End of Year by Tiffany Creager As we end this school year, I am witnessing and experiencing the complexity of feelings among school staff. This school year that started with so much hope and longing for a return to… Continue Reading…
April 26, 2022
Fostering Life-Long Reading Habits: THE POWER OF A READING STACK by April Connelley The routines and rituals that put books in our hands are important. They aren’t just crucial for personal growth, they are critical lessons that we need to… Continue Reading…
March 30, 2022
Making Connections Creates Long-Term Learning by Bill Reed I was working with a school and the teachers started talking about the NCAA Basketball tournament. I quickly zoned out as with my basketball prowess I have no interest in basketball… Continue Reading…
March 10, 2022
Reducing Test Stress Strategies for standardized test anxiety By Tiffany Creager My family moved from Michigan to Indiana in April of 1988, the end of my 2nd grade year. Upon joining my new class, my teacher did an… Continue Reading…
February 8, 2022
Mentors People who point us in the right direction! By Bill Reed As you begin your career, mentors are invaluable. They help you stumble through all that you do not know when you start. They are there to listen… Continue Reading…
Behavior • Employability Standards • Leadership • Social-Emotional Learning
February 22, 2022
Employability Skills: Mindset 5 ways to encourage lifelong learning and self-confidence in your classroom through the teaching of growth mindset By Tiffany Creager Employability skills are a set of skills outside of technical or academic competencies that are desired… Continue Reading…
Behavior • Leadership • Teachers
January 26, 2022
5 Simple Ways to Improve Teacher Morale & Decrease Principals’ Stress Written by Dianne McKinley Just when we thought education was one of the most stressful jobs on the planet, BOOM, it got more stressful. Educators are reporting record… Continue Reading…
Classroom • Curriculum & Instruction • Science
January 14, 2022
SAT: Process and Literacy Standards for Science Written by Bill Reed Many people think the two most important subjects on the SAT Assessment are English and Mathematics. That is NOT a true statement. The most important subjects on the… Continue Reading…
January 7, 2022
Teaching Organizational Skills by Tiffany Creager One of the top ten New Year resolutions each year is to get organized. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t always on my list of things I’d like to change about… Continue Reading…
January 3, 2022
Science: The Beauty, Wonder, and Fun! by Bill Reed I was reminded that I am a S.T.E.M. person. Yes, I focus on the M. <Best> part of S.T.E.M., which we all know is Mathematics. Yet, Science, Technology, and Engineering… Continue Reading…
