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data-driven classrooms and schools - an educational buzzword in the past few years. Without systems to analyze assessment data, running data responsive instruction can feel absolutely impossible. Being that many districts have made the move to iReady for their district-wide benchmark assessments, teachers need tools to make meaningful use of the data that iReady provides. I personally find the iReady report site so overwhelming, that I created a simple spreadsheet to help me analyze growth from

When it came time for students to come back into the classroom during/after the pandemic, I knew that there would be some kids who had not attended a class in years. Realizing that there would be significant deficits in learning, I decided I needed to up my scaffolding game for the entire classroom. Below are printable anchor charts based on the Common Core standards for 8th-grade math. I have hit on all significant concepts that you would be expected to cover and provide in-depth examples and

every year, teachers struggle to explain the importance of standardized and district assessments like iReady. Being that for most teachers and students standardized testing is non-negotiable, it only benefits us and our classrooms to find some type of meaning in the mountains of data we get from diagnostic tests. This resource allows students to reflect and set goals based on their growth and placement in the iReady math and reading domains. I have found that students find real meaning in these

thanks for considering buying my guide to bookclubs! You're probably eager to get routines set and start book clubs during your English block if you're reading this. You may also be presently using literature circles in your classrooms and are looking to refresh your practices. Book clubs are a routine that pairs wonderfully with readers' and writers' workshops or as a vehicle for stand-alone novel studies and nonfiction research and writing. I have carried out book clubs in my middle school cla

This year I had the pleasure of teaching my first PLTW Design and Modeling class. There were days when I was absent or buffer days before new projects that needed to be filled with something. I decided to put together a list of 22 short creative, semi-open-ended projects to be completed in one class period. At the end of the presentation, there are solution-oriented tinkercad projects that would be best for older groups of students. This is a great way for students to practice and hone their ski

rationaleI created this resource for my 7th graders as a crash course in test prep in the 5 weeks between finishing standards and the beginning of state testing. I decided that I wanted students to practice working out problems exactly how I was going to expect them to during the assessment as well as get exposure to the CAASPP interface and refreshers on previous content. caaspp sample items and note takingTo meet these needs, I pulled sample items from the CAASPP website that would mirror the

I created this binder template this year for my sub plans and make new copies of it any time I am going to be out. I create my plans, print them, and put them into my binder along with any of the handouts needed for that day. The setup on this template is an example of sub plans for one period, but you can duplicate pages to make the template for an entire day or week. To edit the template, you must have an account on Canva. Setting up an account is super easy, and is free for teachers! Once you

looking for a cute background to match your natural, boho aesthetic? look no further. I made this resource after I could not find a desktop organizer that I liked, and decided it needed folder icons to match! To edit the template, you will need to have an account on Canva. Setting up an account is super easy, and is free for teachers! Once you create your account you can access the template through the link and customize the folder icons and desktop background to your liking. Directions for app

This resource is based on the blooms taxonomy revision of 2001 which called for the use of verbs to categorize the levels of thinking students use to integrate knowledge. The 6 categories and aligned verbs are a great way to differentiate and make your lessons increasingly more complex as students gain knowledge. Although I love having blooms handy as I plan and lead classroom discussions, I was never satisfied with the boring rainbow colored posters sold at teacher stores or images available o

This is the 3rd iteration of the student-led conference portfolio slides I use in October and March with my students. A student-led conference is a preplanned meeting in which students demonstrate responsibility for their academic performance by providing a review of their work for parents and teachers. This takes the responsibility of preparing for conferences off of the teachers and places it onto students and also leads to a sense of pride and ownership over academic performance. This resour

Being that I teach a Project Lead The Way elective course (PLTW design and modeling) I found myself looking for ways to extend learning for students in my class, some of who had already taken the eelective before. I could not find a multiview sketching paper I was satisfied with, so I made my own. Multiview sketching is foundational to my elective course and one of the first things we learn. Having extra sketching paper handy is a must, especially for students who are struggling to understand t

If you're new to Lucy Calkins' workshop like I was, the term "conferring" can quickly become a sore sport if you're not 100% confident in what you're doing. Conferring refers to meeting with students briefly, sometimes in small groups but a majority of the time one on one. The idea is to figure out what your student is working on, see what they do well and what they need to improve on and give them tools to succeed. I spend 45 minutes a period every day conferring while students work on their ow

This resource can be edited (you can change the color scheme, borders, fonts etc.) using the first link in the PDF. You will be taken to a Canva template where you can customize the agenda and planner to your liking.(Canva is free to educators with a school affiliated email). You can then use your edited resource in any way you wish. If you would like to start using this resource as is, there is a link to a google slides in the PDF that has the agenda set as a background with text boxes on top,

In 2021 I headed my first committee and was in charge of our meeting agendas, I did not want to print the agenda out so I opted to make hyper docs to send out. this resource contains the template I created for these meetings as well as directions to export to pdf, print, and edit the template. To edit the template, you must have an account on Canva. Setting up an account is super easy, and is free for teachers! Once you create your account you can access the template through the link and custom

this resource includes reflection questions and numbers for students to identify them selves with at the end of the day. I have these hanging by my door and as students leave they write their name on the number they feel best reflects their participation and engagement for the day. I have my set laminated and leave expo markers near the posters for easy clean up at the end of the day or class period.

looking for a cute background to match your natural, boho aesthetic? look no further. I made this resource after I could not find a desktop organizer that I liked, and decided it needed folder icons to match! To edit the template, you will need to have an account on Canva. Setting up an account is super easy, and is free for teachers! Once you create your account you can access the template through the link and customize the folder icons and desktop backgorund to your liking. Directions for appl

looking for a cute seating chart template to match your style? you found it! I created this template when I realized that I had 7 classes to teach and seats needed to be changed monthly until behavior management was underway in my classroom. To edit the template, you will need to have an account on Canva. Setting up an account is super easy, and is free for teachers! Once you create your account you can access the template through the link and customize the chart to your liking. Hope this makes

I created a form for students to complete in preparation for a student-led conference. I used this for spring conferences, by this time in the year, 8th-grade students and their families were already made aware of their academic progress so the form did not need to be as in-depth as fall student-led conference portfolios (see separate posting). This should take a class max of 20 mins compete if they have access to their grades. Student-led conferences are exactly what they sound like, student-le

I will be honest - I struggle to force my thinking into boxes and categories, but for some reason, there are always kids in the classroom who are DYING for a graphic organizer. This is a set of simple, editable printable graphic organizers for the following topics: sequence chart, informative writing, drawing conclusions, cause and effect, creating characters, story map, opinions, making predictions, timeline, 5 w's 1 h, plan your story. These would be great to leave with an article or short st

Being that I successfully completed the CaliforniaMultiple Subject Credential Induction Program through the Orange County Department of Education, I figured it was time to share templates for the lesson plan portion of the inquiry. I opted to make my own template that fit the lessons I was teaching (you can see one of the lessons I taught for my inquiry below). Being that I passed the program, I am sure these lesson plan templates would be good for any credential clearing program you're current