Solving PDF printing issues as a teacher

Teacher Tips: 3 Fixes for PDF Printing Issues

Nothing is more frustrating for teachers than having PDF printing issues right when you need to print out your lesson plans. Not only have I experienced this dozens of times in my own classroom, but as a Teachers Pay Teachers creator, I get PDF printing …

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Replacing parent teacher conferences with student led conferences

Student Led Conferences Made Easy! (For PARENTS and TEACHERS)

Are you looking for a new way to host parent-teacher conferences? One option to consider is switching to student-led conferences as a way to boost both parent participation and student engagement. The Case for Student-Led Conferences I first utilized student-led conferences several years ago with …

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Teacher Tips for Classroom Observations

5-Ways to Prepare for your Classroom Observation

Now that the first weeks of school are in the books, principals will begin scheduling classroom observations.  On a full-cycle evaluation year, I am observed three times throughout the school year. This includes two scheduled observations and one that is not scheduled in advance. Despite …

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middle school advisory time ideas

5 Activities for Middle School Homeroom and Advisory Time

A few years ago, I teamed up with my friend Noelle from Maneuvering the Middle to put together our favorite teaching strategies and class management ideas as middle school teachers. This post offers some ideas for homeroom and advisory suggestions to consider for your classroom. …

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Starting the day with class meetings in 4th grade ELA

Class Meetings for BIG KIDS

When I had the good fortune of teaching 75-fourth graders every day, we started every day a class meeting. It is an excellent strategy when you have minimal class transitions, but it is not something I utilize with my current 7th graders because our middle …

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