Go Formative is a great tech tool for you to consider is you want to add more technology into your classroom. Let’s talk about Go Formative, and see how our teacher friend and blog follower Lauren used it in the classroom and for distance learning. TECH SPOTLIGHT: GO FORMATIVE What is Formative? With Formative (sometimes Go Formative), teachers can upload traditional worksheets or ...
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Distance Learning with Maneuvering the Middle
In March, when the United States shut down due to COVID-19, the team members at Maneuvering the Middle had an emergency Friday afternoon meeting to discuss how we were going to pivot to support teachers during this unprecedented time. Since then, we were able to support distance learning by providing 16 free instructional videos, provide Google Forms exit tickets on various topics, and ...
6 Ideas for Bell Ringers
Bell ringers, warm ups, or do firsts -- whatever you or your school might call them, they all serve the same purpose: to get students working at the start of class. This helps communicate to students that every single minute of class time is valuable. I have found that when the first five minutes of class run smoothly, the rest of class time will run smoothly (and I can actually take ...
Algebra 1 Short Sales Page
BUY NOW ALGEBRA CURRICULUM YOUR STUDENTS WILL LOVE While minimizing your planning time, reducing your stress, and maximizing student engagement FOR TEXAS TEACHERS NEW RESOURCE DISCOUNTED PRICING Days Hours Minutes Seconds TEACHING ALGEBRA DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT DIFFICULT As former classroom teachers, we understand how teaching is a giant juggling act! You are doing your best ...
Teacher Planner Printables
These teachers planner printables are a game changer! I have wanted to share with you the tool that helped me stay organized as a teacher since…oh… three years ago. But, I never quite got around to it. (Definitely the mark of an organized person.) “What is this tool?” you might be wondering. TEACHER PLANNER PRINTABLES Scroll down to the bottom (or click on any image) to receive ...
22 Must Have Gifts for 2020
The holidays are a wonderful time to be generous and think of others, but what happens when you are asked, “What do you want for Christmas?” I usually give a blank stare. Does that ever happen to you? If so, here are a few gifts for 2020 that you might consider gifting or adding to your own wishlist. 22 MUST-HAVE GIFTS for 2020 Under $20 Cook Once Eat All Week ...
Making the Most of Your Schoology Account
One of your biggest classroom tools is a Learning Management System. Schoology, Google Classroom, and Canvas are all Learning Management Systems (LMS) and are so helpful in the organization of your class and for going paperless. Here are five tips that can turn your Schoology page into a useful tool in your classroom! 1. Organize our home page I like to organize my Schoology ...
Returning from Maternity Leave as a Teacher
Returning from maternity leave as a teacher can feel daunting. Add a classroom and it can feel impossible. When I returned from my maternity leave, I was only the second teaching staff member to have a baby and return in the 4 years I had been at the school, so I felt especially anxious about the transition. I learned so much from both my experience and my mistakes. Since my daughter ...
5 Ways to Use Pear Deck
One of my favorite ways to introduce new content to my students is to use the website Pear Deck. If you are using Google Slides or PowerPoints to share new content with your students, Pear Deck is a tool that needs to be in your digital toolbox. Today, I wanted to share 5 ways to use Pear Deck in your classroom: Pear Deck has generously offered readers an extended trial on the ...
Developing a Number Sense Routine
When we surveyed math intervention teachers about the struggles that students have, there were several themes that we heard, and “a lack of number sense” sums up the most prominent one. From my personal experience, I can attest that number sense does come easier for some students than others. It might be why adults say things like, “I am not a math person.” Is it possible that we are ...