High school objectives board

Classroom display with objective, agenda, week overview, and upcoming due dates

This is the Pinterest project that motivated us to make a blog. We used an idea we saw on Pinterest from Kristy @ Next To Heaven and modified it a bit to make it work for daily objectives in our classroom. After we got over our initial excitement that we actually created something on Pinterest (and called ourselves famous all day), we realized we had created a pin to nowhere which is a big pet peeve for both of us. Now thanks to this exact post you are currently reading, we can live with…

If you've been searching for classroom decor ideas, look no further than these simple examples! Your classroom will be done in no time!

When back to school season rolls around, I always have my guard up when it comes to shopping. There is always SO MUCH that I WANT, and so little that I actually NEED. What I’ve done for the past few years is this: I set a budget and I set a limit on my projects. The point of su

Great ideas and inspiration in this middle school classroom reveal - from decorating to small group areas to hanging posters and anchor charts.

I gave a little glimpse of my other Michael’s project on Instagram, but I also wanted to share it here, because I am super excited about it. Our district adopted the Marzano Teacher Evaluation System last year, and we are slowly easing into it. This year part of our focus is on posting target learning goals. There are ALL sorts of ways to post target learning goals, and I hope that this method works for me. In our Marzano training, we have learned that it is best to write your learning goal…

Teachers are often required to post student-friendly learning objectives on our bulletin board or focus wall. In middle school or high school, what does that even mean? This blog post shares how to transform your learning targets based on Common Core ELA standards so they're meaningful to students. Whether you display I Can statements, We Can, or I Will posters, the language you use does make a difference. #teaching #middleschool