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Have Fun and Celebrate as the School Year Ends

Megan Kelly — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:45:05 +0000

Teacher fatigue at the end of the year is real and well earned, writes middle grades veteran Megan Kelly. "Still, you and your students have spent a significant amount of time together and it merits celebration." Kelly shares three favorite "final days" activities at her school.

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Are You “GPSing” Your Students in Math Class?

MiddleWeb — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:00:30 +0000

When we over-guide our math students, we don't build understanding, we replace it, writes veteran teacher, author and math coach Pamela Seda. "We want students who, after leaving our class, can find their way – not students who are dependent on a voice telling them where to turn."

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Helping Students Build & Use Prior Knowledge

MiddleWeb — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:13:10 +0000

Using personal anecdotes, educational research, and practical strategies, Kelly Gallagher offers both a call to action and a guide for educators invested in students’ literacy development as he explores the connection between background knowledge and reading comprehension.

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Teaching ELA Students to Annotate with Purpose

MiddleWeb — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:15:49 +0000

Whether they're annotating for current engagement or as preparation for discussion and writing assignments, students benefit from knowing the purpose of their notes. Seventh grade teacher Laurie Miller Hornik shares steps to help students understand the power of annotation.

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Engaging Math Students in a Thinking Classroom

MiddleWeb — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:41:49 +0000

After her close study of insights from three leading math educators, Kathleen Palmieri took "a deep dive into what I had been doing in my classroom and flipped the stage to create a Thinking Classroom for my students." See examples of how she's moved from theories to practice.

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Amplify Student Voices & Inspire Social Change

MiddleWeb — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:44:57 +0000

Teaching Storytelling in Classrooms and Communities calls on educators to trust in the power of student narratives and to create learning environments where stories become a launching pad for critical reflection, social change, and community-building, writes Melinda Stewart.

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Build Your Resilience in Just Two Minutes a Day

MiddleWeb — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:31:41 +0000

Brief reflections every day can help you build your resilience skills, write Carol Moehrle and Gail Boushey. They suggest a practice concentrating on balance, calm, adaptability, happiness, and joy to quietly change how you experience everything teaching asks of you.

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What We Can Do When Students “Skim Read”

MiddleWeb — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:37:39 +0000

Across classrooms, it is increasingly common to see students skim instead of read, search instead of think, and move quickly through text without following how ideas connect. This is not simply a motivation issue. It's a cognitive one. Veteran educator Holly Durham has a cure.

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Creating a Classroom of Young Problem Solvers

MiddleWeb — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:27:50 +0000

Mona Iehl provides a practical framework to ignite math learning for elementary students, says fifth grade teacher Kathie Palmieri. Iehl's book offers a structured, daily routine that makes word problems less scary and builds confidence, connections, and wonder in each session.

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AI Help with Assessment Saves Me Valuable Time

MiddleWeb — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:23:35 +0000

What AI has done in its teacher assistant role this year has been transformative for teacher leader Katie Durkin. It's helped her save time by generating ideas for formative assessments, giving her more time to provide students personal feedback – "a feat for any English teacher."

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