Classroom Management and PBL Blog for Grades 6-12 Teachers
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Bell Ringer Ideas That Earn the First Five Minutes: 20 Do-Now Activities for Grades 6–12
Twenty bell ringer ideas and do-now activities for grades 6–12, built on the one opener move with strong evidence behind it — ask students to retrieve something from last week, not last night.
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Socratic Seminar Rubric: A Four-Criterion Version for Grades 6–12
A free four-criterion Socratic seminar rubric for grades 6–12, printed on the page with nothing to download — and the case for scoring preparation and reflection instead of how often a student spoke.
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Sub Plans for Middle and High School: What to Leave So the Day Actually Runs
Sub plans for grades 6–12: what to put in the binder, how to write the day in minutes, how emergency sub plans differ from planned-absence plans, and what to do when no substitute comes.
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Student Goal Setting: What Works in Grades 6–12, and What the Evidence Won’t Carry
Student goal setting is rated “promising” rather than proven, and one large trial found nothing at all. Here is what holds up in grades 6–12 — and the if-then plan that does most of the work.
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Small Group Instruction in Middle and High School: Make the Table the Seat Students Want
Small group instruction in middle and high school works when the table reads as a privilege, not a diagnosis. Two ready-to-run systems: The Studio for grades 6-8 and Consults for grades 9-12.
