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  • You’ll Want to Bookmark This Clinical…
    The AAP is the largest and oldest association pediatricians in the US. I want to bring attention to this paper because almost every day someone writes to me asking for help in finding “data” or “research” or “evidence” that supports play-based learning. They are seeking to persuade nervous parents or dubious administrators that what they … Read more

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  • You’ll Want to Bookmark This Clinical…
    The AAP is the largest and oldest association pediatricians in the US. I want to bring attention to this paper because almost every day someone writes to me asking for help in finding “data” or “research” or “evidence” that supports play-based learning. They are seeking to persuade nervous parents or dubious administrators that what they … Read more
  • Year of the Dragon Printables for…
    2024 is the year of the dragon. Celebrate and learn a bit of Lunar New Year history with this fun dragon coloring page and year of the dragon printable! The year of the dragon…. When someone refers to 2024 as the “year of the dragon,” they are referring to the Chinese zodiac system. The Chinese … Read more
  • Would you like to become an…
    There are so many talented teachers who create materials for their students each day and never have the opportunity to get them published.  Perhaps this is you. Would you like to develop your career as an ELT writer? Would you like to generate an income from the materials you produce? Do you enjoy creating materials … Read more
  • What the Teacher Wants!: Reminder: You…
    Hey Teachers! Here is an important reminder for you: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Please know how amazing you are. What you do in your classroom is helping to make the world a better place every single day! To celebrate you, we are having a SALE!! Visit our TPT stores to save up to 25% off … Read more
  • What the Teacher Wants!: Christmas Activities…
     December is right around the corner and it’s time to start planning for Christmas! Here is our collection of favorite holiday activities for your classroom: This bundle has 20 countries included Countries and their corresponding holidays included are:  Netherlands- Feast of Sinterklaas (Clog Craft) Israel- Hanukkah (Dreidel Game) Italy- Day of Epiphany (Broom Craft and … Read more
  • What Moving Taught Me About Growth
      It was three years ago this week that we decided to move from Western Canada to Orlando, Florida. I remember getting into a car with my two dogs, Odom and Cooper, and driving five days across North America for no other reason than I did not want to put them on a plane at … Read more

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Have Your List Cleared by Book...

Have Your List Cleared by Book…

Earlier this week I shared a handful of ways to use Book Creator this fall. At the bottom of that blog post I mentioned Book Creator’s #clearthelist campaign. If you missed it, it’s a free opportunity to have Book Creator clear your classroom Amazon wishlist of up $500. All you have to do is enter

Resourceaholic: 5 Maths Gems #187

Resourceaholic: 5 Maths Gems #187

Welcome to my 187th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. Calculator SkillsI love the website gcsemathsquestions.co.uk, which I first featured back in Gems 155. It has PowerPoints of GCSE questions from three exam boards, sorted by topic. I find this really helpful. A new

“Building Strong Writers: Strategies and Scaffolds...

“Building Strong Writers: Strategies and Scaffolds…

If you are a middle school ELA or high school English teacher looking to improve your writing instruction and provide meaningful and effective instructional strategies and writing activities to your students, this book, “Building Strong Writers: Strategies and Scaffolds for Teaching Writing in Secondary ELA” is for you! I wrote this ELA professional development and

In a World of AI, Content...

In a World of AI, Content…

In a World of AI, Content Curation Is More Important Than Ever – John Spencer Skip to main content Currently reading: In a World of AI, Content Curation Is More Important Than Ever

5 Free Edtech and ELT eBooks

5 Free Edtech and ELT eBooks

This is just a quick post to share 5 very short ebooks that have been taken from my award winning ebook – Digital Video – A Manual for Language Teachers. Winner of the 2016 British Council Award for Innovation in Teacher Resources The ebooks come from chapter 9 of the manual which contains 12 more

Free guide to STEM resources on...

Free guide to STEM resources on…

STEM careers are highly lucrative and in-demand – yet females and minority students are drastically underrepresented in the historically male-dominated field of STEM. To support this underrepresented group, Gosciencegirls.com are providing access to supplemental resources. Gosciencegirls.com have recently published an “Ultimate STEM guide” – that covers almost all the resources available on the web for

My Interactive Math Poster Activities

My Interactive Math Poster Activities

My students love doing My Poster Activities in my math classes.  I like the poster activities to be self paced, so I usually create the My Poster Activities in Showbie or Socrative. This allows my students to work through the activity at their own pace and allows me to help answer questions and clear up

10 Early Finisher Tasks

10 Early Finisher Tasks

Use these tried and true early finisher activities to help keep your students engaged in learning.

Beginning of Year Books – Teacher...

Beginning of Year Books – Teacher…

Ok, I know this list can be EXTENSIVE. There are a TON of beginning of year books.  Here are JUST A FEW (ha!) of my favorite Back to School books! Get ready, settle in, and prepare to scroll – ha! Do Onto Otters – I’ve had this book ever since it was a Florida Sunshine Junior

Bear Wants More – Free Printable...

Bear Wants More – Free Printable…

Bear Wants More – Free Printable Collection – 1+1+1=1 This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We’ll assume you’re ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More Privacy & Cookies Policy

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