May is always a full month, but this year it seemed more full than usual. Despite the fact that COVID-19 has, in many ways, made the world feel smaller, it can’t stop time from marching on, nor can it stop people from celebrating its passage, albeit in new ways. This May marked twenty-five years sinceContinue reading “May Memories”
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Flattening the Learning Curve: The Challenges of Online Learning
I am a middle school teacher. This means I’m on my feet 6+ hours a day teaching, talking, demonstrating, modeling, interacting, performing, and making grocery lists in my head as I repeat the same thing I’ve said five times already. It means I am managing the attention, behavior, understanding, and personally-accommodated academic and emotional needsContinue reading “Flattening the Learning Curve: The Challenges of Online Learning”
On Fire: A Completely True and Not at All Sarcastic* Look at Differentiation in a Middle School Classroom
* ok, maybe a little sarcastic Imagine trying to light ten different fires while simultaneously trying to put out seven. That’s what differentiation in a classroom of thirty students feels like. I once taught a dynamic, interactive, differentiated lesson that included modeling, group work, individual accommodations, and a reflective recap of the learning objective inContinue reading “On Fire: A Completely True and Not at All Sarcastic* Look at Differentiation in a Middle School Classroom”
Carie Juettner 