TL;DR: Determine your school’s priorities by having clear collective commitments. Have a plan for the implementation of your goal(s). Determine how you will measure growth. Reflect on what is being omitted in order to focus on your goal(s). Celebrate when you reach your goal(s). Determining School Priorities In schools around the world, a common practice is the development of a … Read More

Reconnect Happier

Suzanne DaileyBlog, Classroom Management, Differentiation, Innovation, Lesson Planning, Reflect Better, Student Engagement, Teach Happier

TL;DR: We can try many things to reach our struggling students, but have you tried asking them what they need? Provide students with an opportunity to give you feedback, like a Teacher Report Card, so you can better respond to their needs. Being open to receiving feedback and making changes in response leads to improved connection and belonging. Reconnect Happier … Read More

Highlights of 2022: In Case You Missed It

Teach Better TeamBlog, Classroom Management, Differentiation, Grading & Assessment, Innovation, Leadership, Lesson Planning, Mastery Learning, Personalized Learning, Reflect Better, Self-Care, Student Engagement, Teach Happier, Teacherpreneur

Highlights of 2022: In Case You Missed It This post shares highlights of Teach Better blog posts in 2022. Categories for posts include SEL, Management, Instructional practices, Connections & Collaboration, Development & Improvement, Leadership, Self-Care, Reflection, and monthly series. SEL Carrying Heavy Things: Support Our Students by Matthew J. Bowerman The Secret of Building Resilient Kids by Pamela Hall Random Acts … Read More

Making The Abstract Concrete

Meghan PahlkeBlog, Differentiation, Lesson Planning, Student Engagement

TL;DR: Students sometimes struggle with abstract concepts and need concrete examples. Write stories to help teach them these concepts. As educators, we strive to meet the needs of all of our students and build in as much differentiation as possible.  While our students dive deeper into the Depth of Knowledge levels and more secondary curricular content, students may need scaffolds … Read More