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Project Based and Cooperative Learning
How to Teach Project Based Learning - Special Treat Friday
Don't let Project Based Learning overwhelm you, it is a fun process where the students are engaged, learning and using their life skills.
Board but NOT BORING: My Go-to Collaborative Activity for Secondary ELA — Bespoke ELA: Essay Writing Tips + Lesson Plans
For this interactive lesson, students will use the board in order to interact with each other. It also provides a means for assessment during a class period. Students can collaborate and use the board to brainstorm new ideas, share information, or reflect upon the lesson/ activity/ project from th
5 Ways to Use Google Forms During Project Based Learning
If you're looking for ways to use Google Forms during Project Based Learning, click through to keep students engaged, make grading easier, and even more.
Project-based Learning in the ELA Classroom
Increase student engagement and student performance by changing the way you assess!
HOW CAN I BRING GOOGLE APPS AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING TOGETHER?
If you are in education, it’s likely you encounter terms and abbreviations for just about everything possible, everyday. One of the more common ‘buzzwords’ in education today is the idea of project-based learning, or PBL. Today we’re going to discuss how to bring together Google apps and project based learning. What exactly is project-based learning? It ... Read more How Can I Bring Google Apps and Project Based Learning Together?
Scaffolding Instruction
Anticipatory Sets
Using Stations in ELA
Small Group in 2nd Grade: A Peek at my Center Schedule
Setting up for small group in 2nd grade can be challenging! This post outlines one teacher's simple center rotation schedule.
Incorporating Movement in the Classroom
Brainstorming Techniques
When you have a problem to solve but you just can't find a way to tackle it, you may find that brainstorming can help you find the solution. Brainstorming can help you find an innovative solution to a difficult problem. These techniques are easy to learn and apply.
Curriculum, Unit, and Lesson Planning
Plan for Next Year: Organize the Year, Topics & Daily Lessons
Are you planning for the next school year yet? Do you plan out the teaching units and themes for the year? How do you plan your school week? Or even your lesson plans for the day? Here is how to plan out your school year, your weekly topics and themes, and figure out what to teach each day. This is perfect for new teachers and veteran teachers who need to revamp their teaching calendar.
Differentiation and the Exceptional Child
Nerdy Lesson Planning Resources
5 Tips for Writing Marzano Scales
Is it just me, or is it a little bit time-consuming to create unique Marzano scales? What I find most difficult is deciding what content or sub-goal should be at each level under the primary goal. …
20 Creative Bloom's Taxonomy Infographics Everybody Loves Using
If you want some terrific Bloom's Taxonomy infographics that are some of the most popular on the Web, look no further. We've got XX of them for you here.
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Write Effective Learning Objectives | TIPS | Learning & Technology News
Like other taxonomies, Bloom’s is hierarchical, meaning that learning at the higher levels is dependent on having attained prerequisite knowledge and skills at lower levels. You will see Bloom’s Taxonomy often displayed as a pyramid graphic to help demonstrate this hierarchy. We have updated this pyramid into a “cake-style” hierarchy to emphasize that each level is built on a foundation of the previous levels. | Learning & Technology News
Other Pins
How to Engage Readers in Prereading
BCQ is a prereading strategy that makes the prereading process visible to readers. This minilesson will provide your readers with the tools they need to actively engage in prereading. Readers need tools to use before reading to get familiar with a new book. Check out this BCQ Prereading Strategy Minilesson.
Brainstorming Techniques
When you have a problem to solve but you just can't find a way to tackle it, you may find that brainstorming can help you find the solution. Brainstorming can help you find an innovative solution to a difficult problem. These techniques are easy to learn and apply.
How to Teach Project Based Learning - Special Treat Friday
Don't let Project Based Learning overwhelm you, it is a fun process where the students are engaged, learning and using their life skills.
“I Have a Time Machine” by Brenda Shaughnessy Reading Analysis Questions
"I Have a Time Machine" is a great poem for teaching main idea and analyzing how figurative language intersects with theme, point of view, and structure. To help you teach this living poet, I have designed main idea questions, analysis questions, and a symbolism extension activity. Includes a fillable .pdf. Everything is also available in Google Drive. Let me know how this works in your classroom! Teaching living poets is one of my favorite ways to help students connect with literature…
Board but NOT BORING: My Go-to Collaborative Activity for Secondary ELA — Bespoke ELA: Essay Writing Tips + Lesson Plans
For this interactive lesson, students will use the board in order to interact with each other. It also provides a means for assessment during a class period. Students can collaborate and use the board to brainstorm new ideas, share information, or reflect upon the lesson/ activity/ project from th
How to Write a Project-Based Learning Driving Question in 5 Quick Steps
Project-based learning often starts with a driving question. The driving question clarifies the purpose and goals of the experience, which makes the experience as a whole seamless for students. The driving question includes an action, an audience, impact, and more. Check out this blog post for details and a template for writing driving questions. #projectbasedlearning
How to Push the Boundaries of School with Dynamic Learning
Does your classroom offer one-and-done types of learning activities, or does the learning grow, inspire, and evolve throughout the year and beyond? With tools like G Suite for Education that are available 24/7, the learning doesn’t have to stop when the bell rings at the end of class, or when the worksheet is turned in, or even when the school year ends. The learning takes on a life of its own; it becomes dynamic. This concept alone should change the way you think about learning in general…
Revisiting…Gradual Release of Responsibility | Teacher Tips
5 Ways to Use Google Forms During Project Based Learning
If you're looking for ways to use Google Forms during Project Based Learning, click through to keep students engaged, make grading easier, and even more.
Upper Elementary Guided Reading Groups - Ashleigh's Education Journey
When it comes to teaching upper elementary, guided reading groups are one of the most complex areas of planning and instruction. I still remember when I first started teaching thinking, “Okay, I have my groups. Now what do I do.” Hopefully, this blog post will be helpful to anyone who has experienced that same thought […]
Project-based Learning in the ELA Classroom
Increase student engagement and student performance by changing the way you assess!
HOW CAN I BRING GOOGLE APPS AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING TOGETHER?
If you are in education, it’s likely you encounter terms and abbreviations for just about everything possible, everyday. One of the more common ‘buzzwords’ in education today is the idea of project-based learning, or PBL. Today we’re going to discuss how to bring together Google apps and project based learning. What exactly is project-based learning? It ... Read more How Can I Bring Google Apps and Project Based Learning Together?
Scaffolding ELA
ELA scaffolding for various grammar and writing lessons can help meet standards. Strategies for teaching grammar in high school must include scaffolding grammar lessons. Scaffolding options for language arts will help writing activities. ELA scaffolding will reach more students, even reluctant writers. As an example, scaffolding sentence structure is provided to walk you through a successful way to scaffold grammar and to create other ELA scaffolding lessons.
Plan for Next Year: Organize the Year, Topics & Daily Lessons
Are you planning for the next school year yet? Do you plan out the teaching units and themes for the year? How do you plan your school week? Or even your lesson plans for the day? Here is how to plan out your school year, your weekly topics and themes, and figure out what to teach each day. This is perfect for new teachers and veteran teachers who need to revamp their teaching calendar.