Want a quick warm-up that sparks creative thinking? Hand out a paper with 30 blank circles and 3 minutes on the clock. Kids turn each circle into something new. Sun, eye, smiley, wheel. Easy, fun, and you'll see who thinks fast and who plays it safe ✏️ youtu.be/QSJHjqCFovM

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Best Chair turns classroom preferences into a quick reasoning activity. Use it to spark debate, criteria, and student voice. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9EF...

Bring real-world voices into learning with Community Experts. This resource helps students connect classroom content to authentic careers, experiences, and perspectives. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr02...

My book has arrived. ❤️ Excited to be working with the Simply Coaching team to help build resources that support instructional coaches and school leaders. Let's go! #InstructionalCoaching #EdLeadership @simplycoachingco

❤️ Thank you to everyone who supported my classroom wishlist! I came home to a mountain of Amazon boxes, and I'm incredibly grateful. Every item will help create a classroom where students can learn, grow, and belong. Thank you for believing in my students! www.amazon.com/registries/g...

When a teacher's totally spent and the fix won't work, there's a better move. New post drops the one I lean on first: mrshowell24.substack.com/p/when-teach...

When Teachers Are Spent, Skip the Fix and Try This Instead

It’s late May, and the social studies teacher catches you in the hall.

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Give students and families a clear Week at a Glance. This resource organizes learning, assignments, and priorities in one easy place so everyone knows what is ahead. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqtX...

Text Structure Detective helps students identify how nonfiction is organized, then use that structure to understand the text. Great ELA practice. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdIm...

Close Read: Find the Clues helps students slow down, notice evidence, and explain how they know. Great for building stronger reading responses. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IutZ...

The classroom has always had my heart ❤️ Excited to join Lancaster City Schools as an Intervention Specialist! Year 12 and grateful to bring it all back to students—while continuing the work through @upshiftlearning + @GoldEDULLC Wishlist (no pressure!): 📚 a.co/0iJev6uE

Sketch the Evidence helps students turn textual details into quick visuals, making evidence easier to see, discuss, and remember. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmxT...

Help students understand captions as a text feature that adds meaning and supports comprehension. This quick ELA resource gives a clear, student-friendly explanation. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqd0...

Use Pause. Talk. Think. Watch. to make video time active. Students pause, process, and share ideas so watching becomes a stronger discussion and comprehension routine. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vwP...

Huge thank you to Sarah for sending me a copy of 7-Figure Educator by Dr. Erica Jordan-Thomas! 📚💙 I can’t wait to dive in and learn from the experiences and insights shared in these pages. Looking forward to reading this one! Thank you again, Sarah, for thinking of me. 😊🍎

Build students feeling vocabulary so they can name emotions with more precision. This resource supports SEL, discussion, and stronger word choice. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMo0...

Build stronger classroom partnerships with Dynamic Duos. This resource makes pairing students quick, purposeful, and engaging for discussion, practice, or collaboration. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ2D...

Use Word Detective: Find the Clues! to help students infer meaning from context and evidence. A focused routine for building vocabulary, comprehension, and discussion. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kHW...

Help students become text structure detectives. This resource gives them a clear way to notice how information is organized so comprehension gets stronger. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crt0...

Try Word Wake-Up to make vocabulary practice quick, active, and meaningful. Students revisit key terms, build confidence, and start class ready to think. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNVh...

WORD WAKE-UP

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Use a Question Trail to keep students moving, thinking, and explaining their reasoning. This quick strategy supports engagement and formative checks without adding prep time. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QMa...

Ohio districts have AI policies. Now what? Join our FREE Virtual Lunch & Learn for Ohio school & district leaders as we explore how to turn AI policy into meaningful classroom implementation. 📅 Wed, July 22 | 11 AM–12 PM ET Register: schoolai.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Turn images into thinking prompts! Picture Clue Detective uses visual clues to spark prediction and inference skills. Try it tomorrow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnMH... #TeacherTips

Spent the day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force learning about EduProtocols! ✈️ of course a stop at Buc-ees Great conversations, fresh ideas, and a reminder that the best learning starts with curiosity.

📣 I'm presenting at #CFISDDLC 2026! Join educators from across the region for two days of learning and inspiration: www.cfisd.net/dlc

What if reading comprehension was about understanding what's NOT written? Reading Between the Lines helps students infer deeper meaning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDt8... #ELA #TeacherTips

Reading Between the Lines

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Intervention Hub helps organize supports so teachers can find what students need faster. Use it to make intervention planning clearer and more actionable. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs5j...

CER in a snap! This quick snapshot shows kids how to back up their thinking with proof. Master academic rigor one claim at a time. buff.ly/mqjprZU #TeacherTips

Retelling and Summarizing gives students a simple way to name key events, details, and main ideas. Helpful for comprehension checks and discussion. Watch: buff.ly/HiFclPD

I'll be presenting 3 sessions at #CFISDDLC 2026! 🎤 Join us July 21–22: www.cfisd.net/dlc #EdTech #K12Education