Teacher Talk March 2021

 Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern 

Welcome to our March Teacher Talk.  All of us from the Teacher Talk collaborative would like wish you a happy and prosperous spring.  We have so many fab tips this month from Math, ELA and reading ideas, to High interest learning and our featured author for the month, you don't want to miss reading these blog posts from some awesome educators.

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Coffea for Mental Health (Restlessness)

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Can you imagine coffee to be an alternative medicine that supports and improves mental health? 

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Greet Students with the Arts

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Suggestions for a kinder, more gentle way to welcome students back to class this Spring.

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Let's Hear it for the Women!

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Although March is designated as Women's History Month, we obviously learn about women who have made a difference throughout the year. This was a quick and easy group assignment: Women's History posters.

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5 Renewable Energy Sources: The Pros and Cons Simplified

By Sarah Lalonde of Science and STEAM Team

Do you want to learn more about renewable energy sources? Read about the pros and cons in a simplified way!

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The Gift: Cancelled By Culture

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

I learned that cultures are complicated, but they do have profound effects.. My small touch cannot alter very much, but, hopefully, being able to read will open doors for them when they do knock.

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How to Make Earth Day Relevant in the Classroom

By Marcy Howe of Its a Teacher Thing

Learn 6 easy ideas to increase the relevance of Earth Day.

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3 Tips on Using Blog Posts Correctly

By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess

Learn to use apostrophes correctly. Never use an apostrophe to make a noun plural.

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Attitude Really IS Everything: Encouraging Students to Own Their Attitudes

By Katie Auer of Loving Language Arts

Attitude really is everything - instill this in students!

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Picture Books for Growth Mindset

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR's Classroom

Growth mindset is HUGE in my class and here are some of my favorites with a few tips on how to use them in your classroom.

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Photos into Cartoons

By Don Sabado of Mr. D Math Class

My current post is about turning photos into cartoons and using it in my blog and my Jamboard lessons when I return to work from spring break vacation.

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March 2020 Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

St. Patrick's Day and so many more tried and true teaching ideas are here for you to check out this March.  Best yet,soon it will be spring and the end of the year will be here before you know it. 

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It's March...Let's Go Fly a Kite
By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

A great activity for home and at school.
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Learning During Our New Reality: Social Distancing
By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Just a few tips on some activities to add to your distance learning.
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Teaching Data, Graphing and Scientific Process with Paper Airplanes
By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

Read how a paper airplane project sparked students to collect data, try out different graphs, and explore the scientific process! Remote learning freebies included with this post.
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Simple Ways to Make Classroom Lessons More Engaging
By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing

Learn simple tricks to liven up even the most unexciting topic. It's easier than you think!
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The Best Principal I Ever Had
By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

What principles make a great principal? Read about them here.
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Easy-to-Implement Home Instruction Ideas
By Renee Heiss of All-American Teacher tools

Prepare now for the possibility of home-instruction for all of your students. Find easy ways to send them home with a packet of work until you come back together again!
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St. Patrick's Day Myths and Fun Facts
By Vicky Rauch of Scipi

March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day. Read my latest blog post to explore some of the myths surrounding this Irish holiday as well as to discover a few fun facts.
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How to Choose Between Affect and Effect
By Charlene Tess of CharleneTess

Here's Help with Choosing Between Affect and Effect.
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School closed: Now what?
By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR's Classroom

Our schools have closed. Now what? Here are some links that could be useful during this time to keep your kids learning.
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March Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

St. Patricks Day and so many more tried and true teaching ideas are here for you to check out this March.  Best yet,soon it will be spring and the end of the year will be here before you know it. 

If you're interested in joining this unique group of teacher entrepreneurs, blogging buddies and/or our blog linky, sign up here....The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. If you decide to join, be sure to mention one of our names.

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A Stranger in a Strange Classroom, It’s Standardized Testing Time!

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

For a multitude of teachers and kids, the anticipation of spring and excitement of summer break are shrouded by stressful thoughts that emerge during testing season.  Of course, if you're an educator, you can't get away from it, stress is your ever present companion, it's an inherent part of the job, especially during this time of year. To add insult to injury, if your students do poorly, it's on you.

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The Thief of Joy
By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning 

 Finding joy in the selection of read-alouds this month.
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Slope for Vertical and Horizontal Lines

By Vicky Rauch of Scipi

I work in the Math Lab at the community college where I also teach. Last week, I had two College Algebra students who were having difficulty with slope. They knew the equation y = mx + b, but were unsure when it came to horizontal or vertical lines. Read how I used visuals to help these students.

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 Advice From The Coach

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight 

Check out this advice from a famous basketball coach. It can be effectively applied to teaching, too.

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 Watermelon Subtraction
By Margot Gentile of Margot Gentile

Watermelon slices naturally look like big smiles, don't they? There will be smiles all around as children manipulate the movable parts to "bite" into watermelon slices and remove seeds. They will be delighted to "see" and understand the concept of subtraction and teachers will love this freebie!

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 6 Confusing Words to Master
By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess

Learning to master confusing words, is an essential skill for all writers.

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Today We Are Leprechauns

By Laura Cripe of Under One Roof

Learn how you can use STEM in your elementary classroom this March with a fun Leprechaun activity. All smart Leprechauns hide their gold, but a truly tricky one will also build a protective container to keep out humans. Check out the ideas my students came up with in this St. Patrick's Day STEM lesson.

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 Classroom Seating Arrangements for Grades 4-8
By  Marcy Howe of It's A Teacher Thing

Classroom seating arrangements can make or break a classroom. Learn about four classroom seating arrangements that work and the benefits and drawbacks of each.

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Striving & Thriving: Remembering Purpose in the Reading Classroom
By Tracy Willis of Mossy Oak Musings

Sometimes, your teaching attitude just nose dives into the concrete pavement, and sometimes it takes new learning opportunities and our students to remind us that we are striving and thriving. Grab a box of tissues!
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Building Student Empowerment
By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

 It was my first year of teaching and I was a little nervous and very excited about my first parent-teacher conferences. 3 parents out of my 27 students showed up. 30+ years later. . I have 100% parent participation.
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