Jennifer Gonzalez

Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

27Apr2025

by Jennifer Gonzalez

These nine strategies make it quick, fun, and easy to build retrieval practice into any lesson.

A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning

13Apr2025

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Learn about this teaching model that prioritizes growth and mastery over grades.

5 Listening Skills That Will Improve All of Your Relationships

16Mar2025

by Jennifer Gonzalez

These techniques are easy to learn and will make all the people in your life feel seen, heard, and understood.

How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack

6Mar2025

by Jennifer Gonzalez

You may be able to keep much more than you think.

Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students

16Feb2025

by Jennifer Gonzalez

When we make certain choices, often without even realizing it, we can turn a teaching moment from one that should be clear into one that’s confusing.

Small Changes to Make Your Classroom More Neurodiversity-Affirming

2Feb2025

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Everyone’s brain is different, and if we set up our schools in a way that makes room for many variations, we’ll all be better off.

How to Do a Close Reading Lesson in Any Subject

19Jan2025

by Jennifer Gonzalez

All teachers — not just English teachers — need to be incorporating reading instruction in their classes. Here’s one way to do it.

6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2025

8Jan2025

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Three more AI tools, a platform for creating interactive lessons, a video editor, and a tool that makes text more accessible to everyone.

When Your Classroom Management Goes Off the Rails

8Dec2024

by Jennifer Gonzalez

It can happen to the best of us: classroom management deteriorating over time. By figuring out where the problems are, you can turn things back around.

Posts by Jennifer

Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning

5 Listening Skills That Will Improve All of Your Relationships

How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack

Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students

Small Changes to Make Your Classroom More Neurodiversity-Affirming

How to Do a Close Reading Lesson in Any Subject

6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2025

When Your Classroom Management Goes Off the Rails