#primary grades

You want evidence-based teaching practices?

In “How to Improve Student Learning in Every Classroom Now,” Janet Twyman and Bill Heward (in press) published excellent descriptions of effective practices, complete with descriptions, examples, links, and more. If you follow Teach Effectively, you'll be familiar with the practices they describe, but their article brings them together in one clear summary. Here's their abstract:

This paper is…

Free Printable Report Cards for Middle Schoolers

My inbox is overflowing with questions from readers, so I’ve decided to tackle one per week until I get it cleaned out. Here’s the first:

Dear Jennifer,

I just viewed your printable report card and I really like it; however, I have a middle school student and the reading and handwriting topics subjects don’t apply anymore.

Do have a similar version for jr. high? Or a downloadable version where I…