Instructional Strategies

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To inspire intrinsic motivation in students, schools should focus on nurturing their sense of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and relevance.

How To Differentiate For Your High Achievers - Ideas for easily differentiating instruction for stronger students.

Are you thinking about holding a socratic seminar in your classroom? Or maybe your last whole class discussion didn't work out so well? Read on for why fishbowl discussions are the way to go and how to help students prepare for, participate in, and reflect on class discussions.

We had another class Monday night with our new dual/ELL staff members, and this time we focused on differentiation and what that may look l...

Fun review game...students punch through their choice of cup to reveal a review question. Teacher also puts a treat or homework pass in some or all of the cups.

Integrating art and content in the ELA classroom. Tips and resources.

Implementing Project Based Learning; Learn about different types of projects that can be integrated into an elementary curriculum.

Please welcome: '7 Best Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary' - our new reference poster for busy teachers that contains 7 creative ideas to help you teach new vocab. Click on the image below to

Make the most of your small group instruction with these easy to use student documentation forms.

I’m a teacher. Now what do I do? There are several ways to engage learners in the classroom. Here are a few ideas if you get stuck. Additional resources: ~Mia

Thinking of trying PBLs in your class? Here's 10 tips and ideas to help you make the idea a reality.

Early on in my teaching career, I was fortunate to discover how our students' brains work- literally HOW they learn. This opportunity change...

Many providers have been asking about Circle Time routines. Ours is pretty involved, but we do NOT do everything every day. It depends upon the skill sets we are working upon and the progression of my students. If the weather has been the same for the last week, then it's just redundant to keep repeating it. I'd rather wait until the weather is interesting and discuss it in depth for 1/2 an hour. Since this is primarily a Reggio based program, everything is interactive and most of it is done…

Math Problem Solving Strategies Cheat Sheet for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Math Teachers. 18 Math Problem Solving Strategies to help solve word problems.