DIY: turn old t-shirts into easy chair pocket storage for the classroom
As a pre-k teacher, I decided my students will keep portfolios this year. They learn so much so quickly! I want them to be able to look...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Apr 25, 2021
- 10 min
Action Research on Student-Selected Vocabulary
by Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student Students come to us with an infinitely varied range of background knowledge and experiences. The...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
Using Students’ Self-Selection of Vocabulary to Inform Instruction
by Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student With so many thousands of words in American English alone, the choices are practically limitless...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Apr 19, 2021
- 1 min
The Class Word Finder
by Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student If you feel guilty every time you offer vocabulary instruction to your best readers because you...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
Family Word Collection
by Jill Macchiaverna, Elementary ELL / Bilingual Paraprofessional All typical babies, regardless of backgrounds, know about the same...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Feb 4, 2021
- 4 min
It's Children's Authors and Illustrators Week!
by Jill Macchiaverna, book lover What was your favorite book when you were a kid? I encourage you to make a special consideration to...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
What Matters
by Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student I’ve noticed when people disagree with someone, the first reaction seems to be to question the...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Nov 26, 2020
- 3 min
Shortest Day of the Year
by Jill Macchiaverna, songwriter?! cover art for 'Shortest Day of the Year' holiday single by Paul and Alice Dake How do you know when...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Nov 20, 2020
- 4 min
What's a sub to do? Supporting diversity in someone else's classroom
by Jill Macchiaverna, substitute teacher Substitute teachers are in a unique position to spend time in a variety of schools with a wide...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Nov 4, 2020
- 1 min
Free word sort for -one, -own
I was subbing for fourth graders for a couple weeks last month, and I noticed how on their spelling tests many of them had spelled...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
Free collaborative lesson plan for secondary science and English teachers
by Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student I really enjoyed the Secondary Methods graduate class at Oklahoma State University with Dr....
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jillmacchiaverna
- Sep 16, 2020
- 3 min
39 children's books to restore your faith in humanity
by Jill Macchiaverna, bibliophile The world is a mess right now. To keep us from turning on each other, stop doomscrolling and pick up...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Sep 12, 2020
- 2 min
Anti-racist is not anti-American
by Jill Macchiaverna, preservice teacher and graduate student picture from Canva.com A Friday before a long weekend is a great time to...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Sep 12, 2020
- 14 min
A lengthy, limited, and difficult-to-read literature review of restorative justice in schools
by Jill Macchiaverna, preservice teacher and graduate student Major Themes Restorative Justice (RJ) is new. Every article acknowledged...
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jillmacchiaverna
- Sep 12, 2020
- 5 min
This year's back-to-school essential? Masks.
by Cara Knipe, middle school teacher, and Jill Macchiaverna, preservice teacher and PTA mom We know the best strategy to prevent the...
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