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The Principal’s Pet: A Cautionary Tale

…in their room to observe. Very few of the strategies ever got implemented in any kind of school-wide way. The negative people got more negative and the elite teachers threw up their hands. See? we said. We knew this would happen. And the gap widened. Part 3: The Shiny New Classroom Around this same time, our building underwent a major renovation that added a wing of eight new classrooms. Brand-new desks, bright white walls, a fresh start for anyone lucky enough to get one. And guess who got one of those classrooms? Yep, me. Of course, I wasn’t the only…

Icebreakers that Rock

…etc. Also, asking them to get in groups base on the color of their eyes is problematic. I have taught in schools were diversity is very low and most of the students physical characteristics are blond hair and blue or green eyes, and only one student with dark hair and dark brown eyes. And this can easily isolate students because of their race and go against inclusion. I’m mentioning this, because I’ve been that student who was asked in elementary school: “why do you wear the same shoes everyday?” And also, I’ve been the only Hispanic student in a classroom….

8 Things I Know for Sure About (Most) Middle School Kids

…lol) and the title of this caught my eye because I am usually nothing like the other kids my age. While I read this I found that I did not relate to 1, 3, 5, 6, and kind of not 7, but usually, I don’t tell my parents anything unless it’s important, and 8. So that’s why the title caught my eye because I knew it would most likely not be accurate according to me. This article is awesome because it relates to most middle schoolers, but I have a suggestion. For some people, like me for example, most of…

Introducing the HyperRubric: A Tool that Takes Learning to the Next Level

Debbie Brown This is genius! In my state (Idaho), we never closed down and I love the rotating stations idea! I would also post these rubrics, complete with hyperlinks, on Google Classroom. Thanks! On another topic, now that many people are back in the classroom, teachers are going all out on classroom setup. How about another episode of “Classroom Eye Candy”? Jennifer Gonzalez I have definitely been thinking about it, Debbie!! 🙂 Claudia Does anyone know if we can add links to rubrics on Canvas? My district is using canvas instead of Google Classroom. Margaret Harris-Shoates Hi, Claudia! I don’t…

Quality-Check Your Tech: 6 Strategies

…the chromebooks. When something does work, I make a protocol sheet for the students: how to login, how the basic functions work, then model all this through the overhead projector onto the screen. Yes, this takes class time, but if the tool REALLY has added value to class it’s worth the time and effort. Also, you can break down tools with the SAMR model. What are you using this for, what is the goal when students use this. To many times the district comes through with some eye candy tech piece, it looks great, but adds no value to the…