Slay all of the Dragons: Top five ways to be a literacy hero for your middle school students

You’re on an epic journey as a cross-curricular teacher! All that lies between your students and academic success is a whole lot of dragons. Win the day (and the year) by using my top five tips for planning effective nonfiction reading and writing lessons for your middle school students. … More Slay all of the Dragons: Top five ways to be a literacy hero for your middle school students

Bring wonder and engagement back to your classroom before the winter holidays with cross-curricular activities

Make the most of those weeks between the holiday breaks by bringing cross-curricular activities to your middle school science classroom. … More Bring wonder and engagement back to your classroom before the winter holidays with cross-curricular activities

A Recipe for Reading Comprehension Skills: Four Tips for Teaching Elementary Students to Make Inferences in any Non-Fiction Text

From the Crosswalk Curriculum Blog: Four tips for teaching your elementary students to make inferences in a non-fiction text in any content area! … More A Recipe for Reading Comprehension Skills: Four Tips for Teaching Elementary Students to Make Inferences in any Non-Fiction Text

Three Strategies to Power Up Learning in Any Content Area by Adding Social Emotional Learning to Your Lessons

Learn three strategies for adding social-emotional learning (SEL) to any middle school content area with this blog post from Crosswalk Curriculum. … More Three Strategies to Power Up Learning in Any Content Area by Adding Social Emotional Learning to Your Lessons

Finding your Teacher Crosswalk: Sourcing inspiration for cross-curricular lesson plans in your own life

Find inspiration for creating cross-curricular lessons in your own life. Read on for my top three tips for sourcing ideas for the cross-curricular classroom. … More Finding your Teacher Crosswalk: Sourcing inspiration for cross-curricular lesson plans in your own life