Five Things I’ve Learned from Teaching During Covid
Wow! It’s been a minute since I’ve posted! Covid, training, and job changes have made this blogging thing super challenging.
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Author: MCinC
Ten Thoughts about Distance Teaching with Crappy Internet
As I splatter-painted the cabinets in my very first classroom, I never dreamed that I’d be distance teaching out of
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Five Ways to Support Striving Readers During Poetry Instruction
Looking for ideas to help reluctant students in language arts? Here are five ways to support striving readers during poetry instruction.
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4 Free Flipgrid Fliphunts
With all my colleagues learning to teach remotely, I’ve been exploring Flipgrid to try to support them with some cool
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5 Ways to Use Flipgrid In Your Distance Learning Classroom
If you’re looking for an amazing on-line resource for distance and virtual learning, check out the free video discussion app,
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9 High-Quality Free Distance Learning Products For Kids
There’s nothing like good teacher friends during a crisis! I have a group of colleagues who are working together to
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Great Ideas and Books for Teaching Poetry in Elementary School
Welcome to Poetry Month! I love teaching poetry to elementary students, and I look so forward to this time of
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5 Ways to Monitor “Turn and Talk” and Maximize Student Engagement
If your school district is like mine, you probably have a list of high-yield strategies near your computer to incorporate
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9 Ways to Use “Six Word Memoirs” Across Your Curriculum
When Smith Magazine introduced their edgy story-telling concept known as the Six Word Memoir Project, they launched a brevity revolution!
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5 Easy Ways to Build Classroom Community from Day One
We teachers do hear about ways to build classroom community, but standards, curriculum, and data still dominate the conversation. Our
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