As education continues to see budget cuts, one of the first things cut is art. Art is seen as something extra that isn’t necessary. Teachers are told to focus on Common Core Standards and critical thinking. There just isn’t time for things like art. This week, I had the incredible opportunity to witness a conversation […]
Archives for August 2015
Peek at My Week
Monday will be my first day teaching Intervention this year. I’m excited to be joining Deedee Wills for Peek at My Week for my first time. I teach 7 grade levels. I’ve had to learn to plan in a completely different way as an intervention teacher. When I was a homeroom teacher, I planned day […]
My Ocean Theme Classroom
Having an ocean themed classroom makes my students happy. Honestly, it makes me happy! When students enter my room for intervention for the first time, they look around wide eyed and smile. Students that come to me year after year still look around and find something new. While theme rooms can be busy and overwhelming, […]
Memorize is NOT a Bad Word
“Students shouldn’t be encouraged to memorize facts. They should be using strategies.” Everytime I go to a training, someone is saying this. As an intervention teacher who has worked with 6th graders who are adding 5 +3 with their fingers still, it is frustrating. The explanaition is that as we teach students strategies for facts, […]
Progress Reports for Intervention Groups
Progress Reports for intervention are essential. It gives the student a chance to share their success with their families. Progress Reports for Intervention Sometimes people complain when there isn’t a system for something, I just create one. When I became an intervention teacher, there wasn’t much of a system in place. There was just the […]