How often do you search for ways to help your students with overcoming reading comprehension challenges? You may be thinking: “I’ve tried everything, followed the curriculum guide and program resources, given students articles to read and assigned homework, worked with…
How to Have Successful Conferences for Multilingual Language Learners Leading successful parent teacher conferences for your multilingual language learners can be stressful for some educators. Add another layer related to parent language barriers to the mix, and there may be…
Are you ready to have a successful parent teacher conference? Do you look forward to these opportunities to connect with parents? Most teachers I talk to do not like conferences. They say conferences are extra prep work and there is…
Did you know engaging family activities is a powerful tool to make a positive impact on student learning and achievement? However, as a teacher, it can become challenging to figure out how to support this family interaction. In this blog…
Best Practices for Handwriting Instruction What are the best practices for handwriting instruction? What do you mean? Isn't handwriting instruction teaching children how to form letters? When done properly, handwriting instruction is so much more than just forming letters. In…
Building Strong Foundations Through Handwriting Why teach handwriting? In our digital age, where keyboards and touchscreens dominate our communication, handwriting might seem like an unnecessary skill in the twenty-first century. However, its importance to learning remains undeniable. From building strong…
5 Simple Strategies to Welcome Newcomers at School What is a newcomer? According to www.dictionary.com, a newcomer is a person that has recently arrived. In this article, we will learn strategies focusing on how to welcome newcomers to your classroom.…
Celebrate Independence Day Looking for some great ideas, activities, and events to spice up your Canada and Independence Day celebration and provide some learning for kiddos? Look no further, I've got you covered! Both Nation Days are a perfect opportunity…
School is out, summer is here, and now it’s time to figure out how to celebrate the solstice! I know, I know. Right now, you're sitting at home, resting after a long year of the "school hustle and bustle". Perhaps…
School's Out! School is out for summer!!! The anticipated excitement for upcoming plans and fun opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities is on or will be on the daily agenda!! I know teachers and parents are just as excited as kids…
Eighteen days to go until the end of the school year is upon us! There are still so many things to complete . . . projects, review work, grades, end of the year activities, and reflecting on the current year…
Yeah!!! Yeah!!! This is the sound of students, parents, and teachers on the last day of school. Anticipating the fun ahead: travels, plans for sleeping in, vacations, get togethers with friends, sleepovers, baseball games, outdoor fun, swimming, camping, . .…
Action Research: Question Question: How can teachers improve student engagement and motivation in assessment and increase achievement? Increasing student motivation and engagement are areas every educator wants to see increase. The question is ~ How can educators effectively increase these…
Have you heard the buzz? You may have heard of several terms, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, and OpenAI, recently in educational journals, websites, or even in your classroom conversations. In this post, I'll be discussing ChatGPT, an innovative tool that's revolutionizing…
Teaching Struggling Writers One of the instructional challenges teachers face is teaching struggling writers how to write. I don't know about your training, but in the education programs I have reviewed, there are no courses on "how to teach writing".…