PEBC BLOG
Month: September 2017
Launching Readers’ Workshop
You’ve decided this is the year to create a readers’ workshop where all learners can flourish and develop into their truest reading selves. You’ve studied the research about providing long blocks of time to read. You’ve filled your classroom library with texts that reflects who your students are and what […]
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Setting the Stage for Successful Group Work
How do we set the stage for group work? Too often, we assume that our students come to us knowing how to work in groups, so we simply place them into groups and provide them with an assignment to complete together. And then we wonder why it doesn’t work. Collaborative […]
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Using Children’s Books to Build Classroom Community
“Remember, when you treat others with love and kindness, you are doing the right thing.” Courage, kindness, empathy, problem solving, risk taking—the list goes on of all the characteristics we want our students to embrace through the school year. So how do we build a culture that fosters these characteristics? […]
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Boettcher Teacher Residency: Resident and Alumni Spotlight
In order to showcase the diverse talent and experiences of Boettcher Teacher Residents and Alumni statewide and provide a glimpse into the residency experience, we are proud to start a new monthly series spotlighting an alumni and resident each month. Resident: Autumn Wright Mentor: Danielle Gibbs School: Monte Vista Middle […]
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Engaging Secondary Students through Community
New school year, new student mindset School wasn’t Carlos’ thing but he promised himself that this year he’d do better: he’d really listen, get his work done on time, stop ditching. As he walked into first period of his 9th grade year, he looked for a seat near the back […]
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Classroom Norms Synergized through Awareness as Learners
Moments that change your thinking I was sitting on a cold aluminum bleacher watching a tied third quarter high school football game where both teams seemed to be running full throttle and creating sounds like cans being crushed. I turned my gaze, from the action-packed game to see my youngest […]
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