A Sneak Peek
Happy Summer!! A common question that is often asked is, “What is your favorite season?”. To be honest, I don’t really have a favorite season; I have different reasons for …
Why We Should Look at Milestones
I am sitting here today in awe and a little sad about how fast time has gone by since I became a mom. My son was born on June 3rd, …
Why We Should Look at Cross Cutting Concepts
If you are not a Science teacher, you may not have even heard of the idea of Cross Cutting Concepts (CCC). In my quest to learn more about the different …
A New Way to Think About Math
When I was in the classroom, I can’t even tell you how many times I heard people say “I am so bad at math”. Some students were convinced that it …
Closing with Impact
Have you ever been right in the middle of a thought or important topic and the bell rings? You wanted to give your students a wrap up, but time just …
Thank You Coaches
My daughter is 8 years old and recently started playing ice hockey. She absolutely loves it. She is extremely competitive (no clue where she gets that from 🙋 hehe) and …
Dealing with Uncertainty
As the weather begins to turn warmer, our minds shift to a glorious time of nature blooming and crisp, clear water awaiting us to jump in. The first nice day …
Zoom Out and Reset
This week’s post comes to you from Faye Licari. Faye is an Instructional Technology Coach in Kaneland Community Unit School District #302! I hope you enjoy Faye’s post as much …
Mental Health in Schools
When your child or a student scrapes their knee, we all have a good understanding of how to provide first aid. We clean the knee and bandage it up. It …
Music and the Brain
This week’s post comes to you from John Owen. John is a Content Marketing Lead with Advancement Courses. Advancement Courses is a partner of Kane ROE and Illinois Online Academy …