Vocabulary Strategies to Promote Student Growth with English Language Development
Blank faces stare back at me as I read the prompt “Tell your partner something you might find in a garage.” After a few quiet moments, a student[...]
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The Power of Feedback: Helping to Make the Invisible Visible for Students
In the second of a two-part blog, BetterLesson 7th grade Science Master Teacher and 2017 MSTA Middle School Science Teacher of the Year, Leigh Ann[...]
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How to Create a Classroom Focused on Student-Centered Assessment and Feedback
Do you want to provide students with opportunities to identify their strengths and weaknesses through self-assessments?
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Forward-Thinking Leadership: Learning for a Professional Lifetime
Alejandro is in his second year as a principal in a high-needs school. He's been to many trainings that focus on continuous improvement, but even[...]
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Let's Talk About Math: 5 Tips For Facilitating Productive Student Discourse in Math Classrooms
The way students learn and interact with math has changed. Teachers are rapidly learning and adapting to new curriculums, new standards, and shifts[...]
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Starting Your Values-Based Classroom
Daniel Guerrero is a BetterLesson instructional coach who implemented a values-based classroom to support the generation of a strong class culture.[...]
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How to Develop a Collaborative Professional Learning Structure in Your School
As a school or district administrator or instructional coach, have you ever asked yourself the following questions:
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The Power of Data: Instructional Strategies to Help You Create a Data-Driven Classroom
Teachers have become experts at collecting data, both formative and summative, in the classroom. Data alone, though, is just a set of numbers,[...]
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How to Create a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment
Are you looking for support as you create inclusive learning experiences for your students? Would you like to learn more about how to address[...]
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Master Teacher Spotlight: Mary Ellen Kanthack
In my work as an instructional coach at BetterLesson I continue to mine the BetterLesson ELA, Math, Blended and Science Master Teacher Project[...]
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