TL;DR: A grid is a full unit and can evaluate a standard, a group of standards, a target, or a key idea. Consider your assessment before fully creating a Grid. Think of each box as a lesson plan. Find the right spot for Teacher Checks with your Grid. The Grid Method can help promote student ownership of their learning and … Read More
BTW Podcast Season One, Episode Five- Having Tough Conversations with Phil Echols
Jen sits down with Phil Echols to discuss his experiences as a beginning teacher, tough conversations that beginning teachers need to have during their first couple of years, and review strategies that can be used to have crucial conversations during your beginning years of teaching. MORE EPISODES
BTW Podcast Season One, Episode Four- Classroom Culture with Elizabeth Merce
Jen sits down with Elizabeth Merce to discuss her experiences as a beginning teacher, the difference between classroom management and classroom culture, how to create a classroom culture that supports social-emotional development and how to create a classroom culture in a virtual environment. MORE EPISODES
I’m Still Standing … Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
TL;DR: Despite all of the obstacles educators face this year, they are still standing. Teachers are seeing the opportunities that lie among all of the challenges. School leaders should provide teachers with flexibility, support, grace, and encouragement. Now is the time to celebrate our teachers and support them in everything they do. Don’t you know I’m still standing better than … Read More
BTW Podcast Season One, Episode Three- How to Support Black Students and Black Beginning Teachers with Dr. Rashad Anderson
Jen sits down with Dr. Rashad Anderson to discuss his experiences as a beginning teacher, how he learned the necessity of building relationships with students, and how we can support Black Beginning Teachers as they enter schools. MORE EPISODES
