Utilizing Interactive Note-MakingMy action research project sought to aid students’ ability to use relevant textual evidence to support claims and opposing claims when writing argumentatively. After reviewing my juniors’ first argumentative on-demand essay, I deduced that my students struggled...

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 was based on the fact that year after year, for a variety of reasons,...

Using House Systems to Cultivate a Culture of Thinking and LearningInspirationDuring the summer of 2023, a group of teachers from Jackson Independent visited the Ron Clark Academy and was immediately impressed and inspired by the House System used at...

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 addition to co-teaching, I provide targeted interventions for students with special needs and those...

Increasing student engagement with Deeper Learning tools Even though we teach very different subject areas (mathematics and health/physical education), we are experiencing the same types of behaviors from our middle school students.  In any classroom regardless of subject area, teachers...