TL;DR: An interview is an opportunity for you to explain why this opportunity is the right one for you. Use your interview to tell the committee who you are, not just what you’ve done. Don’t Just Read Your Resume: Interview Tips Happy Spring. To some, this is the time to celebrate the blossoming of tulips and the melted snow. To … Read More
Sorry – Brain Break Games
Do you have dusty board games on the shelf? Upcycle this classic into a game that could be played using any subject! Sorry Sorry is a board game that consists of rolling a die and moving primary-colored pawns spaces for the desired destination of “Home”. Using the game as prescribed would be effective in a primary setting to practice social … Read More
Episode #155: Tar’kesa Colvin
Tar’kesa Colvin is an Award-Winning Publishing Coach & Consultant, wife, mother of 4 (including 2 fur babies), and a Bestselling Author who can be seen in The Huffington Posts, Thrive Global Medium, and the SBA’s SCORE – Birmingham Chapter. She worked in Healthcare Management for 10 years completing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, then a Master of Business … Read More
Building Connections with EL Students
TL;DR: Build an “EL Family Wall” in your classroom. Build connections between your students. Create a bond and feeling of belonging in the classroom. Building Connections with EL Students Each day, I meet with 10 groups of EL students from grades 1-8. One of their favorite weekly activities occurs every Tuesday: Voting Day! We have three whiteboard “zones”: Zone 1, … Read More
Productive Struggle
TL;DR: What does a healthy or productive struggle look like in a classroom? Design classroom instruction with the end in mind and support students through a struggle. The opportunity to struggle through something offers so many benefits to kids! Student understanding requires productive struggle. Do students enter a risk-free classroom or do they engage in productive struggle on a regular … Read More