Pair Cards – A fun, easy way to create student groups
Pairing up students can be as easy as talk to your shoulder partner (person next to you) or face partner
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5 Ice Breakers and Games to Play in Your Class
The first few weeks of school are the most crucial time of the year for teachers, in my opinion. It’s
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11. Let them learn what they want, when they want, where they want, and how they want. The most radical
Read MorePencil Give-a-way Project: Build School Culture One Pencil at a Time
Have you ever been hit with an idea late at night and just had to spend the next few hours
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10. Let them Teach the Class Many teachers still insist on being the “sage on the stage” rather than cede
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9. Let them Create their Assessment We are living through an “Age of Assessment.” High-stakes testing is a common term
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8. Let them Interior Design I read about a teacher who starts each year with blank bulletin boards and no
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7. Let them Have a Break 90 minutes is a LONG time for today’s students to focus on anything, even
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6. Let them Use their Technology Oh boy do a lot of us struggle with this one. I know a
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5. Let them Pick their Product From a management standpoint, it’s very convenient to dictate to students how they will
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