I’m a goal setting master. However, like many other humans out there (maybe you?), I lose motivation quickly and eventually my goals disappear into the ether only to be heard of again when it’s time to make a change and set a new goal...and the cycle continues. A few years ago I did Whole30 in January. It was rough. Clean eating for 30 days! No chocolate, no cookies, no alcohol, no cheese, no bread, no, no, no. There were easy days and there were hard days even towards the end. But, I did end … [Read more...] about How to Actually Accomplish Your Goals for Teachers and Students
Routines
How I Teach Reading & Writing Workshop in 54 Minutes
Writing and reading workshop are powerful methods to teach English. But, how can secondary teachers, who have less than an hour with their students, do it all?!?! I think I have found the solution! Here are the two different schedule options depending on if you are in a reading or a writing unit. In this article, I'll walk you through the writing unit schedule. Read about the reading unit schedule here. 10 Minutes: Reading Students walk into the … [Read more...] about How I Teach Reading & Writing Workshop in 54 Minutes
The Ultimate Writing Workshop Routines Guide
Every teacher on the planet knows that the first weeks of school are all about routines, routines, routines and more routines. But, over time so many routines in our classrooms go overlooked. This guide discusses five important components of the workshop schedule and the routines you need to teach if you are planning to run a workshop class this year. These are routines that often go overlooked because they are a bit obvious to us but may not be to our students, especially students who have … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Writing Workshop Routines Guide