TL;DR: Regular weekly planning meetings and reflections enhance co-teaching effectiveness. Leveraging each teacher’s strengths creates a dynamic and supportive classroom environment. Standalone support classes complement co-taught sessions, providing tailored assistance to students. For the past twelve years that I have been teaching middle school English, I have worked with seven different co-teachers. Each is amazing and unique in their own … Read More
Episode 137: Collaborative Response with Kurtis Hewson
Kurtis Hewson brings the Collaborative Response framework to us here on the show. Kurtis shares his experiences along with the work that he leads at Jigsaw Learning to help listeners develop systems wrapping every child in a supportive team. That, plus your #peptalk on this week’s show. MORE EPISODES
Episode 104: The Art of ISS with Johnathan Cranford
Johnathan Cranford has created the roadmap to success in ISS via his book The Art of In-school Suspension. Johnathan sits down with Darrin and shares his insights and knowledge for creating a positive and productive in-school suspension room, along with ideas teachers and school leaders can use to make this tier two intervention worth while. That, plus your #PepTalk this … Read More
The Power of Reinvention
TL;DR: The story of the blogger’s dad is shared to demonstrate the power of reinventing oneself. Growth is the heart of reinvention and we won’t fulfill our fullest potential without it. Teach students skills so that each individual can invent and continuously reinvent themselves. The Power of Reinvention: The Story of My Dad My father is one of the most … Read More
Foster Success by Looking in Your Students’ Rearview
TL;DR: When lesson planning, it is important to look at things from different perspectives. Look through your students’ rearview and see life from a different lens. Seeing from the lens of your students will help you foster success. Get to know your students and the things they are interested in, then use what you learned to create a positive classroom … Read More