In this Stenhouse Summer Series blog post, Cheniece Parks shares how she and her students craft a mission statement for the classroom in the first days of school.
In this Stenhouse Summer Series blog post, Sarah Valter writes about the ways classroom libraries are central to community building—at the beginning of the school year and all year long.
“I am a Mathematician”: Building Classroom Community through Counting Collections
In this Stenhouse Summer Series blog post, first-grade teacher Lauren Carr writes about the ways that Counting Collections can be a powerful routine for both math and community building.
Creating Classroom Values: A Messy Way to Build a Community of Care
In this Stenhouse Summer Series blog post, Jessica DiBeneditto writes about how to create class values that build a community of care that centers students and their freedom within the classroom.
How Vision Boards in the Classroom Make Space for Dreaming
In this Stenhouse Summer Series blog post, Connie Pertuz-Meza shares how vision boards can spark and nurture student imagination and dreaming within the classroom.
In this first post of our 2023 Stenhouse Summer Series, math educator Pierre Tranchemontagne writes about building mathematical understanding and community through Number Talk Images.
In Dawnavyn James’s kindergarten class, reading the author’s note at the back of a picture book became such a beloved ritual that her students would often ask, “Did the author leave us a note?” They believed the author had written these notes personally, just for them. And in many ways, they were right!
Topics: Classroom practice, Literacy
In this episode of Teacher's Corner, Sara Kugler, author of Better Book Clubs is interviewed by her friend and colleague Grace Choi, an educator in northern Virginia. Listen in as Sara and Grace share their perspectives on the benefits of book clubs both in and beyond the classroom. Whether you're a book lover, a book club pro, or just curious about getting started with book clubs, you won't want to miss this.
Topics: Classroom practice, Teachers Corner, Free Resources, Podcast, Elementary, equity
Tool 5: Rehearsing Routines—A Math Coaching Tool You Can Get Started with Right Away (Math Monday)
Highlighting Ideas from 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching by Nicora Placa
Topics: Math, #StenhouseMath
In this One Thing You Might Try…blog post, Sarah Scheldt considers the push and pull between saying yes and saying no, as she explores the art of boundary setting alongside her second graders.
Topics: One Thing You Might Try