Posted inElementary School, Instruction & Curriculum, New Teacher Bootcamp

Where Should I Sit? Flexible Grouping in the Classroom

I remember the old cartoons and movies that depicted classrooms. The students were all sitting in rows of desks. The teacher’s desk was there front and center in front of the chalkboard. My, how times have changed. Today our classrooms look different and students learn differently. There are many ways to arrange classrooms and group […]

Posted inClassroom Management, Instruction & Curriculum, Literacy

Creating Lovers of Reading: Tips for Using a Self-Selected Reading System in Your Classroom

Students come to us with reading levels all over the spectrum. As a new teacher, one of the biggest challenges in my heterogeneous classes was assigning and monitoring their reading. While challenging students with complex texts is not only important but required, it is still essential that our students read and read and read even […]

Posted inFeatured, Instruction & Curriculum, Mathematics, Uncategorized

The Mathematical Workshop Model: How Data, Differentiation, and Classroom Management Combine in an Elementary Classroom

We have all heard of various writing workshop models. Students working diligently on various stages of the writing process: pre-writing, drafting, revising, proofreading and publishing. But how can we incorporate similar structures in the math classroom? To some, this may not be new. Various levels of the math workshop model do exist and so I am […]