Evaluating Myself with Rubrics
When Mary Tarashuk did her first teaching self-assessment using the Marshall Rubrics adopted by her district, she discovered things about herself–and about rubrics.
Category: Kids on the Cusp
Using QAR to Get to Know Each Other
Tween teacher Mary Tarashuk uses a get-acquainted activity to introduce the QAR (Question Answer Relationship) literacy strategy to her new students.
My Virtual Classroom Tour
Teachers (and soon-to-be’s) will enjoy veteran Mary Tarashuk’s virtual tour of her fourth grade classroom as she dips her toes in the new school year. Come on in!
Shuffling the Curriculum
In her 4th grade classroom, Mary Tarashuk teaches it all. The index cards that helped her grapple with curriculum in her first years may have a different use today.
My Summer Book Club
4th grade teacher Mary Tarashuk’s summer activities include a 1-week book club with six former students, done workshop style with a brown-bag supper.
Reminders of Why I Teach
MiddleWeb’s new blogger, 4th grade teacher Mary Tarashuk, shares a story from her memory file that reminds her why she teaches the Kids on the Cusp.
But What Do You Teach?
MiddleWeb’s newest blogger, Mary Tarashuk, will write about “teaching it all” to tweens in fourth and fifth grades. She begins with some personal backstory!
