February 24, 2023

ChatGPT for Teachers

February 24, 2023/ Jessica Kubik

Recently, my husband introduced me to the chat bot, ChatGPT by OpenAI. A chat bot is basically a computer program that can talk to you like a real person. It's like talking to a virtual assistant that can help you with things like answering questions, finding information, and completing tasks for you. In this article, I'll show you how to use Chat GPT to elevate your teaching and simplify your day-to-day responsibilities while saving time and energy so you can focus on what really matters: your students.

October 27, 2022

4 Classroom Organization Must-Haves

October 27, 2022/ Jessica Kubik

Like many other teachers, I started this school year determined to be more organized in my classroom. I have started every year with the same determination and I have never been able to stick with it. So, this year, I decided I needed even MORE than determination. I need the right tools to STAY organized. After thinking about the areas of my classroom where I needed the most help I started researching and I found the best tools for classroom organization.

August 30, 2022

7 Essential Teacher Stamps

August 30, 2022/ Jessica Kubik

How are you providing feedback and communicating with your students about their completed work? Are you effectively letting them and their parents know when something is graded for participation efforts rather than accuracy? Are you letting them know when an assignment should be saved and used for studying for an upcoming assessment? This type of communication, while super important, can feel incredibly overwhelming and EXTREMELY time-consuming. Well, teacher friend, you are in luck because I created a quick solution for all of this by using my most favorite Teacher Stamps!

July 27, 2022

Are Exit Tickets Old News?

July 27, 2022/ Jessica Kubik

As teachers, we need a constant understanding of what our students are comprehending from their daily lessons. We don’t need an in-depth look every single day, but we need a snapshot at the end of each unit or session. So how do we gather this information without making things more complicated on ourselves?

June 09, 2022

6 Essential Supplies I LOVED Implementing this Year

June 09, 2022/ Jessica Kubik

Being a teacher is hard, some days more than others, but every day presents its own challenges. We work at what we love and we do it for our students. We only want what is best for them despite the hardships. So if I find something that makes my life just a little bit easier, then you can bet I am adding it to my toolbox.

May 29, 2022

End of the Year Celebrations

May 29, 2022/ Jessica Kubik

What teacher is NOT excited about the end of the school year. Some may even MORE excited than their students. Either way, I have the perfect End of the School Year celebration idea for YOU! Read more about it here!

April 06, 2022

Make ANY Project Collaborative

April 06, 2022/ Guest User

If you’ve been reading a lot of my collaboration posts and feeling like you don’t know how to get started and feeling overwhelmed by the thought of creating a collaborative project from scratch, I am here to tell you there is an easier way!

March 09, 2022

Facilitating Collaborative Learning

March 09, 2022/ Guest User

If you’re just joining me, I’ve been posting a series of articles on the 3 Crucial Elements of Any Collaborative Learning Task. I’ve done my first deep dive into part 1 of the process: Frontload. Now we are going to jump in with the next element: Facilitate.

February 16, 2022

Teach Students to be Independent Problem-Solvers

February 16, 2022/ Guest User

Teacher friend, can you relate to hearing your students say: “Teacher, I’m stuck!”, “What do I do now?”, “Where am I supposed to turn this in?”, “Can I go to the bathroom?”…

On and on and on the never-ending stream of inane questions comes. Can anyone relate? Does reading that list of questions immediately make you cringe as you think of all the times your students have asked you these questions so many times you want to pull your hair out?! Well, it might be time to train up some independent problem-solvers, so your students can spend more time learning and less time asking all those maddening questions.

January 05, 2022

Teachers, Change the Way You View Leadership

January 05, 2022/ Guest User

Have you ever felt frustration with your school administration? Disagreed with a school-wide decision that was made that you were forced to implement in your classroom? Or perhaps you didn’t gel with your administrator’s leadership style?

If you have felt or experienced any of these things and it led to you feeling stuck, like you had no power to change the situation, then I am talking to YOU.

December 15, 2021

Ways to Give Productive Feedback to your Students

December 15, 2021/ Guest User

Have you ever found yourself despairing when you’re grading an assignment and discover that either the same student as always, struggled immensely on the worksheet, or that a large portion of the class got many questions wrong that you specifically went over in class with them or spent a lot of time teaching those concepts in the lesson. I mean, hello, TEACHER FAIL, right?! Teacher friends, I’ve been there, too! Now while there are a myriad of strategies to attack this series of problems head on, I want to suggest one that does not require any preparation on your part. It’s quick and super effective!

December 01, 2021

Rethink Reading Intervention

December 01, 2021/ Guest User

Do you believe that all of your students can learn at high levels? I’m going to ask one more time and see if you can answer honestly:

Do you believe that ALL of your students can learn at high levels?

Would you believe me if I told you that question is what drives a Response to Intervention (RTI) program (or at least it should)?

November 24, 2021

Collaborative Learning vs. Cooperative Learning

November 24, 2021/ Guest User

Collaborative, Cooperative, po-tay-to, po-tah-to. Do these words mean basically the same thing, just said in a different way? These terms are pretty much identical, right? I used to think that was the case, but through my research on this subject, I’ve learned that the philosophies are different at their core and it is important to know the differences. Once I fully grasped the distinctions between these two seemingly interchangeable words, it completely revolutionized how I ran my classroom. Let me show you why these terms are more like a potato, tomato situation.

November 10, 2021

How to Create Rubrics for ANY Collaborative Learning Project

November 10, 2021/ Guest User

If you don’t already know this about me, I am passionate about collaboration. Not only do I love collaboration, I want all teachers to feel confident implementing collaborative activities into their classrooms. It can feel overwhelming when you are getting started, but I am here to support you and give you tips and resources to get your students collaborating.

October 27, 2021

How to Frontload Students for ANY Collaborative Activity

October 27, 2021/ Guest User

If you have been following me for a while, you know one of my great passions is COLLABORATION. If you’re just joining me, check out some of my past articles on collaborative learning. They will set the foundation for your understanding in this article.

October 06, 2021

Collaborative Learning Projects... Are they worth it?

October 06, 2021/ Guest User

When you are reading through your curriculum and you spy a “group project” suggestion, do you wince internally and quickly try to find a way to adapt it into an individual project, or even skip it all together? Believe me, I’ve been there. Activities and projects with more than one participant are the most challenging because it can feel like the only thing you are doing all day is conflict management. Are collaborative learning projects really worth it?

September 22, 2021

How to Develop Influence to Create Positive Change

September 22, 2021/ Guest User

The only thing constant is change. Have you ever heard that saying before? Does it make you roll your eyes or groan with dismay? Or do you feel immediate stress and anxiety at the thought of change? Maybe you feel energized and inspired by the prospect of change? Whatever your experience, I think we can all agree change is… a mixed bag.

September 08, 2021

4 Steps to Easily Set up Reading Groups

September 08, 2021/ Guest User

No doubt you are in the midst of starting out another school year, and it is nonstop craziness. #teacher life, am I right?It’s critical that you manage your time well at the beginning of the school year and that you prioritize the things that are most important to student success. Jumping in with reading groups is one of those things.

August 18, 2021

Overhaul Your Morning and Dismissal Routines

August 18, 2021/ Guest User

Have any of you experienced the all-too-familiar mayhem of beginning and ending the school day? Is it a battle to get your students in their seats and ready to start their day? Is your dismissal like herding cats (LOUD ones)? Well, let me just say, you’re not alone.

July 28, 2021

How to Curate Your Classroom Space with Purpose and Vision

July 28, 2021/ Guest User

How do I sort through all that rabble and focus my brain power on the things that truly matter in preparing for the next school year? If I want to do it all, do I actually have the time? What should I prioritize when the image of my ideal classroom begins to get out of hand and the to-do list spirals out of control? Is anyone else getting overwhelmed by all these questions???

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