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The Secret to Low-Stress Parent Teacher Conferences

It’s no secret that parent teacher conferences are an exhausting time of year. But, dare I say, they can be highly rewarding, too. In this post, I want to give you the skinny on how you can make parent teacher conferences as low stress as possible, whether they are in-person or virtual. Student-Led Is Best Student-led parent teacher conferences give students a sense of pride. They also ... Read More about The Secret to Low-Stress Parent Teacher Conferences

35 Ideas for Whole Class Rewards So You’ll Be Set For The Whole Year

If you’re like me, you can never have enough ideas for whole class rewards. The best part is that these whole class rewards can be used no matter what whole classroom management system you are using. This whole class rewards list is created with upper elementary in mind but many of these ideas could also be used in primary classrooms. 1. Twin Day Have a twin dress-up day! Students can plan ... Read More about 35 Ideas for Whole Class Rewards So You’ll Be Set For The Whole Year

Time Management For Teachers: The Secret to Your Dream Schedule

In my first blog post in this time management for teachers series, I shared my top 10 teacher time management tips for how I “do it all”. Disclaimer: I don’t, in fact, do it all.  In this post, I’m going to break down one of those tips even further. We will dive into how to create your dream schedule.  Merge Your Schedules One of the mistakes that I often hear teachers making is ... Read More about Time Management For Teachers: The Secret to Your Dream Schedule

The best Valentine’s Day activities for school to build class community

I’ve always been on the hunt for Valentine’s Day activities for school. I wanted something to spread kindness and make each student feel valued and seen.  Teachergram Inspiration Recently, I was inspired by photos on teachergram of messages written on classroom whiteboards. You can see an example of what I saw below. Seeing these photos sparked a desire to create something that would ... Read More about The best Valentine’s Day activities for school to build class community

The Top 10 Teacher Time Management Tips That You’ve Been Looking For

Teachers everywhere are struggling with teacher time management. Having “enough time” seems to be the thing that everyone is chasing.  Our culture is built around busyness with a constant focus on how to be more productive. The thing is, struggling to tackle that teacher to-do list isn’t always a productivity issue; it’s often a time management problem. We have about 1000 tasks to do ... Read More about The Top 10 Teacher Time Management Tips That You’ve Been Looking For

A New Morning Meeting Idea: Let Your Students Lead The Meetings

It’s no secret that I am absolutely obsessed with our daily morning meetings. What I didn’t know, is that when I tried out this new morning meeting idea, we would love it EVEN MORE. When students started leading our class morning meetings, they became even more engaged!  Depending on your comfort level, there are many ways that you can start this new morning meeting idea. I’ll give you some ... Read More about A New Morning Meeting Idea: Let Your Students Lead The Meetings

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  • For successful goal setting, student self reflection must come first. This tool will walk students through a student self evaluation based on their choices and their learning that week or month. Then, they will complete student goal setting based on their student self reflection. The bonus is that this tool can also be used for student self evaluation for conferences. Talk about a win win!
  • Incorporating weekly or monthly student self reflections make a great starting point for student goal setting within the upper elementary classroom. First, students complete the student self evaluation part of the Google Form. Afterward, they move into the student goal setting step where they also have the change to complete student goal tracking on their last goal. This is a great tool to foster student leadership, as well. Click to check it out.
  • For successful goal setting, student self reflection must come first. This tool will walk students through a student self evaluation based on their choices and their learning that week or month. Then, they will complete student goal setting based on their student self reflection. The bonus is that this tool can also be used for student self evaluation for conferences. Talk about a win win!
  • Try adding regular student self evaluations to your classroom routine. They make a great starting point for student goal setting and student goal tracking. Students start by completing the student self reflection. Then, they move into the student goal setting step where they also have the change to complete student goal tracking on their last goal. This is a great tool to foster student leadership.
  • Incorporating weekly or monthly student self reflections make a great starting point for student goal setting within the upper elementary classroom. First, students complete the student self evaluation part of the Google Form. Afterward, they move into the student goal setting step where they also have the change to complete student goal tracking on their last goal. This is a great tool to foster student leadership, as well. Click to check it out.
  • For successful goal setting, student self reflection must come first. This tool will walk students through a student self evaluation based on their choices and their learning that week or month. Then, they will complete student goal setting based on their student self reflection. The bonus is that this tool can also be used for student self evaluation for conferences. Talk about a win win!
  • Grab the student emotional check in freebie to get a sense of how your students are doing each day. This student check in Google Form is free and a great way to offer student emotional support, when it’s needed. Students can complete this quick class check in within a few minutes as part of your classroom morning routine. It’s a great alternative to the whole class check in board as it offers students a private space to share how they are feeling. Grab this student emotional check in freebie.
  • Looking for student check in ideas? This student check in Google Form is free and a great way to offer student emotional support. It’s a great alternative to the whole class check in board as it offers students a private space to request a check in from the teacher and to share how they are feeling. It’s a perfect tool to use as a morning class check in in upper elementary and will only take students a few minutes to fill out. Click to grab this student check in freebie.