Author: Kale Fowler
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To Teachers Addressing the Behavior
Let’s face it—students get into trouble. And when they get into trouble, you call it out. And suddenly, you’re the problem. It’s your fault. They did absolutely nothing wrong. “What did I do?!” “I didn’t do anything!” “Ugh!” It can make you feel frustrated, angry, weak, and small. But before you feel it, you should…
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Designing the Yearbook Your Way
What can you do to make sure your Yearbook crafting experience is a good one? Any shortcuts? Tricks? The Task of Creating the Yearbook Are you the Yearbook Committee chair? I didn’t know I was until a concerned parent asked about the yearbook. “When do I need to pay for it? Will there be one?”…
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Goals Every Teacher Should Set
People usually tend to make goals in January at the beginning of the year. But for teachers, the new year begins in the fall, at the start of a new school year. This is when teachers write their goals. Goals are a great way to focus attention on what is considered important, instead of wasting…
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Word Problems are a Student’s Biggest Challenge
Students all over the country are struggling with math, and a core issue is the lack of critical thinking necessary to solve word problems. Often the Root of the Word Problem Challenge Literacy may not have completely dropped off in the last 40 years, but it sure feels like critical thinking has. Students are having…
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Become a TPT Seller: Start Your Own Journey
Teachers Pay Teachers doesn’t have to be daunting. This article will share a bunch of reasons why starting YOUR journey to become a part time TPT seller is a great idea, even if you don’t want to do it full time. Reason #1: Do It Because You Want To You don’t need to commit everything…
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Teacher Question: How Do I Get Help as a New Teacher?
Starting out at your new job, of course it all starts to get overwhelming. You are going to find very quickly how important it is to know how and where to get help as a new teacher. Get Help as a New Teacher in Teacher Communities Have you ever heard the phrase, “No man is…
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Making Amplify CKLA Accessible: 5 Tips
Are you striving to make Amplify CKLA accessible to your less-fluent readers? Do you teach 4th or 5th grade Amplify CKLA? There are links to my products on Teachers Pay Teachers included in this post. I create resources I personally use and sell what I know can help other classrooms. Due to its incredible evidence-based…
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My First Steps into Teachers Pay Teachers
Skyward Teaching is officially on Teachers Pay Teachers. Click here to read the whole story!
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An Honest Review: Amplify CKLA
If Amplify CKLA is the curriculum your district has purchased for your classroom, there are some important details you should know! I’ve been teaching ELA using the Amplify curriculum for a few years now, and I just remember having SO MANY QUESTIONS when I started! My goal is to help you answer some of those…
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Amplify CKLA
If your district is looking to switch to a Language Arts curriculum that has been highly rated and is evidence-based, they will consider Amplify CKLA. And they may choose it. What is Amplify CKLA? The “CKLA” bit of Amplify CKLA stands for Core Knowledge Language Arts. It is based on the premise that background knowledge…