Build a Collaborative Classroom with Microsoft Teams 5Aug2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez This seamless platform streamlines your teaching workflow and creates a space for more robust collaboration between your students.
A Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Narrative Writing 29Jul2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez The ability to tell a good story is one of the things that makes human beings extraordinary. Here’s the process I used to teach my own students how to do it.
Quality-Check Your Tech: 6 Strategies 15Jul2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez Is your tech tool doing the work you think it is? Or could it actually be widening the same gaps you’re trying to close?
Improving the Way We Teach About Slavery 17Jun2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez American Slavery is a difficult topic to teach, and for decades, we haven’t been doing a very good job of teaching it. Learn how the Teaching Hard History framework aims to change that.
Noticing the Good Stuff: A Suggested Practice 10Jun2018 by Sherri Spelic We’re aware of the benefits of positive reinforcement for students, but when it comes to our own practice, how actively do we acknowledge our wins as teachers?
What Is the Point of a Makerspace? 20May2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez There’s a lot more to it than cardboard and duct tape.
What Should Your Teacher Book Club Read? 13May2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez Start by figuring out what your goals are.
12 Ways Teachers Can Build their Own Resilience 6May2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez To do the work of a teacher and stick with it long enough to get good at it, you need a level of emotional resilience most other jobs will never require.
How Accurate Are Your Grades? 22Apr2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez Grades impact everything from college admissions to whether students get to go on certain field trips. With so much at stake, how can we make sure they measure what matters?
