How would you plan a lesson for a standard about 9th grade reading literature where you compare and contrast a representation of a subject in two artistic mediums?

The United Way in our area just shifted their focus and formed a School Readiness team… and we attend Summits every couple of months. Do you have anything like this in your area? What are they focusing on?

Math that mooves you.

Digital literacy tools can play a significant role in supporting literacy development across grade levels by providing personalized and engaging experiences for students.
In what ways do you think this is beneficial?

Yes you are!

How can you foster a positive classroom environment?

Get to know each of your students

-Greet them at the door each morning

-Use their interests when communicating with them

-Honor their talents

Encourage your students to interact in positive ways with one another

Praise your students in public. Discipline them in private.

Introduce non-violent ways to solve conflicts.

Praise your students for taking challenges even if they aren't successful

How do you modify your teaching when you have a significant number of students out with illness? For example, today half my Kindergarten students are out sick today, and I am reviewing some ideas with the students who are here while introducing a few new things that I can review as students slowly return. How do you handle situations like this when one or more students are absent?

Causation or correlation?

What is tough for kids about being social?

Once a year our district partners with the local Great Start Family Coalition and we put on a Parent Academy - an evening where families can come to learn more about supporting their child/children at home to develop language and literacy skills. Local businesses provide supplies i.e. puppets, playdough, books etc. and parents rotate through interactive centers. In these centers they learn how to create reading spaces in their homes and so much more!
What are some effective ways to engage families in supporting their child’s literacy development at home?

What are some ways you are integrating technology into your classroom this year?

Family Engagement

A quality assessment tool is one that accurately measures what it is intended to measure, provides consistent results, and is fair to all students regardless of their background. The key elements that contribute to the quality of an assessment tool are validity, reliability, and the minimization of bias. How do you ensure the tools you are using to assess your students meets all of these requirements?

I’m loving this idea—what are some ways you build discussion with your students?

I am searching for some new dramatic play themes for my kindergarten classroom this year. Any suggestions or ideas I should try?
I have already decided that I will add in:
-coffee shop
-weather station
-garden center

Here is a quick video on one of the many ways you can use playdough to aid in reading fluency!

What are some strategies you’ve used to build positive relationships with school personnel?

Establishing professional relationships is a cornerstone of the teaching profession. While we all aim to build positive relationships, there are always challenging situations.

Building positive relationships requires understanding of diverse cultures, various personality styles, and different perspectives. It also requires the ability to effectively communicate and function in a political educational environment. Finally, it requires always treating students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and other school personnel with respect.

Do you know of any grants for family engagement?

How can I keep track of how my students are progressing in literacy small groups?

This is something I just recently started doing with my third through fifth grade intervention students: when we have an exit ticket, I will leave some highlighters next to the turn in bin. Students highlight their name when they turn in the assignment: green if they feel like they got it; yellow if they feel like they mostly have it; and orange if they are still struggling. This provides them some self advocacy and allows them to share with just me that they may need more help or that they felt great about the assignment!

What are some ways you practice self-assessment with students?