Sk…Sk….Sketch It Out- Visualize Vocabulary The Visualizing Vocabulary tool by The Thoughtful Classroom is a resource designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of

Becoming Active Readers & Citing Evidence Using Reading for Meaning After surveying teachers in our district, we found the most common problem across all grade

Making Thinking Visible Inspiration In my science classes, I have noticed over time that students are not adept at critical thinking – that is, they

Key to Success During the last academic term, as part of the Deeper Learning Initiative in collaboration with KVEC and the Thoughtful Classroom, I implemented

Goal Setting to Create More Student Buy-In I decided to make my project Goal setting to Create More Student Buy In. After research and surveying

Sum It Up: An Approach to Improving Reading Comprehension In collaboration with a dedicated 4th-grade reading teacher, I am embarking upon an action research project

Utilizing Interactive Note-Making My action research project sought to aid students’ ability to use relevant textual evidence to support claims and opposing claims when writing

What do you think: Reading for Meaning My project was entitled “What Do You Think: Reading for Meaning.” The reason I chose this particular tool

Using House Systems to Cultivate a Culture of Thinking and Learning Inspiration During the summer of 2023, a group of teachers from Jackson Independent visited

Speak-Up to Increase Engagement As a teacher specializing in special education, I work closely with general education classes spanning from kindergarten to fourth grade. In