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When “Building Culture” Becomes Gaslighting

Posted by sara Sep 9, 2024 Behavior Hacks, Behavior Team, Families academic performance in schools, academic struggles in schools, addressing student behavior, building school culture, classroom management challenges, education system issues, educational leadership, positive school culture myths, real problems in education, school administration tactics, school behavior problems, student discipline in schools, teacher burnout, teacher gaslighting, teacher support

We’ve all heard it: “We need to build a positive school culture.” It’s the phrase that gets tossed around every time there’s an issue with student behavior or academic performance. But let’s get real for a second—how many times has “building culture” been used to gloss over the fact that there are serious problems in […]

Power of Vulnerability: Teachers Should Model Narrative Writing

Writing is hard. It’s even harder when you’re a teenager, trying to juggle the pressures of school, social life, and figuring out who you are. As English teachers, we ask our students to open up and put their thoughts and feelings on paper, but how often do we do the same? Here’s the thing: If […]

Why a Murder Mystery Game is the Best Icebreaker

Starting a new school year is awkward AF. You’ve got a classroom full of students who don’t know each other (or you), and the pressure’s on to make those first days not just bearable but actually engaging. So, how do you get everyone talking, thinking, and—dare I say—having fun from day one? Two words: murder […]

New GIGANTIC Client-Connected Presentation Unit on Chronic Absenteeism

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, fostering meaningful connections between students and real-world issues is essential for cultivating critical thinking and problem-solving skills. One compelling way to achieve this is through client-connected projects, where students actively engage with a real client to address pressing challenges. One such profound and impactful assignment revolves around chronic school […]

It’s Beginning to Look at Lot Like Flu Season…

Posted by sara Nov 27, 2023 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans, Behavior Hacks close reading, E2E, enraged2enaged, fiction, nonfiction, sub plans, turnkey secondary ELA lessons

Everywhere. You. Go. Walmart? Coughing people. Grocery store? Snot-nosed child wiping boogers on the cart. Gas station? Woman unceremoniously throwing disgusting used Kleenex on the ground…from whence it proceeds to take flight in the icy breeze, landing wetly on my cheek. Ahhh. The magic of the season! It’s all around us! Time to make sure […]

Example Syllabus for ELA 4 (Senior English)

Posted by sara Aug 22, 2023 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans, Behavior Hacks, Families back to school night, start of the school year, syllabi, teacher mentoring

Nobody has much to say about our syllabi until about an hour before the parents arrive at Back to School Night.

Planning for Plan B

Posted by sara Aug 14, 2023 Behavior Hacks, Differentiated Instruction to Address Behavior competency based assessment, credit recovery, minimum competency, secondary ELA, standards based assessment, start of the school year, syllabi

It’s about planning for plan B starting on the first day of the semester.

Backing the F–K Off

Posted by sara May 1, 2023 Behavior Hacks, Differentiated Instruction to Address Behavior classroom management, discipline, independent student, life skills, pedagogy, SECD, study skills, teaching

…teachers work in a system that is designed to gaslight them and keep them in an eternal state of moral confusion. One day, we’re getting free coffees for Teacher Appreciation Week; the next, we’re sitting in a meeting with admin backing pissed off parent who doesn’t feel like their child should be asked to redo an assignment on which they cheated.

Universally Designed: Coming Soon!

Posted by sara May 3, 2019 Behavior Hacks, Differentiated Instruction to Address Behavior, New Products

I’ve been working on a new product line since January that I hope to roll out for a soft launch this summer. After finding that there are VERY few lower Lexile versions of texts in the most commonly-adopted literature books at my high school (and even FEWER that were actually engaging and of good quality), […]

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