How would you plan a lesson for having students evaluate the significance of key individuals leading to the Civil War? (eg Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Fredrick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abraham Lincoln)
Would you like to start the upcoming school with less stress and feel more organized?
Right now, at the end of this school year, there are things that you can do upfront to make the upcoming school year start out smoothly:
1. Reflect on your Procedures and Routines - What worked? What didn't?
2. Get your room organized by getting rid of things that you will not use.
3. Plan for the First Day (or Week)
* getting to know you games
*first day read alouds
*procedures to teach
*a fun math about me craft
*tips for managing supplies
*community building ideas
4. Map Out Your Year.
Mapping out your lesson plans a year at a time is an effective way to stay organized and focused as an educator. While it may seem like a lot of work upfront, taking the time to plan out your lessons in advance can help you stay on track and ensure that you’re meeting your students’ needs.
5. Get Ready For Open House / Meet The Teacher:
*Introduce yourself with a slideshow
*Provide important dates
*Share your goals and expectations
*Provide a schedule of a "typical day"
What things can you add to this list?
Another favorite family literacy activity that we encourage is a New Year New You - Vision Board! Together as a family - members can create a vision board using magazines, books, or printed words. Each of these represent hopes and goals for the year ahead.
What family literacy activities do you share with your families?
What are your best practices for designing lessons that meet diverse student needs?
I try to connect content to the real world. Today, we were talking about earthquakes, and I related to Hurricane Helene. In math, provide support for students who have not memorized their multiplication facts. Show how they can build a list of multiples to solve the problem. Stop when you are reading a text and have students talk to a partner to check for comprehension. When you are creating your lesson plans, make sure that the activities are varied.
What other ideas can you share to meet these student needs?
Today, and hour into our day, the power went out in parts of the building due to weather. How do you quickly switch your teaching when you have no power or Internet?
What are the key indicators that a student might have a reading disability, and how do you respond to those signs?
What advice do you have for preparing the portfolio and reflection components of the National Board Certification process?
This year our school is using the theme - board games for reading month. We all design and create board games on our classroom doors. We make them interactive so that students and families can enjoy them!
My door is based on the game Mad Gab - and I used the sentences from UFLI to create this fun activity!
What are some efficient ways to track an analyze student data without becoming overwhelmed?
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I would love to share with all of you the FREE program I designed for my RTOY advocacy! It is called Ride and Read! Any insight and or ideas that you could share would be fabulous. I have this idea - but am working on getting sponsors and grants etc. I would love if it could go global. SO many families could benefit from it! Check out more FREE info on my website; www.ginapepin.com. Here is the promotional video: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF6ok8DV0I/UWGwMq-QVjVyWoMSJrfnRQ/watch
There are differences between teaching upper elementary and lower elementary students. Lower elementary students need more scaffolds to help with learning new skills. They really depend on you to be clear when you are explaining what they are learning each day. Having posters to help reinforce the learning is very helpful. The students also rely heavily on word walls for math and sound walls that teach students what sounds look like when you say them. Upper elementary students are more independent and don't need as much explanation when learning something new. They are usually good at working in groups and can explain what their thoughts are.
What are some do’s and don’ts for emailing parents, colleagues, and administrators?
Chemistry is too hard for elementary...or is it? Use this lesson to teach your students more about endothermic and exothermic reactions while they learn the basics of chemistry.
What are some of your most effective methods for building a positive classroom community?
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Find out some very easy ways families can incorporate reading into a morning routine!
How do you find a mentor as a new teacher, without overburdening experienced teachers at your school?
