Diving into Feedback

As we approached the end of the first quarter, I thought about the feedback I had provided to students so… Read more Diving into Feedback

Whoops! Wednesdays – Helping Students Develop a Different Take on Mistakes

I am a big proponent of helping students change their perspective on failure. Rather than thinking of failure as an… Read more Whoops! Wednesdays – Helping Students Develop a Different Take on Mistakes

It is THAT time of the school year. We are in week five of instruction and have begun diving into… Read more “What’s In Your Mailbox?” – Help Students Organize Their Emails

Recently, there has been a noticeable slide in the online participation of some of our 8th grade students. We considered… Read more Student Online Participation Survey – Some Results and Next Steps

Recently I wrote about ensuring we include students in the development of class expectations concerning Zoom participation and camera usage… Read more Improving the Classroom Agreement Process

The 2021/2022 school year has begun! While I am excited about the upcoming adventure, I am not excited about starting… Read more Involve Students in Decisions about Improving Participation

I was thinking ahead to the first days of school, brainstorming new ways to learn about my students and introduce… Read more First Days Introduction Activity

I’ve been struggling with one of my online middle school classes lately. One of my classes is fine – we… Read more Engagement Things

A new colleague joined my middle school team at the beginning of this year. As soon as we met, I… Read more Building Effective Collaborative Teams: It’s Really More of a Heart Than a Science