Tools to Help You Teach Middle School ELA
You need easier and faster ways to grade. When you teach English Language Arts, assessing never ends! While you can’t always eliminate grading, there are ways to save time. Here are 11 tips you can use to reduce your workload. When you were getting certified to teach ELA, they didn’t tell you the unspoken secret: […] Read more…
Here’s how you can teach digital literacy skills to make sure your students are ready to be thoughtful, well-informed adults. Let’s get started! What is Digital Literacy? First – let’s talk about what it means for our students to be digital literate. In one regard, digital literacy means being able to navigate online and using […] Read more…
As teachers, we are used to providing feedback to our students, but what about when we are at the receiving end? Here are some strategies for dealing with feedback. Read on! Who, what & why? Before determining your response, determine three things: Who is giving you the feedback What they are responding to Why? When […] Read more…
Elementary school teachers can get away with wearing all kinds of cute outfits. What about a middle school teacher’s wardrobe? We have the sharp-eyed teens checking out what we wear…and didn’t you wear that blouse last week? Still, we don’t have to wear boring/safe clothes. Just a few fun pieces added to your basic teacher […] Read more…