Posted inInstruction & Curriculum

Teaching During A Pandemic: Where The Grades Don’t Count, And Everything Is Made Up

Teachers on social media are posting inspirational videos. School districts are compassionately giving students food, paper packets, Chrome Books, internet connectivity, and yard signs for seniors. Educators are doing the best they can to make a monumental shift–that may become the norm for the 2020-2021 school year. There is a critical component of school that […]

Posted inHigh School

Curbing Student Failure

Students facing failure is one aspect of teaching that we are familiar with. The term “failure” can take on many meanings depending upon the age of the student, course, and whether we mean earning a poor grade or not making satisfactory progress required to meet the class expectations. There are many signs that a teacher […]

Posted inCurrent Events in Education, Elementary School, Kindergarten, The Student Teacher Diaries

Student Teaching Diaries: Is This For a Grade?

When students enter preschool and kindergarten they are excited by learning.  They explore and engage in activities for the sake of what is happening.  Teachers set up experiences and lessons that develop skills and provide learning for students.  As students progress through elementary school, however, they begin to see the association of work for “a […]