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What are some ideas to make learning fun for my students?

10 Ways to Make Learning Fun and Engaging

Hi there! My name is Heather, and I blog over at HoJo’s Teaching Adventures! We all know that in today’s high stakes testing world, it

It's easy to get frustrated with students who have ADHD; I'm sure we've all been there, as educators. However, our guest blogger is sharing her insight on how teachers and other educators should handle ADHD gently for the benefit of the kids who struggle with it. She's sharing some really great ideas for ways to do this, so click through to read her post.

ADHD: How to Handle Squirrely Kids More Gently

Here’s Lessia Bonn, from I am Bullyproof Music, on addressing ADHD with increased kindness and understanding! ADHD: We flit, we float. We sail on quirky boats.

Ever heard of test prep rallies? Check out these ways to have test prep rallies at your school to head into standardized testing with a positive mindset!

Score with Your Test Prep Rally

Hi, I’m Sandra. I’m so honored to be writing about test prep rallies for Minds in Bloom. Test pep or prep rallies are motivational school

Are you on the hunt for a teaching job? Interviews for teaching positions can be grueling, but you can be better prepared for the questions you'll receive in them. Read this blog post with detailed tips for a successful interview for a teaching position!

How to Land a Teaching Job: The Keys to a Successful Interview

Please welcome Devon Ferguson to the blog today. Devon is sharing his tips on how to land a teaching job through a successful interview.

Making Time During Your Day for Social Emotional Learning

Making Time for Social-Emotional Learning

I’m Retta from Rainbow City Learning, and I am so excited to be invited back as a guest blogger here on Minds in Bloom! I

Top Graphic Organizers for Driving Social Studies Success

Graphic organizers are an effective tool to use in the social studies classroom for social studies success! They organize and communicate information in a visual

Kids don't always understand how they should be thinking about what they learn in order to really analyze and understand the information. This post, which tells you how to make thinking visible, provides several fun activities that you can do with your class to help them better understand their learning. Click through to read the whole post!

Make Thinking Visible

Hey there! I’m Kathie from Tried and True Teaching Tools, and I am beyond excited to be guest blogging today at Rachel Lynette’s Minds in Bloom!

It can be hard to tell if an English Language Learner is struggling to learn the English language or if they actually have a speech and language development issue that's contributing to the problem. These five tips will help you determine if your bilingual student has a speech problem.

5 Ways to Find Out If Your Bilingual Student Has a Speech Problem

Today’s guest blogger is Sarah, who is a bilingual speech-language pathologist. Sarah’s experiences working with students who are both learning English as a second language

ideas for using interactice notebooks in the classroom

Ways to Make Interactive Notebooks Manageable

We’re welcoming Gay Miller to the blog today. She’s sharing her tips on making interactive notebooks more manageable, which she’s gleaned from many years of

Does your school district institute eLearning days when the district has to call a snow day? Lessen your students' missed days of learning with these blizzard bags! You can digitize them or send packet work with students. Click through to learn more about blizzard bags!

Reclaim the Snow Day with Blizzard Bags

Hello! I’m Danielle from TeachNouvelle, and I’m so excited to be here today on Minds in Bloom. I love Rachel’s dedication to creating rigorous resources for

Questioning Strategies for Differentiation

10 Questioning Strategies to Differentiate Instruction

SVG Image Map Example Differentiating to Meet the Needs of Struggling Learners Questioning Strategies are here to help! Differentiating to meet the needs of struggling

how can I help my students who are struggling to learn specific concepts?

How to Simplify Difficult Concepts for Struggling Learners

SVG Image Map Example As educators, it is crucial to simplify difficult concepts to help our struggling learners grasp and retain new information. This blog

Successful Collaboration with a Paraprofessional Aide

SVG Image Map Example The Importance of Working With Your Paraprofessionals As a special education teacher, I have to collaborate with several adults throughout my

teaching equality and diversity in the classroom

How to Teach Equality and Diversity in Your Classroom

Please welcome Maren of Malimo Mode to the blog today! She’s sharing tips on teaching equality and diversity in your classroom, which is so important

How to get started using math talk in my classroom

Getting Started with Effective Mathematical Talk in the Classroom

SVG Image Map Example Using mathematical talk in the classroom is a powerful way to increase our students’ critical thinking and communication skills. However, what

6 Ways to Strengthen the Parent Teacher Relationship

SVG Image Map Example Teaching forces us to be a jack of all trades. Not only do we have to plan meaningful lessons, teach (as

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