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5 Ways to Use Class Time After the Yearbook is Complete

5 Ways to Use Class Time After the Yearbook is Submitted

The yearbook is complete, submitted, done. Now what? You have several months of school left, and you aren't sure how to keep your students on task for the remaining days. Does this sound familiar? With spring delivery or even summer delivery books where students take yearbook/journalism as a class, it's often difficult -- and even daunting -- to come up with creative and constructive ways to use that time. As we all know, doing nothing is not an option! In this blog post, I'll share 5 ways to use class time after the yearbook is complete. … [Read more...]

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Internet-Free Activities for Middle and High School Classrooms, Any Subject

Recently, we experienced a school-wide Internet outage where I teach, and being without access to the World Wide Web really threw my students and me (along with everyone else in the building) for a loop. The days we were out of Internet, I had planned for students to make presentations that were stored in Google classroom, print papers to turn in, among other things that required Internet.  It's not the first time the Internet has gone down in our rural school, but going without really kicked my Plan B mindset into gear.  So, I've put together … [Read more...]

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5 Ways to Keep Students Tuned-In at the End-of-the-Year

It's getting to be that time of year when things get a little crazy - a little sideways.  Students - and teachers - are starting to tune out!  So hopefully, these ideas will make these end-of-year days less stressful, and more fun. Plus, these 5 ways to keep students tuned-in at the end-of-the-year are all student-centered and standards-based, so the kiddos stay engaged, and your job is easy. Join me for a fun recap of 5 ways to keep students tuned-in this time of year. Perfect for any secondary education classroom.1) Make It … [Read more...]

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How to Avoid Catching Senioritis from Your Students

It’s that time of year when things are starting to wind down. It’s after state testing, and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I teach juniors and seniors and that senioritis starts to creep in about March for the seniors who know their days in public education are just about over.  Well, what if those feelings of apathy, tiredness, discontent, and general aggravation aren’t just coming from the students? What if you – the teacher –are starting to feel the summer slide, too?  You know the symptoms all too well from seeing it in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: classroom organization, end of year, fahrenheit 451 party, secondary classroom organization, secondary classrooms, secondary ELA, secondary english classroom organization 2 Comments

Ways People React to Test Anxieties That Might Annoy Others: Are You Guilty?

Testing season is upon us, and with that comes test anxiety.  Although, I’m not sure who has more anxiety about the tests – teachers or students! Either way, the stress that goes along with testing is very real, so I thought a light-hearted post was in order. This post was inspired by a conversation I had with my students after they completed the state writing exam, which is timed and taken on the computers.  We aren’t allowed to administer the test to our own students or discuss test content, but I always like to ask them how they felt about … [Read more...]

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