Save Time With Digital Teaching Slides for Quick Practices and Anytime Problems in Math Expressions
Do you remember hearing “Do The Blue” but don’t remember what it refers to? Quick Practices (K-6th), Daily Routines (K-2nd), and Anytime Problems (3rd-6th) are all parts of the “Doing the Blue” section of lessons in Math Expressions. “Doing the Blue” are the main components of the lesson that should be taught. Quick Practices, Daily Routines, and Anytime Problems are an important part of the process and student learning in math. These practices and routines focus on concepts and skills throughout the year that are needed for student mastery. They build classroom belonging and develop student leaders, as well as...
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Did you know that Elkhart Community Schools has an entire professional development team that is looking to get out into buildings to help you feel successful in the classroom every…
“Ready To Go” Student Directions for IXL
We have made assignments that you can import into your canvas or seesaw class that helps guide students through IXL. We also made a Youtube video (Scroll all the way…
Using Student Assessment Profiles in Your PLC
In this post, we want to take a look at how a student’s “assessment profile” can inform your discussions and decision making as a group. What is an assessment profile?…
Help Students Move from “Renting” to “Owning” Vocabulary: 3 Ways to Build Background by Emphasizing Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary development is crucial to student success, however, overused vocabulary tactics can grow uninspired and tiresome. Read more below to learn about 3 different ways to help move students from…
Formative vs Summative
“If you don't use the results of the common formative assessment to make a difference in student learning, the assessment is summative” (Bailey and Jakicic). The quote from above is…
Gaining Standards Insight Through Your CFAs
Assessment strategies are critical components in any classroom. Assessments are tools for learning that are commonly used to drive instruction. However, despite their commonality, creating assessments which both measure evidence…
Focused and Targeted Instruction Using NWEA Scores and IXL Skill Plans
One way to use NWEA data to drive instruction is to use skill plans within IXL. With IXL’s skill plans, students can turn their pinpointed NWEA results into skill plans…
4 IXL Reports to Help Remediate and Extend
Remediation and Extension is essential for any classroom but lack of time, data, and resources makes it difficult. That’s where IXL can help! I will show 4 different ways IXL…
Focused and Targeted Instruction Using NWEA Scores with Free eBook
Are you looking for ideas on how to utilize NWEA data in meaningful ways to inform instruction and put the data to work? Teach. Learn. Grow. blog contributor – Kathy…
Beyond Drill: 3 Ways to Use IXL in Your Classroom
IXL often has a bad rap amongst students. While it is easy for teachers to use and assign, misuse of the program and an overemphasis on drill will cause burnout…
✨ 2022-2023 Technology Ambassadors ✨
Welcome back to school! We’re excited to be back and learn with everyone this year. If you’re wondering who to contact for ideas, tips, or tricks in instruction this year,…
Focused and Targeted Instruction Using NWEA Scores with Khan Academy Math
NWEA MAP data is powerful and can be put to great use to accelerate student learning and Khan Academy offers personalized math practice using NWEA scores.