TL;DR: We teach our students to advocate for themselves and voice their ideas and opinions. Often, we hesitate to do the same for ourselves. It is important to be an advocate for ourselves, our colleagues, and our students. Your Voice Matters I am a hypocrite. I also teach fifth and sixth grade. On my classroom wall are letters, each a … Read More
In Praise of Split Classes
TL;DR: A split class is a class created with students from two different age groups. Split classes allow you to form deeper relationships with students. Students are seen as individual learners in a split classroom. A split classroom allows students the opportunity to lead younger students. split class: a class grouping that includes students at two adjacent grade levels (for … Read More
Sailing Your Own Ship
TL;DR: Shutting down a student’s behaviour in the moment can be effective short term but damaging in the long run. Knowing my students and what they need to be their best selves is part of my mission. Addressing students’ behaviors privately and maintaining a trusting safe environment are essential in my classroom. Sailing My Own Ship: Am I doing it … Read More
My Grid Rookie Lessons: It’s Elementary!
TL;DR: Differentiating math instruction and meeting all of your learners’ needs can be challenging. The Grid Method changed this for me and my students. There have been many rookie mistakes made, but I continue to grow and so does my class. I confess to being an elementary Grid Rookie. Our elementary schools in Québec include Grades K through six. In … Read More
Lessons Learned from My Less-Than-Optimal Day
TL;DR: Everyone has hard days when nothing seems to go right. What can you learn from those days? How can you flip your perspective? This post shares 6 lessons learned from a less-than-optimal day. Lessons Learned from My Less-Than-Optimal Day Folks, today was less than optimal. I forgot to do attendance. Again. A couple of my lessons flopped, resulting in … Read More
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