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Where’s My Classroom Observation?

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12

According to the Primary Sources: 2012 report, classroom evaluations are too infrequent despite an emphasis on accountability...

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Finish Off the Year With Amazing Summer Reading Plans

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Reading

Tips and tricks to keep your students turning pages all summer long!

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What Do You Do When Your Class Catches Spring Fever?

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Dance | Music | Outdoor Activities

Strategies to tackle spring fever and keep kids focused, from brain breaks to outdoor activities.

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Saying Goodbye

Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Classroom Management | Teacher Tips and Strategies

Helpful suggestions to ensure that your students have a a smooth, social transition into summer and the new academic year.

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Hands-on Science for All Learners

Grades 6–8 | Biology and Life Science | Birds | Teacher Tips and Strategies

In this engaging science lab, students dissect an owl pellet to better understand the digestion process.

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Literacy

What Do I See? What Do I Know? (Visual Literacy)

A lesson plan to help students connect prior knowledge and experience to the pictorial representation of characters and events in a book...

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Assessment

What Are Formative Assessments and Why Should We Use Them?

By Judith Dodge

Tips for using formative assessments to help you differentiate instruction and improve student achievement

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Classroom Management

Organizing Small Groups: Do You Know All the Options?

By Linda Shalaway

Eight helpful grouping techniques and tips to help you implement them in your classroom

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New Teacher

Over the years I’ve noticed that things tend to fall apart, socially speaking, at the end of the school year. Maybe you’ve noticed this...

Saying Goodbye
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