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Free Printable: Literacy Sticky-Note Reminders
Master Teacher Jo Lynn Burke, a 5th grade teacher focusing on reading, writing, and history, has created a document that can be used in multiple grade levels and across disciplines. She states, “This...
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The Value of Making Mistakes
No one enjoys making mistakes. We disdain “learning the hard way,” and much effort is centered around avoiding mistakes. Mistakes require time and effort to correct, and errors aren’t always easily...
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Working Together…Apart: Part 1
As a teacher, one of my greatest professional joys was being able to collaborate with so many other wonderful educators over the years. This took many forms, from sharing a planning period with...
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Working Together…Apart: Part 2
In my last post, I illustrated the ways in which teachers without a common planning time or common location could collaborate using technology. But what about teachers who, for whatever reason, don’t...
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Two Kinds of Writing We Ask Students To Do: Part 1
There were days I did so much writing in school that I had a callous on my middle finger (or, on easy days, at least a semi-permanent indentation). The sharp point of my pencil had been worn to a nub,...
View ArticleAre We “Scaffolding Away the Rigor”?
A recent discussion with some colleagues resulted in one educator asking if we tend to “scaffold away the rigor” when working with reluctant learners or students with extra learning needs. I am a big...
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A Cycle of Learning: One Peek into a CSG
Wouldn’t it be powerful to see one teacher’s lesson be enacted from the planning stage to the final assessment? Here’s just one example of a cycle of teaching and learning from JoLynn Burke’s...
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From Face-to-Face to Screen-to-Screen: Moving Collaboration Online
We are all aware of the many benefits of collaborating with colleagues, and there are many teachers who choose to collaborate with their colleagues online instead of in-person during their...
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Secrets of Designing a Motivating Classroom
“What does it take to get kids motivated these days?” Perhaps every teacher has asked this question at least once in his or her career. In working with a generation of students with the world at their...
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What’s Happening This Month: December Highlights
There’s quite a bit of variety in what’s occurring in CSG mentor teachers’ classrooms and communities this month. We could easily feature each teacher in her own blog post, but this week, here are some...
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