In this episode we take a look back at some of our most memorable field trips and provide some tips and tricks to plan and execute these educational opportunities thoughtfully. Field trips are an essential part of the learning process. As educators, we should be tapping into every resource available to make these opportunities accessible to all our students.

In this episode we are just taking a minute to digress from our regular classroom topics to chat about how teachers are feeling right now. There didn’t seem to be an appropriate was to move forward without chatting about the elephant in the classroom. There is always the normal cycle of a school year and normal ebbs and flows of expected burnout but this, right now, seems to feel different. What is that about? How are teachers feeling right now and can we reflect on that to find a way forward?

Implementing small groups in your classroom can be overwhelming. However, now is the time if we are going to efficiently capture time in the school day to re-teach, remediate, teach new skills and even pre-teach critical competencies. These all important interventions are where we can strengthen our academic relationships with our students and celebrate the hard-earned wins.  Let’s chat about some best practices to simplify kicking this off in your classroom.

In this episode we simplify lesson planning. Let’s chat about the importance of planning engaging lessons (this often helps with many of your classroom management concerns), a plan for differentiation, an opportunity for independent practice, a check for understanding and even some fun.

During this weeks episode we dive into the hot topic around building classroom community.  Are you teaching remotely, in-person or somewhere in-between? What challenges have you faced in building community? Join us in the CopyRoom as we discuss challenges and perhaps some changes to building classroom community.  

In this episode, we are talking through some easy ideas to get family conversations and partnerships off to a strong (and early!) start. The year is off to a busy start and we can so easily get into the details with lesson planning, assessments and other classroom deliverables. However, we all know how important our relationships with student’s families are! Let's make those partnerships thrive!

Setting up your classroom learning space for the new year is an important job of any teacher. It’s often the one thing that teachers think about all summer. Join us for a chat about what is most important when building this space and how to survive the hours of school PD requirements that come during these busy weeks.