Maximize Conference Time With This Conversation Structure
During conferences, it’s easy to feel completely overwhelmed with the turnstile your classroom becomes - or if you are conducting conferences virtually this year, the constant doorbell of the waiting room can become ominous. Setting up a structure that you can follow for each conference (and perhaps even sharing it with parents ahead of time) help to make expectations clear, setting both you and the family up for success.
Before & After: The Bookends To A Productive Conference
Here are some tips for what to do both before and after the conference to allow caregivers to feel comfortable working with you to help the child grow both socially and academically. Setting a positive tone before the conference even begins can be a game changer for everyone involved.
Want to Reduce Your Workload and Boost Student Learning? Try This One Powerful Strategy
What if there was a learning strategy that boosted student engagement, had many (many!) academic benefits for students, and reduced teacher planning and correcting/grading time? Great news! There is--and it’s a tried and true strategy you have probably been using for years.
From Surviving to Thriving: Introduction
Being in survival mode is difficult and can lead to burnout, but there is hope! By making some minor adjustments to current teaching practices, you can feel like you have more time to communicate with students, opportunities to build relationships with students and between students, and see your students’ skills and capacities grow daily.