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When you hear the term “Math Stations” you probably immediately think of an elementary school classroom where children work together with colorful manipulative and laminated stations. That’s not how stations should be perceived all the time! When I first started using stations in my classroom it was out of a desperate need to get my
Communicating with middle school students can be… challenging. They don’t want to answer questions in class because looking smart is not exactly considered “cool”. They do however, want to communicate with their classmates. They don’t want to ask questions in class because they don’t want to appear as though they aren’t smart (even though smart
Assigning homework is tedious, but necessary. To help take the weight off some of your shoulders, I have a FULL YEAR of homework for math in grades 6 – 8 and Algebra 1. Each homework binder covers all grade level skills, devoting at least one entire page of homework to practice on one individual skill.
Welcome, fellow educators, to a candid exploration of the adventures and challenges that come with teaching middle school. If you’ve just discovered that I devoted eight years of my career to educating this unique age group, you might be wondering how I navigated through it. Even fellow teachers often express their astonishment and admiration, aware
In today’s educational climate, the pressure for students to perform well in standardized tests is palpable, and it inevitably trickles down to the educators responsible for their success. As a result, teaching strategies can often become narrowly focused on test preparation, sidelining the potential for creativity and real-world application in the classroom. This post aims
