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Teaching Styles, Strategies, and Strengths

This page is for Teachers to read about, and share, ideas on teaching, styles, different strategies, and some of our strengths, as well as struggles. If you have something you would like to share, or would like information on, please drop us an email! We would love to hear from you!

In this guest post, Science teacher and Teacher-Author Sarah Renish discusses adding Boom! Cards (TM) to your teacher toolbox! Guest Post: Adding BOOM! Cards (TM) to Your Toolbox  by Sarah Renish.




Teaching with THEMES allows more flexibility, student choice, and response to intervention opportunities. But here's why I love Teaching with Themes in the ELA Classroom.

Classroom Management is one of the most difficult areas to succeed at, yet it is crucial for our students to become scholars. CHAMPS is one set of tools that should be in every toolbox!

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