Discussion Board… “DiSSS & CaFE” – Tim Ferriss’ Approach To Learning, And How It Relates To The Classroom 30 Jan 201830 Dec 2017 Have you heard of 'DiSSS' or 'CaFE'? These is Tim Ferriss' framework for mastering new information, and it's perfect for the classroom setting.Continue reading "“DiSSS & CaFE” – Tim Ferriss’…
Reading Strategies Looking For Reading Articles That Deal With Memorial Day? 25 May 201716 Oct 2017 Memorial Day is right around the corner, and one of the most effective teaching strategies is to combine the curriculum with real life. Now you can do just that with…
Assignments… Sarah Plain & Tall – KWL Chart 1 Dec 20151 Dec 2015 Today's focus for Book Club is on the book, Sarah Plain and Tall, which is an easy read I selected to read with my students during the M-Th 30 minute class sessions.…
Book Club… Contemporary Music & Reading 24 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 “Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?” I pulled one of my Book Club students aside after class. He had been dozing on and off the entire thirty…
8th Grade Reading… “Us & Them” Comic 20 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Students need a break from the same-ole-same-ole. That's why I wanted to create a comic activity to spice things up! My students were reading "Those Who Don't," one of the…
Book Club… Text-to-World Connections 18 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 As my Book Club students grasped text-to-self connections, it was time to move to text-to-world. To help them understand this, I created a PowerPoint/Google Presentation and walked through it with…
