Teaching secondary

Discover proven strategies and techniques for teaching secondary students. Create engaging lessons and foster a supportive learning environment that promotes student growth and success.
Writing Process, Leadership, Middle School Writing, Middle School Ela, Essay Writing, Teaching Strategies, Secondary English, Teaching Writing, Teaching High School

Put up your hand if you love nothing more than spending your Sunday afternoon grading a pile of student papers. What? No takers? Of course not. As much as we know the importance of assessment in the learning process, we all want to spend less time doing it, right? So, in the hopes of helping you all out with that grading beast, we thought we'd compile some of our best tips. 1. USE RUBRICS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT As a first-year teacher, I spent tons of time writing meticulous notes on each…

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Brenda Severiano
High School, Middle School Ela, Middle School English, English, Classroom Community, Middle School Language Arts, Teaching Strategies, Secondary Education, Teaching High School

In the first month of school, teachers are usually focused on classroom setup, establishing procedures, launching routines, and digging into the first unit. Although we DO want students to be organized and to feel safe as individuals, we also need them to open up and collaborate as part of a bigger classroom community. Read on for 9 ideas about how to create bonding, shared experiences, and interactions that foster community-building. (By the way, you can check out a similar blog post of…

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Kandice Dance
Secondary School Science, High School, First Year Teachers, First Year Teaching, Teaching High School, Secondary Education, High School Teacher, Student Teaching, Teaching Strategies

Happy August! We got home from our six day road trip last night, and now it’s time for me to buckle down and start thinking about BACK TO SCHOOL. Our first teacher work day is August 17th, so I’m less than two weeks away now… In honor of that, I thought I’d bring back “Teaching Tuesday”...Read More »

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Carly Tucker
Reading, Middle School Ela, High School, Studio, Article Of The Week, Informational Reading, Student Writers, Argumentative Essay, Reading Strategies

Implementing an Article of the Week program is a great way to get students engaged in reading authentic nonfiction texts. Here, I've compiled a growing list of my favorite articles to read with students organized by general topic along with a list of articles I'm using during the 2023-2024 school year (check back often; I update this monthly. I also share links directly on my Instagram and save them to highlights here). As always, it is essential to preread articles to make sure they're a…

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Laura