Growth mindset is easy to say. Helping students develop a growth mindset can be challenging. Let’s start with data, goals, and reflection. Growth mindset is not about making kids feel good about themselves and praising their effort despite lack of growth. It is not about saying things like, “At least you tried your best.” Growth […]
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Progress Reports for Intervention Groups
Progress Reports for intervention are essential. It gives the student a chance to share their success with their families. Progress Reports for Intervention Sometimes people complain when there isn’t a system for something, I just create one. When I became an intervention teacher, there wasn’t much of a system in place. There was just the […]
Organizing Intervention Data for Groups
Organizing intervention data can be a challenge, until you have a system in place. The word data tends to get two reactions from teachers. 1. Really? MORE DATA?!!? or 2. Yippee! I’m a little embarrassed to admit that my reaction is more like the second one. I love data. There. I admitted it. The reason […]
Goal! Helping Students Set and Reach Goals
Helping students set and reach goals is the key to a successful year. Let’s take a look at a simple strategy and a freebie to get your class started. As an intervention teacher, I’ve seen the power of setting a clear goal. Often, I’ve seen students beg to take a test because they want to […]
Flash Freebie #3, Order of Operations Update, and New Division Task Cards
Flash Freebie #3: Willy Nilly Backgrounds Today Only! One of the first things I made for TPT was my Order of Operations Packet. I decided to say thank you to all the people that have bought it by adding more worksheets. I listened to the feedback and add more exponent practice. There is also now […]