Today’s post is a question that I recently received. A teacher writes: I feel like all of the joy has been sucked out of teaching this year due to the restrictions and the increased emphasis on safety. For example, I feel like I am required to have the students wash their hands constantly over teachingContinue reading “Classroom Solutions: Solving Problems as They Arise in the Literacy Classroom”
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Are You a Good Listener?
Four Steps to Learn About Students Through Listening This past week, I had my students read an article about assessing students at the beginning of the school year and the article described listening to students as a form of assessment. I was met with skepticism about the idea that listening to students can be aContinue reading “Are You a Good Listener?”