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Transform your teaching toolkit with the wisdom of Dr. Lori Friesen, the beacon for educators navigating today's classroom challenges. Unearth the secrets to lesson planning and assessment mastery, and let us guide you through shaping a classroom environment that's as organized as it is enriching. By the end of our discussion, the teacher planning binder and student data binders will become your new best friends, dramatically reducing your workload while amplifying the effectiveness of your teaching practice.

Classroom culture is an ever-changing tapestry, and this episode weaves together the threads of connection, social and emotional learning, and the delicate balance of work-life integration. With Dr. Lori's insights, discover how to bridge the social skill gaps in students and tailor your approaches to combat the evolving landscape of education. From creating a community with interest inventories to secret compliment envelopes, we delve into strategies that foster a sense of belonging and help raise the bar for student relationships and classroom standards.

Effective communication with parents can be the linchpin of educational success, and our episode pinpoints the tactics that make engagement effortless. Embrace the power of home communication notebooks, classroom apps, and timely newsletters to keep parents in the loop. Plus, with our special segment on Dr. Lori's TikTok debut, you'll have access to an ever-expanding fountain of educational resources at your fingertips. Join us and light up your teaching journey with the insights from this must-hear episode.

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We’re excited to have Dr. Lori, the author of "Dear New Teacher: Here's Exactly What To Do," join us for an insightful discussion on preparing for your first teaching job. This episode is filled with essential tips for new teachers, from classroom setup to managing classroom dynamics. Dr. Lori’s expert advice will help you start the school year strong.

Discover the best practices for creating a welcoming and efficient classroom, establishing routines, and maintaining a positive learning environment. Dr. Lori’s extensive background in elementary education and teacher training provides a solid foundation for her practical advice.

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Show Notes: www.madlylearning.com/269

Key Concepts:
Preparing your classroom for success
Effective classroom management techniques
Establishing consistent routines
Building a positive classroom culture
Preventing teacher burnout

More About Lori
Book: Dear New Teacher Here's Exactly What To Do
Website: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/
Podcast: Beginning Teacher Talk
Membership: Classroom Management Club

Madly Learning Resources Mentioned
Kudos Club: A Classroom Management Program That Builds Community
Long Range Plans: Grades 3-6
Classroom Routine Planner

Check out Ignited Math and Ignited Literacy and learn how you can get your math and literacy lessons planned for the whole year to save yourself hours and hours of doing it all yourself at www.ignitedteaching.ca

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What if you had the toolkit to boost your students' literacy levels? What if you could tailor your teaching styles to meet the individual needs of your learners? Welcome to a powerful episode that unravels the intricacies of incorporating assessments into your literacy program. We strip down the importance of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments, helping you understand your students' starting point, observe their progress, and gain a comprehensive view of their proficiency levels. 

You'll discover how tools like Exocard's, guided reading, and spelling assessments can help you identify strengths and weaknesses in your students' learning process. We go further to discuss the value of literacy trackers and formative assessments, and how informal writing assessments can offer valuable insights into your students' writing skills. Discover how summative assessments can showcase overall proficiency and growth, and how encouraging students to select their work for assessment can fuel reflection and learning. So, join us for a deep dive into the world of assessments, and gain practical insights on how to use these tools to enhance your students' literacy skills.

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Hey, hey!

Today I wanted to talk a little about books.

Particularly picture books. Or really any material we are reading in our classroom.

My challenge for you is to think about fitting the literature in your room into 3 different categories:

Windows

Mirrors

Prisms

If you’re looking for more book examples go to: https://www.ml-go.com/ilbooklist

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Hello, hello! I hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far!

Sooo raise your hand if you use choice boards… 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ And if you hadn’t before the pandemic, chances are you’re using them now. Why? Because they are a GREAT strategy for asynchronous learning (so if you still haven’t tried them, give it a shot! Hopefully this week's email will inspire you.)

The thing with choice boards is they are also great for face-to-face learning. So I want to share how you can use choice boards in a variety of ways to help differentiate instruction and simplify some prep and planning.

A choice board is essentially a menu. We put a table on a one page piece of paper where students can pick from a variety of activities. They can sort of choose their own adventure in terms of how they’re going to complete the activities!

It allows students to demonstrate the set of skills you are assessing but gives them a choice in terms of how they are going to be presenting their knowledge to you.

I’ve found the number one benefit to choice boards is it will cover a number of days of learning! Which means less prep and planning time for you (YAY! 🎉)

The other reason I love choice boards is because I'm a BIG proponent of choice and voice in the classroom and these boards allow for just that. Students can show you their learning but have a choice and voice as to how that’s going to happen.

Without further ado… here are my 3 main ways you can use choice boards in the classroom!

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Hello, hello!

I hope you are all having a fantastic week so far! Today I wanted to talk a little about assessing student’s work in this digital world.

Most of us are probably marking or grading work that students have completed remotely. That means we may be using new tools to grade the completed work. 👩🏼‍💻

Personally, I’ve actually been using Google classroom for about 5 years now give or take (the first group I ever used it with are in grade 12 now, for reference!).

That being said, I wanted to share with you some of the things I have done over the years to quickly and easily mark student assessments when the work is submitted digitally.

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Hello, hello!

So, it looks like we’re in this whole remote teaching thing for the long haul. Whether that’s a month, two months, I’m not sure. But I don’t want you to wait a second longer when it comes to getting some of your time back.

That means I am going to do everything I can to support you and help make your remote teaching experience less stressful. We’re all in this together.

My guess is you’re probably spending more time prepping and planning as a remote teacher than you were in the classroom? (I can say that is definitely the case for me).

I wanted to share my 4 strategies to reduce some of the prep that you are experiencing right now. Basically, we need to make sure remote teaching doesn’t completely consume us.

Here are the 4 areas that I think are key to helping you reduce your remote teaching workload.

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This week I want to talk all about your home teaching space! Because the reality is, I think we’re going to be doing this whole remote-teaching thing for just a little bit longer.

There are 3 areas we’re going to want to look at in the home classroom.

Tech

Space

Demo

Let’s jump in!

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Hi, Teachers!

I hope you’re having an awesome week so far. I wanted to talk to you today about setting realistic goals and aligning priorities.

For most of us, the new challenge in our career is remote teaching. We can set realistic goals for ourselves when it comes to taking on this challenge while at the same time making sure it doesn’t take over our lives.

I want to talk to you about 6 different areas of our lives.

Teaching

Family

Friends

Fitness

Hobbies

Fun

So what is most important to you? I want you to rank these 6 things in order of importance.

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I hope you have all had an okay start back into the second half of the school year. Now, I know this is not what we signed up for. In fact, it is VERY different than what we signed up for. So I wanted to share some tips today to help you break through the overwhelm and stress that comes with being a “digital” teacher.

First, take away all the noise and chaos and get down to the very basics...Just TEACH!

Believe that you know how to do this. Because you DO!

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