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Musing From The Middle School

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Musings from the
Middle School

Since 2014, I’ve been sharing my classroom with you on this blog. Everything from tech tips, to lesson ideas, to engagement strategies, to book recommendations, to resources – anything to help busy middle school teachers be your best.

So, have a look around. Make yourself at home. You’ll be glad you did. :)
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Anchor Activities
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Over the years, I've mentored plenty of new teachers. And without a doubt, the biggest area of concern is classroom management

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Writing from Lists
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reluctant writers

If you've been a reader of my blog, then you know that writing from lists is my JAM! It's definitely one of my best practices and I can't tell you how much better, more authentic my students' writing became once I started using lists to generate writing topics.

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The Science of Reading

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For the last few months, I’ve been participating in lots of discussions about the podcast, “Sold a Story.” And I get it. I LOVE a good podcast like no one’s business!! ... READ the POST