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Back to SearchMonday Mindset: Victim
If you are always placing the blame on someone else, then you have a victim mentality. The problem is actually about you. There’s something underneat…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 222: Music: An Easy Way to Guarantee Student Engagement
Season 1 Episode 222
Teachers know just how important engagement is in a classroom. Not only do students need to be engaged to learn, but engaging lessons are also essent…
3 years, 5 months ago
Monday Mindset: Creating Evidence for Yourself
When I’m doing something new, I usually have serious doubts. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to accomplish whatever the task may be. This belief syst…
3 years, 5 months ago
Two Easy Review Games to Play with Students - 221
Using games in the classroom can be an easy way to motivate students to review numerous concepts in ELA. To round out April’s four-part series discus…
3 years, 6 months ago
Monday Mindset: Anxiety is a Meteor Shower of What-ifs
If you struggle with anxiety, know that you're not alone. Many of us are dealing with it on a daily basis, including me, so when I heard this stateme…
3 years, 6 months ago
Why Genius Hour is a Middle School "Must Try" Project - 220
The idea of a Genius Hour originated in some of today’s most innovative and groundbreaking companies, and it’s also a great activity to use in your c…
3 years, 6 months ago
Monday Mindset: Normal Nervous
Middle school is a tough time. There are so many things going on in the world and new challenges that our students are facing. High school is approac…
3 years, 6 months ago
Fun Research Project: The Year I was Born - 219
Have you ever struggled to keep your students motivated to learn at the end of the school year? Maybe you’ve been searching for ways to help your stu…
3 years, 6 months ago
Monday Mindset: What’s Hard Now is Easy Later
This is so applicable to every aspect of our lives. Think of something that is hard for you. Maybe it's putting your child back to bed at 2 in the mo…
3 years, 6 months ago
Visual Essays: A Writing Assignment Your Students will Actually Like - 218
Writing essays may not sound like the most exciting activity to your middle school students, but Caitlin and Jessica have a unique idea to freshen up…
3 years, 6 months ago