Welcome back! Let’s dive right in. You’ve finished reading and annotating the book. It’s time to begin planning for student success. First things first. Pull out the school calendar and a blank calendar. Why pull out the calendar? Everything that we do needs to be purposeful. Purpose is more than just identifying standards and creating …
You’ve decided which book you want to use for a class novel study, what’s next? Well, what shouldn’t happen next is educator and students reading the book together. I can say with some pretty strong confidence that this is not an effective way to study themes, explore new vocabulary, facilitate literature circles, or discussion that encourages …
Welcome to the Custom Teaching Solutions blog site! We are excited to share ideas for implementing high leverage practices into the classroom. Whether this is your first year or your fifteenth year teaching, we believe you’ll find the content relevant and relatable. Please share your thoughts, ideas, and experiences in the classroom! Questions are also …