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3 Ways To Learn More About Your Students In Class

Getting to know our students is traditionally something that is important to all educators. We all care about our student and want to get to know more about them. With class sizes increasing, teacher expectations increasing, and student needs increasing, it is sometimes difficult to take the time to get to know students. Here are some creative ways to get to know students while still being able to ... Read More about 3 Ways To Learn More About Your Students In Class

5 Reasons that New Year’s Resolutions Fail

New Year's Resolutions make us feel excited and overwhelmed at the same time. Often we have the best intentions, but by the end of January, we have failed to keep them. I often see how to set New Year's resolutions, but I rarely see articles on why the fail, so I decided reflect and write about the "why's' resolution failures. Here is what I have found 5 Reasons Why New Year's Resolutions ... Read More about 5 Reasons that New Year’s Resolutions Fail

Amazing Arts Integration Tools For Lessons

Arts Integration is AMAZING! Along with social emotional strategies, it has been one of the most impactful educational philosophies that I have implemented in my counseling and academic lessons. The students love learning and I love the creative idea process of making innovative lessons for my students. At the beginning, it was a bit overwhelming to think about resources that I need and how to ... Read More about Amazing Arts Integration Tools For Lessons

5 Ways to Create Amazing Sensory Spaces

Sensory spaces in classrooms help provide students effective ways to self regulate and go back to learning. With so many products and ways to support sensory spaces, it can often feel overwhelming at times. After creating multiple sensory spaces for the teachers at my school, here are the essential things to consider. Seating Students need seating that clearly identifies the space within ... Read More about 5 Ways to Create Amazing Sensory Spaces

How to Build An Amazing Sensory Wall for Elementary Schools

Amazing sensory walls are fun and interactive experiences that help students manage and explore their feelings. After creating the space at our school, I wanted to share insights from my journey. Our school just lost our Title 1 funding and had to get creative with our budgets.  Here are four things that I have learned. Get Creative With The Space Our school was growing, so we had to think ... Read More about How to Build An Amazing Sensory Wall for Elementary Schools

Using See, Think, Wonder Strategy In The Classroom

See Think Wonder is a visual thinking strategy used in arts integration. Arts integration is an impactful way to teach content to students. It allows me t teach students how to use art to create, reflect on knowledge, and connect with their areas of interest. If you are new to arts integration, or you have been using arts integration for a long time, there are some tools that are just tried and ... Read More about Using See, Think, Wonder Strategy In The Classroom