Category: 6-8
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Camp WoW ME (World of Writing, Multimedia Enhanced)
July 17, 2014 As we begin our fourth day of summer writing camp, there is already a sense of foreboding in the room – a little tension building with the anticipation of tomorrow’s impending goodbyes. Things are quiet as everyone focuses on their last piece of (new) writing, having browsed a collection of sites to…
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Flipping English Classrooms: Grammar Instruction
Flipping has not come easily for me. I had to make sure it was going to fit my teaching situation. As a language arts teacher, I had to figure out just how I was going to flip the instruction within my classroom. The English world is a bit more complicated in terms of flipped instruction.…
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My Journey: Transitioning to Project Based Learning
This is the first in a series of blog posts that Amanda will share about her school’s transition to Project Based Learning. Change is never easy. And I feel like the older I get, the more I become flustered with making big changes. It usually involves learning something new, and sometimes that can seem like a…
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Framing the Flipped Classroom
Last year my principal presented a very unique opportunity for me to flip instruction in my classroom. His motivation was to try and reach more students on all levels. As our conversation progressed, we specifically discussed students who struggle getting homework turned in as well as students who need to be challenged. Furthermore, we talked…