Texas HB3 Prioritizes Improving Student Reading Outcomes, Including Systematic Phonics Instruction
Since it was passed by the 86th legislature and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2019, Texas House Bill 3 (HB3) has already resulted in...
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- Aug 3, 2021
- 5 min
4 Organizational Tips to Get Your School Year Started Off Right
Tip #1: How to Set Up a Gradebook For the first several years after beginning my teaching career, I thought setting up a gradebook was as...
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- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
Changes to the May 2021 STAAR Administration
House Bill (HB) 3906, signed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019, is bringing several changes to the STAAR test, and there are a few we...
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- Sep 2, 2019
- 5 min
A Closer Look at the New ELAR TEKS, Part 1: What Should I Know First?
In 2017, the K-8 English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) TEKS were adopted by the Texas State Board of Education. We’ve had a year to...
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- Aug 20, 2019
- 5 min
New School Year, New Standards, Now What?
Starting a new school year is always a little overwhelming. As teachers, we’re charged with preparing an inviting classroom environment...
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- Aug 3, 2019
- 4 min
Can You Be A Good Teacher Without a Pinterest-Perfect Classroom?
Picture it. You walk into your color-coded, perfectly organized, amazing classroom on the first day of school. You can just imagine it...
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- Jun 29, 2019
- 6 min
Keeping Your Child School-Ready During the Summer
How can I help my child over the summer? This is a question most parents ask themselves at some point during the summer. Is my child...
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- May 16, 2019
- 3 min
How to Implement an Effective Summer School Program
School has just ended… Both teachers and students are exhausted, yet some students need additional support in order to move on and be...
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- Mar 13, 2019
- 4 min
Teaching Upper Elementary Students to Write Effectively: Using Exemplar Essays to Improve Writing
There are so many things elementary teachers do to increase student knowledge about the writing process. And lucky for us, they all...
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- Feb 4, 2019
- 2 min
The Test That Must Not Be Named
We all recognize the signs by now. Our chest begins to tighten, our back pain reappears, that piercing headache returns. It’s testing...
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- Jan 14, 2019
- 5 min
7 Easy Tips for Test Prep Season
We hope your new year is off to a great start! As we transition into the new year and our focus switches from the holidays to testing...
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- Dec 14, 2018
- 2 min
How to Survive December and Actually Teach!
If ever there was a month filled with activities and crafts galore, it is December! If we’re not making ornaments for the classroom...
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- Dec 11, 2018
- 8 min
20 Ways You're Missing Out if You're Not Using Task Cards!
We've all felt like Steve Carell's character in The Office .gif below. We HATE being left out! Well teachers, if you've never tried task...
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- Aug 25, 2018
- 7 min
The Game that Changed my Classroom Forever
One issue most teachers face, no matter what subject they teach, is how to keep students motivated in the classroom. This problem seems...
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- Jul 19, 2018
- 5 min
3 Strategies Every Elementary ELAR Classroom Needs
It's that time of the year again - back to school. If you have only been teaching for a short time or even if you have many years of...
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- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
3rd Grade Spelling & Phonics Apps/Online Tools
The apps and online tools below help review and reinforce spelling and phonics skills in 3rd grade. TEKS: 3.1A, 3.1B, 3.1C, 3.1E, 3.17D,...