Jennifer Gonzalez

Time to Take a Look at Your Dress Code

17Feb2019

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Many dress codes unfairly target students in certain populations, doing more harm than good. This guide will help you review and revise your current policy.

Let’s Give Our Teaching Language a Makeover

3Feb2019

by Jennifer Gonzalez

To master this craft, we need to choose our words carefully. This mini-makeover shows how revising our language in common classroom scenarios can send a completely different message.

Global School Play Day: One Day. Nothing But Play.

20Jan2019

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Could your school stop its normal routine for a full day and devote it entirely to unstructured play?

6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2019

6Jan2019

by Jennifer Gonzalez

This year’s collection includes a discussion monitor, a tool that analyzes writing, a virtual reality tour maker, and my favorite new game.

10 Ways Educators Can Take Action in Pursuit of Equity

2Dec2018

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Awareness of educational inequity is important, but we also need to take action. Pedro Noguera shares ten ways educators can do just that.

Get Students Talking with Ongoing Conversations

18Nov2018

by Jennifer Gonzalez

It’s not just a fantasy: This simple system gets every student in your room to have rich conversations with every other student. About content. Really.

To Learn, Students Need to DO Something

4Nov2018

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Too often, we’re expecting students to learn material without asking them to do much of anything with it. Why is this a problem? Where did it come from? And how can we fix it?

What Are the Best Ways to Use Leveled Texts?

21Oct2018

by Jennifer Gonzalez

When it comes to leveled texts, teachers and administrators make some missteps that can negatively impact students’ growth as readers. Here’s what to do instead.

OneNote Class Notebook: A Digital Binder That Will Change the Way You Teach

14Oct2018

by Jennifer Gonzalez

When a single platform lets you share and deliver materials, access student work, and allow students to work together, you can do some pretty incredible things.

Posts by Jennifer

Time to Take a Look at Your Dress Code

Let’s Give Our Teaching Language a Makeover

Global School Play Day: One Day. Nothing But Play.

6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2019

10 Ways Educators Can Take Action in Pursuit of Equity

Get Students Talking with Ongoing Conversations

To Learn, Students Need to DO Something

What Are the Best Ways to Use Leveled Texts?

OneNote Class Notebook: A Digital Binder That Will Change the Way You Teach