When Students’ Attention Wanders, Switch It Up
By Stephanie Farley So this always happens in February: emboldened by the success of previous lessons or routines, I fall into the habit of keeping that routine in place. Structure!…
Does Math Class Have To Be Fun All Year?
A MiddleWeb Blog I overheard a fellow math teacher say to another teacher, “I’m trying to make it fun!” Immediately I was hit with a wave of guilt. Fun has…
How Students Can Engage with Content and Each Other
Teach for Authentic Engagement By Lauren Porosoff(ASCD, 2023 – Learn more) Reviewed by Laurie Miller Hornik I came to read Teach for Authentic Engagement with particular interest because I had…
Start the New School Year with Super Ideas from MiddleWeb
Who will be coming in your classroom door this fall? Upper elementary kids who are still thinking concretely? Young adolescents who suddenly aren’t themselves, sometimes feeling childish and other times…