How to Make Co-Teaching Work
MiddleWeb blogger Elizabeth Stein shares highlights from a recent day-long learning session with Anne Beninghof, author of “Co-Teaching That Works.”
MiddleWeb blogger Elizabeth Stein shares highlights from a recent day-long learning session with Anne Beninghof, author of “Co-Teaching That Works.”
Along with familiar STEM career choices like mechanical engineer and computer systems analyst, Anne Jolly is discovering some intriguing specialty jobs!
Helping Struggling Students / Two Teachers in the Room
by Laurie Wasserman · Published 02/06/2013 · Last modified 11/13/2019
How do we help kids with less support outside of school? “Two Teachers” blogger Laurie Wasserman shares some ways she & her school go the extra mile.
How to turn science, tech, engineering & math into problem- & project-based activities that simulate real-world R&D? Find the basics & the practice here.
Oscar season is a perfect time to introduce students to film careers & examine the highly collaborative movie enterprise, says media literacy expert Frank Baker.
This book about creative approaches to assessment, Authentic Assessment: Active, Engaging Product and Performance Measures, is clearly written for both teachers and students, says reviewer Tracey Muise. Sandra Schurr’s book provides many ready to implement ideas.
STEM By Design / STEM Teacher Development
by Anne Jolly · Published 02/03/2013 · Last modified 11/24/2019
Like to hear from a PD expert who has spent a decade successfully preparing science and math educators for STEM teaching? Just click “learn more” below!
Connected Learning / Interviews / Leadership
by John Norton · Published 02/01/2013 · Last modified 11/16/2019
Bill Ferriter — master middle grades teacher, multiple-book author & Tempered Radical blogger — offers up his version of cold hard truth in a candid chat with MiddleWeb.
Reviewer Catharine Pierce says the well organized fun found in Shelley S. Connell’s Family Science Night: Fun Tips, Activities, and Ideas can enrich after-school clubs and classroom teaching.
Sarah Tantillo, author of The Literacy Cookbook, tackles the argument vs. evidence challenge with 6 steps to help prepare students for the ELA CCSS.