Explore innovative strategies for integrating acting techniques with literary character analysis in middle and high school play readings. Discover how to cultivate students' understanding of complex characters through embodiment and performance, enriching their comprehension and connection to the text. Walk away with practical tools and techniques to invigorate your classroom and empower students to delve deeper into the world of dramatic literature.
We will explain how to use the new Social Studies Inquiry Units and pacing for the year. In that process we will also show how to use the new Social Studies textbook with the new units and pacing.
Borrowed from the business world, hexagonal thinking allows students to "the big picture" connections on whatever subject you are teaching while also giving you a zoomed in view of the "small picture" connections as well! That are dozens of ways to do this, so come learn the SIX BEST! Come see the data from my own students, practice with your own lessons, and use all six sides of your brain!
Co-teaching is a collaborative approach to instruction in which two teachers, typically a general education teacher and a MLP or SPED teacher, work together to plan and then implement instruction for a class. This PD session will focus on effective collaborative teaching practices in a US History classroom for multi-language learners as well as students with disabilities. While the focus is US History content, the application can be applied to different content courses.
Co-teaching is a collaborative approach to instruction in which two teachers, typically a general education teacher and a MLP or SPED teacher, work together to plan and then implement instruction for a class. This PD session will focus on effective collaborative teaching practices in a US History classroom for multi-language learners as well as students with disabilities. While the focus is US History content, the application can be applied to different content courses.
Explore innovative strategies for integrating acting techniques with literary character analysis in middle and high school play readings. Discover how to cultivate students' understanding of complex characters through embodiment and performance, enriching their comprehension and connection to the text. Walk away with practical tools and techniques to invigorate your classroom and empower students to delve deeper into the world of dramatic literature.
We will explain how to use the new Social Studies Inquiry Units and pacing for the year. In that process we will also show how to use the new Social Studies textbook with the new units and pacing.
It's Free Write Friday! My weekly writing routine allows students to write whatever they want and to have their writings celebrated! Participants will write freely as students before learning how to impact their own classroom communities. I will provide examples of student writing and share the details of what makes it an impactful and effective use of precious class time. The session will end with ideas for how to implement, ideas for modifying to meet the needs of each classroom, and collaborative brainstorming time.
Storytelling and creative expressions are the catalysts for innovation and personal growth. Are you afraid to use stories or imagination, hands-on or more focused creative tasks in the classroom? Let's collaborate and break through the uncertainty together.
Do you want to engage students during independent practice? Come see how utilizing choice boards give students a voice in their learning and access to differentiated activities aligned to standards.
The process of writing is hard work. Teaching writing, and helping students believe in themselves as writers, is even harder. Join Lisa Helsel, 2023 recipient of the NCTE Donald H. Graves Award for Excellence in Teaching Writing, as she shares ideas for connecting deeply with student writers and for helping them become aware of their own writing processes. Participants will walk away with assessment and reflection activities that can be used in classrooms across the grade levels.