How To: Set Better Goals

Jeff GargasBlog, Leadership, Lesson Planning

TL;DR: Four strategies to set better, more realistic goals that you can actually achieve. A bonus fifth step with a review of SMART goal setting. We hear a lot about setting goals. “It’s important to have goals.” “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re already lost.” And the quotes go on and on. So we set goals. Sometimes we … Read More

4 Reasons You Should Love What You Do

Jeff GargasBlog, Leadership, Self-Care

In This Post: Loving what you do is important for many reasons. Four reasons why you should really love teaching and why what you do is important. Ok, let’s be honest; sometimes work can suck. Yep, I said it. Me, Mr “I love Mondays because I love what I do.” Because it’s true. Even when you love what you do, … Read More

Using Conferences for Grading Students

Teach Better TeamBlog, Differentiation, Grading & Assessment, Mastery Learning, Personalized Learning

In This Post The struggle of quantifying mastery with a letter or percent. Grading conferences as a solution to this struggle! Steps to set up grading conferences in your classroom & communicate about them to stakeholders. Feedback from students on grading conferences. In a mastery learning classroom, determining student quarter or final grades can be difficult. How do you assign … Read More

Top 20 Blog Posts to Start 2020

Teach Better TeamClassroom Management, Differentiation, Edtech, Grading & Assessment, Innovation, Leadership, Lesson Planning, Personalized Learning, Student Engagement

In This Post: A look back at my favorite blog posts from 2019. Want to be on this list? Guest blog with us in 2020! As we embark on 2020, I find myself reflecting back on 2019. There’s been a lot of growth and change, much of it positive. And at Teach Better, that is always our goal. Better today. … Read More