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Review Grid

This evening at the beginning of class, I wrote a grid on the whiteboard. I asked students to write two …Read More

Jessica AggreyOctober 16, 2018

If you teach a class where writing is a focus, then you’ll most likely be covering topic sentences at some point. This post has a slide presentation that can help you introduce and your students learn all about writing clear topic sentences. Read More

Jessica AggreySeptember 9, 2018

Common Errors: Examples and Handout

Learning to self-correct is an important skill language learners must develop. Check out this list of common errors I’ve been collecting. Share it with your students to help them review the mistakes they make the most.Read More

Jessica AggreySeptember 6, 2018

Book Group Roles

Group work is a wonderful way to get students to collaborate and learn together. The best way to assure that everyone actively participates is to assign everyone in the group a specific task to be responsible for. If you put your students into book groups, check out these roles. Read More

Jessica AggreyAugust 30, 2018

Vocabulary Knowledge Share

Here’s an activity to help you introduce a new topic and get students to grow their vocabulary on it. It will get your students to activate their own schema about the topic and then share what they know with their classmates, helping everyone to expand their knowledge.Read More

Jessica AggreyAugust 22, 2018

Writing, Grammar, and Punctuation Tie the Knot at RACE-2-WRITE

Have you been looking for a great way to help your students practice writing? Learn about the game Race-2-Write that will get your students writing while at the same time helping them become more aware of grammar with its awesome color-coding function.Read More

Jacinto GardeaAugust 21, 2018

Save Time with a Master Google Slide Template

Do you use Google Slides to create your lesson plans? If so, you should definitely have a Google Slide document where you keep templates of slides you really like and want to use again. It will cut down on your prep time. Read More

Jessica AggreyAugust 12, 2018

Collaborative Knowledge Base with Google Sheets

Yesterday at my college’s convocation, we did a group discussion activity that had us using Google Sheets as a place …Read More

Jessica AggreyAugust 10, 2018

Poster Presentations: A Scaffold to Public Speaking

Speaking is an essential part of learning a language, and public speaking is a needed skill in school and life. Check out this poster presentation format to help scaffold academic presentations skills for your students.Read More

Jessica AggreyAugust 8, 2018

The True/False Grid

Check out this True/False grid community building activity. It's a great way to help the class get to know you in a fun and competitive way. It also gets them talking, so that's an added bonus.Read More

Jessica AggreyAugust 1, 2018

LMS Homepage Buttons

Are you getting read for the start of the fall semester? Use these navigation buttons to help make the homepage on your course's LMS engaging and easy to navigate. Read More

Jessica AggreyJuly 31, 2018

Annotating Together: An Activity for Building Reading Strategies

Do you have students who are hesitant to write on a text? Use this classroom activity to help emphasize the importance of annotating while reading and help students build a repertoire of annotation strategies. Read More

Jessica AggreyJuly 13, 2018

The Parking Lot: A Place for Untimely Questions

As teachers, we need to stay on task for the sake of the whole class while still making sure all of our students feel that they’re heard and their questions, unrelated as they may be, are important. Check out this simple, yet effective, way to put unrelated questions on hold without forgetting them. Read More

Jessica AggreyJuly 11, 2018

Student Feedback Form: Class Norm

Getting feedback from our students during the semester is very helpful. It also gives students a chance to express their feelings or possible concerns about a class. Check out this idea for an open form where students can submit feedback anytime they feel the need.Read More

Jessica AggreyJuly 5, 2018