Management… Prepping Students for Library Research 10/21/202405/10/2025 Mary Ruge, Librarian at Grand Valley State University, generously consents to share the slides used when presenting to the Freshman Comp class my daughter, Roz Roseboro, teaches. The students responded…
Materials… Gayle J. Sands, McDaniel College, Westminster, Massachusetts 12/02/2023 Learning the Language of the Land You know the value of a broad, rich vocabulary, even if you just visit a different area of the nation and not some exotic…
Assessments/Rubrics… EMPOWERING LEARNERS – Contributors 10/24/202312/07/2023 We know the value of collaboration, so despite each of our 40-plus years of teaching experience, Susan Steffel and I invited and received contributions to the content of our new…
Diversity/Inclusion… CHOICE BOARDS – Ways of Showing Knowing 04/11/202304/11/2023 You've heard about alternative ways to offer student choice in ways they can show what they are learning using their preferred or dominant intelligence style. Consider CHOICE BOARDS. In your…
Diversity/Inclusion… Readings: Responding Deeply 02/15/202201/31/2022 Having a range of prompts on hand encourages students to consider a wider range of reasons what they read speaks to or for them. Consider adapted the Nine Yardsticks of…
Management… Worth Your Time and Theirs 08/16/202108/10/2021 Steps Towards Efficiency and Effectiveness Review the video, "The Why of Homework" Decide the REASON/PURPOSE for each ASSIGNMENT Create assignments that FULFILL that purpose Share that purpose with the…
Morale… Mindful Reflection for Morale 05/15/202105/11/2021 An online friend planning to join this professional journey as a classroom teacher asked, “What do you recommend for someone just starting out?” We met on ZOOM for about forty-five…
Assessments/Rubrics… Bored With Grading? 04/28/202104/20/2021 Fresh Options Educators are easily bored if we have to assess the same work the same way over and over again. However, those who find alternative ways to measure learning,…
Diversity/Inclusion… Hispanic Heritage Month – Day TWO – Challenge to Write 09/15/202005/06/2020 Day Two: Honor a Leader (Honrar a un Líder) Hispanic Heritage month, September 15 -- October 15 is a time of year to pause and reflect on the rich history,…
Management… Preparing to Teach Poetry 03/14/201905/05/2020 Here link to lesson Preparing to Teach Poetry" presented at GVSU March 10, 2015 and based on Poetry T.I.M.E. described in TEACHING READING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL: Common Core and More (2013)…