Spotlight Articles of the Week

Combating the Chaos: 3 C's for a Well-Managed Classroom 

Rethinking the Role of a Teacher: 3 Practices to Elevate Student Engagement

 8 Ways to Redirect Off-Task Behavior Without Stopping the Lesson 

 How Today's Students are Different and What It Means For You

 I Stopped Holding My Students Accountable and Here is What Happened

What Failing Students Want Us to Remember

Keeping the Focus on the Positve 

3 Fun Strategies for Notetaking   

 Making Failure Harder Work Than Passing

 5 Common Classroom Management Issues in High School

  12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom

Something to think about....."dozens of studies support one simple truth: Replacing reactive admonishments with strategic praise, day after day, is the most effective way for words to motivate students."  (Todd Finley, Making Sure Your Praise is Effective)

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GOHAcademy Teacher Workshops for Pearson Testing    Click on the GOHAcademy link. Then click on "resources" tab at the top. In the drop down box, you can click on Math Homework for Math Resources, Multi-subject Homework, and/or Reading Foundations Homework. There are vocabulary words that are great for studying to familiarize yourself with the content. If you click on the word, it will take you to an explanation about that term.

Pearson Reading Prep Sessions

April 19: (Thursday) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Board)

April 25: (Wednesday) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (KES~Media Center)

May 3: (Thursday) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Board)

May 9: (Wednesday) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Board)

*Note: Bring MacBook and charger to ALL sessions, a pen, paper and study materials.