Managing study time is a difficult set of skills to learn - especially if nobody has ever taken the time to teach you. Many middle and high school teachers assume that students are being taught organizational skills at home (such as how to plan study time), but often...

Have you ever had that circular argument with your students about using class time wisely?  You know the kind. They have a paper or project due in a week. They haven’t done much about it. And they’re sitting in class goofing off, talking to their friends, and doing...

Have you heard the terms metacognitive skills or metacognitive strategy bandied about at work or in the staff room and wondered, hmmmm, what am I missing? If so, read on because in this post we’re going to look at what is metacognitive strategy and how you can use it...

It’s getting to that time of year again.  You know the time.  Students are bored and restless.  You are stressed and frantic with reporting.  And you all need a break!  Today I’m going to give you a break - I have some easy, low-to-no prep end-of-year activities for...