Think that planning ideas for math centers are complicated? Think again! If you've been around any space of the internet I own, you'll find I'm all about simple but effective. Work smarter, not harder is my life mantra. And it is no different when it comes to math station planning! The key to creating this ease and simplicity is having stations that are easily prepped, reusable, and options that aren't complicated. If you want to learn how I ... Read the Post...
Math Learning Centers Made Simple and Easy
When I first started using math learning centers in my classroom, I would spend hours planning and prepping for everything every week! They were so time-consuming and the fact that they would only last a day or week made it hard for me to keep them up. I've learned a lot since my first year of teaching (thank goodness!) and am happy to report I am still using math stations but have streamlined the planning and prep that goes into them. ... Read the Post...
Pre-Assessments in a Digital World
One thing every teacher can agree on is that students in our classrooms have holes from the spring digital teaching. Just because we know that they have gaps in their learning doesn't help us know exactly what those gaps are. Enter in pre-assessments. While pre-assessments aren't new, how we create them will have to change in this new world order. I love using pre-assessments in my class at the start of each unit to gage student prior ... Read the Post...
Your One Stop Shop for Planning Next School Year
2020-2021 School Year will go down in the history books for sure! If you are like me and need to have some sort of idea as to how next year might look, I’m here to give you ideas. While I don’t have all the answers (who really does?) I have taught a lot of different ways in my four years of teaching! From block scheduling with 90 minute classes, to using a flipped classroom model, to not even having a classroom, I feel like I have done it all! ... Read the Post...
