Teachers spend 8-10 hours a day at school. We need to be prepared for anything and everything. We also want to keep students from having to make unnecessary trips to the office for things that we can easily store in our classroom. These teacher desk supplies will save you! Maybe you will use these items never or 100 times. It doesn’t hurt to be prepared! (Check out the comments for ...
4 Time Wasters to Stop as a Teacher
The beginning of the school year is when we have the best intentions for how the school year will go. Let’s keep this energy up by committing to stop doing these 4 time wasters. These time wasters lead to stress and burn out - I can personally attest! LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCAST | SPOTIFY Point 1: Stop Bringing Your Work Home This may seem like the opposite of a time waster since ...
How to Teach Routines & Procedures that Stick
You may have the best routines and procedures planned for your classroom, but if you don’t effectively teach students HOW to implement those routines, then you and your students will not reap the benefits of time and energy saved. LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCAST | SPOTIFY Step 1: Brainstorm the Routines You Want to Teach The first thing you as the teacher need to do is KNOW all of ...
First Day of School Routines and Procedures
The first day of school is upon us which comes with the question - should I teach rules/expectations on that first day or do something fun? I believe that you can do both. Routines and procedures are built into everything that happens in your classroom. Whatever you decide to do on the first few days of school, teach the routines and procedures that are required for them to be ...
6 Tips for Classroom Set-Up
Classroom set-up is my favorite back to school task! It is time to deck out our classrooms! Easily one of the best and most stressful parts of being a teacher. I have some tips on how to make classroom set-up efficient and stress free. LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCAST | SPOTIFY 1. Prioritize If you want to do something magical in your classroom to make it homey and ...
Making Changes vs Staying the Course
If you are a teacher who is seeing the online teacher community buzzing with words like “grids” or “centers” and feel a little overwhelmed, then this post is for you. Oftentimes, we see other teachers implement new strategies or techniques, and think to ourselves, “Should I be doing that too?” Making changes in your classroom needs to approached with thoughtful consideration. LISTEN ...
How to Differentiate in Middle School Math
Today on the blog (and podcast), we have Marissa McCarthy! She is an amazing teacher who uses Maneuvering the Middle resources to teach and differentiate for her 6th grade students. She is a whiz at small groups and a wealth of knowledge. Marissa has just wrapped up her 13th year of teaching math in Ohio. She has earned her masters in gifted education, previously coached her ...
What is All Access Math Curriculum?
We are so excited to announce the launch of our All Access membership community for middle school math and algebra 1 teachers! Our math curriculum is receiving some fun changes! LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCAST | SPOTIFY Some Context Our MTM team worked hard to create resources that would be helpful for teachers and students when the education world changed in an instant. In the ...
The Self-Paced Classroom
We are diving deep into the Grid Method with Jodi Rookhuizen. She runs a self-paced classroom using our Maneuvering the Middle resources and the Grid Method. Scroll down to grab a Grid freebie to get yourself started with the Grid Method. LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCAST | SPOTIFY Who is our expert on the self-paced classroom? Jodi lives in Billings, Montana. She taught middle ...
Are Math Video Lessons Effective?
Teaching has changed so much in a year and a half. With many schools going back to face to face next year, it begs the question - are video lessons here to stay? Will the use of this technology continue and if so, what will it look like? LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCAST | SPOTIFY Maybe a way to phrase the question is - are video lessons effective? Effective teaching practices stick ...