Two Minute Tips
May 2018
Language Proficiency Scores for English Learners
Need Some Ideas for Keeping Students Engaged?
Go on a classroom virtual field trip and have students write their thoughts
Watch TED Talks for Kids (or teens) and discuss opinions
Start a new routine like reading a ten-minute article from ReadWorks ArticleADay
Help students create surveys for their classmates and analyze the data
Challenge students to problem-solve together with this list of STEM challenges
Create board games about a read aloud
Have a Teach the Teacher Day
Help students connect with their reading using one-pagers
Model how to write emotion poems
Help students reflect on this year and send themselves an encouraging email to be delivered at the beginning of next school year
Write thank-you notes or create cards for staff members
Free and Low Cost Ways to Stock Your Bookshelves
Please share this article, Fifteen Free (Or Cheap) Ways to Stock Your Classroom Library, from WeAreTeachers.
We Teach Behavior
Read this Death to Behavior Charts for elementary classrooms article.
What Video Games Can Teach Us About Student Engagement
This article from EdTech explains What Video Games Can Teach Us About Student Engagement:
They love to be wrapped up in the story.
Gaming replaces external motivators with hands-on chances to learn.
Gamification provides a safe place for failure.
Using Visuals to Increase Comprehension
This article describes Seven Simple Ways to Use Visual Aids to help students (not just English Learners) by providing images to help students understand and remember what they're learning.