The kindergarteners were getting antsy. They had been sitting on the rug for twenty minutes, engaging in the warm-up and first activity of an IM lesson. The teacher, with years of experience with this age group, had anticipated this and had set up centers for the rest...
About half the students had their phones out, despite the school’s no-phone policy. Three girls chatted loudly from their seats near the front of the room. Another girl and boy bantered loudly across two other students. A boy came in and out of the classroom, making a...
This week, we are discussing an Education Week op-ed that made a case for why school principals and other school administrators should join educators and teach. “The practice helps school leaders better understand the challenges teachers face in...
Sometimes we assume that students will just know how to work cooperatively with another person or in a group. If you find that your students do not work well together, or tend to get off task when working with a partner or group, teach them how. It is important...
