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How to Make Poetry Exciting in the Middle School Classroom

As ELA teachers know, April begins poetry month. First, making poetry exciting in the middle school classroom is not easy, for both the teacher and the student. Teachers fret teaching poetry because many do not have a teaching method that is successful. Secondly, teachers are often met with groaning and whining from their students because[Read More]

Classroom Management Tips for Middle School

Classroom management tips for middle school are critical and important, and any teacher will take suggestions to help create a cohesive classroom environment. In addition, it is important a middle school teacher establishes rules, expectations while abiding by them in his/her classroom. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard something along the lines[Read More]

Creating Student Engagement for Virtual Learning

One of the major components of a classroom is student engagement. As a middle school teacher, I have always tried to be cognizant of student engagement. Whether I’m in the front of the class making a fool of myself, creating content about the most recent “dopest thing ever,” or giving assignments that require watching TikTok[Read More]

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