rELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!

Making The First Day Count

We are back (sorry for the year break)! It's Sept and we need to get started! Rebecca and Joe have some great first-day activities (that work any day)!

June Is Bustin' Out All Over: Quick, One-Day Lessons That Get Us Through June!

Rebecca and Joe share some tried and true lessons and activities that work for those end-of-year days when everyone is itching for summer to start! Solve Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/42siLfeONMloB9InX8eVT9?si=aae56894163e4f3c Name 5 Activity: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1izf7tEXDijVNqiuXkaXDSo-284ppi_a5?usp=sharing TedTalk Riddles: https://youtu.be/7yDmGnA8Hw0 Futureme.org

Coffee and a Movie: Bridget and Joe discuss 1989's Dead Poets Society

Bridget and Joe are enjoying a cup of java and discussing a favorite among many educators, Dead Poet's Society, starring Robin Williams & Ethan Hawke. Is this movie still relevant? Is William's Mr. Keating a teacher we should be emulating? What can we, as teachers, learn from this movie?

Argue Your Way Into Good Writing

Rebecca and Joe talk about tried and true methods of helping kids recognize good arguments! Tools to check out: https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-ethicist https://www.procon.org/ 100 Student Voices: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rebeccadecker/list/LZJTJGUF5W47?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfrebeccadecker

Summative Assessments You and Your Students Won't Hate!

Rebecca and Joe discuss getting rid of the 50-question multiple choice test and what alternatives there are for summative assessments!