by Academic Teaming | Jul 2, 2019 | Teaming Experience
From Acting Out to Stepping Up to Lead Rebecca Studer Fourth-grade teacher, Howe Elementary School, Des Moines, Iowa One of my students—who comes from a low poverty, not very stable home was very disruptive and didn’t want to do anything when I had her in second...
by Academic Teaming | Jul 2, 2019 | Teaming Experience
Consistent PLCs Yield Strong Academic Improvement Michael Persampieri Assistant Principal, Starr Elementary School, Grand Island, Nebraska Our third-grade PLC was the most consistent about implementing academic teaming. They worked on success criteria and learning...
by Academic Teaming | Jul 2, 2019 | Teaming Experience
Kindergarten Achievement Gap Drops to Zero Julie Lake Kindergarten teacher, Howe Elementary School, Des Moines, Iowa Since we started academic teaming through Schools for Rigor, our kindergarten scores here at Howe have been the highest in the district. And last year,...
by Academic Teaming | Jul 2, 2019 | Teaming Experience
Self-Confidence and New Economy Skills for College and the Workplace Alyssa McDonald English 4 teacher and academic interventionist, North High School, Des Moines, Iowa The use of consistent tracking and clear targets and success criteria has helped students who...
by Academic Teaming | Jul 2, 2019 | Teaming Experience
100% Engagement Sandra Moore Instructional coach, Caze Elementary School, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, Indiana At the end of the first semester during a C4I day, we visited a classroom that students were teaming. In every single group we heard academic...
by Academic Teaming | Jul 2, 2019 | Teaming Experience
The Green Thumbs Club Nicole Lind Science coach, Spring Lake Elementary School, Seminole County, Florida Through this school year, I worked with a group of third through fifth graders in an after school club they named The Green Thumbs Club. These 15 students had to...
