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Classroom Management

Holding Middle School Math Students Accountable for Their Work

As a middle school math teacher, it is important to make sure that your students are held accountable for their work. This not only helps them to stay on track and improve their understanding of the subject, but it also helps them develop the responsibility and discipline they will need in the future to be

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Middle School Teaching

Encouraging Student Collaboration in the Middle School Math Classroom

Collaboration is an important part of any successful learning experience, and it can be especially valuable in the middle school math classroom. In middle school, students often struggle to build meaningful relationships with their peers, mostly because they are trying to hard to figure out who they are. By working together, students can share their

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Effectively Using Math Manipulatives in Middle School
Middle School Teaching

Effectively Using Math Manipulatives in Middle School

Using manipulatives in the middle school math classroom is an incredibly effective way to help students understand mathematical concepts. Manipulatives are physical objects that students can move around and interact with in order to visualize and explore mathematical ideas. In this blog post, I will share with you some effective strategies for using manipulatives in

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Classroom Management

Time Savers in the Middle School Classroom

There are many challenges that face Middle School teachers. There are also some serious benefits to teaching older students. The main benefit {in my opinion} is that the students are on their way to becoming young adults. They can be given more responsibility and be held accountable for things that teachers need to take care

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Digital

Deep Dive into DIGITAL RESOURCES

Let’s jump right into the resource highlight of the day… digital resources! Obviously 2020 caused digital resource use and creation to surge. Many of you had been strictly paper/pencil and were quickly forced into uncharted territory. Those of us who create educational resources had to do a quick pivot as well to help you continue

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