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This comprehensive resource combines IEP Data Collection Sheets and Behavior & Parent Communication Logs into one powerful tool for streamlined progress monitoring and documentation. Perfect for special education and general education teachers, administrators, and school staff, this bundle helps you stay organized while saving time.

What’s Included:

• IEP Goal Tracking Sheets: Printable and fillable forms with visual graphs to monitor progress throughout the year.
• Behavior Logs: Track student behavior to identify patterns and plan interventions.
• Parent Communication Logs: Keep consistent records of all parent interactions.
• Multiple formats (landscape and portrait) for customization.

Key Benefits:

• Easily track IEP goals and student behavior.
• Stay prepared for IEP meetings and progress reports.
• Maintain thorough documentation for communication and interventions.

This bundle is your all-in-one solution for effective student tracking and communication!

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This bundle is a comprehensive toolbox of behavioral support documents designed for Special Education teachers to effectively document behavior, increase parent communication, guide behavior management and streamline paperwork. Suitable for all grade levels, the resources included will help Special Education teachers stay organized, and maintain accurate records throughout the year.

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Benefits

• Streamline paperwork for Special Education teachers
• Enhanced documentation and behavior management
• Improved parent communication

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Instructions/Tips for Implementation

Teachers can start using these resources from Day 1 to encourage positive behaviors among your students and document problematic behaviors. Implementing these tools daily will result in improved paperwork management and enhanced communication with parents.

You will download:

Apology Letter Templates

Behavior Contracts

Behavior Notes Home to Parents

Rewards Coupons

Daily Parent Communication Sheet

Documentation Log

Morning & Afternoon Checklists for Desks

This bundle is a comprehensive toolbox of professional documents designed for Special Education teachers to effectively track IEP data, increase parent communication, guide behavior management and streamline paperwork. Suitable for all grade levels, the resources included will help Special Education teachers stay organized, and maintain accurate records throughout the year.

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Benefits

• Streamline paperwork for Special Education teachers
• Enhanced documentation and behavior management
• Improved parent communication

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Instructions/Tips for Implementation

Teachers can start using these resources from Day 1 to stay organized and efficiently track IEP data. Implementing these tools daily will result in improved paperwork management and enhanced communication with parents.

You will download:

Special Education Lesson Plans

Teacher Input Forms for IEP Writing

Accommodations Tracker

Behavior Log

Paraprofessional Checklists

Paraprofessional Binder

Behavior Contracts

IEP Data Tracking Forms

Daily Communication Charts

Parent Teacher Conference Forms

Reading Level Trackers

Streamline your classroom management and communication efforts with these Behavior Logs and Parent Communication Logs, Documentation download! This resource includes 12 professional documents designed specifically for teachers and school staff to effectively collect and maintain accurate records on student behavior and parent communication.

Whether you're managing challenging behaviors, tracking progress, or communicating with parents, this bundle provides you with easy-to-use, customizable templates that will save you time and enhance your documentation practices.

What’s Included:

• Behavior Tracking Forms: Keep a detailed record of student behavior, identify patterns, and plan interventions.
• Parent Communication Logs: Document every conversation, meeting, and correspondence to ensure clear and consistent communication with parents and guardians.

You will receive multiple versions of each form in both landscape and portrait mode.

Perfect for special education teachers, general education teachers, administrators, and school counselors, this is a must-have tool to help you stay organized and maintain thorough documentation for each student.

Benefits:

• Save Time: Ready-to-use forms that are easy to customize to fit your needs.
• Stay Organized: Keep all your behavior and communication documentation in one place.

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Teacher Evaluation Evidence Binder~ Are you looking for a way to organize all of your evidence to put together in your Teacher Binder at a very low price? We all work very hard at what we do. Show off your talents and prove to your administrators that you are Proficient or better yet, Exceeding the standards.

I am a teacher from Massachusetts. I worked extremely hard at organizing and putting together my binder these past couple of years. So glad that I finally had my final evaluation done before school ended. Please check out this preview before purchasing to ensure that your standards are the same or very close. We use the Massachusetts Model System for Educator Evaluation.

You will receive an editable binder to include pages to separate the four major standards along with your student and professional goals. You will also receive three pages of color coded indicator tabs and expectation elements for each of the indicators for the four standards.You can also type in your own expectation tabs and indicators that match your district's teacher evidence in the table provided.

Standard 1-Curriculum Planning and Assessment

Standard 2-Teaching All Students

Standard 3-Family and Community Engagement

Standard 4-Professional Culture

This product also includes a binder spine for a 2", 3" or 5" binder and back cover in a navy blue chevron pattern. I chose this color so male or female teachers could easily use this to put together a professional looking binder. In fact, my husband who is also an educator used this system for his binder and he loved it. Simply insert the covers into a clear view binder and your ready to go.

If you are interested in a pink chevron binder, check out the following:

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***This product does not give you suggestions as to what to put in the binder. It is just created to help you organize. **** The preview will show you a better look at some of the pages you will be receiving. Please be sure you have power point in order to edit this product to best fit your needs.

Please check out my store for more activities and products that will help make your life easier during the school year. I would love it if you became my follower by simply clicking on the green star next to my store name. You will receive updates of new products and upcoming sales.

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Are you in need of comprehensive math professional development presentations? This bundle includes all of my Math PDs, designed to support instructional coaches, administrators, and teachers who are looking to elevate their instructional practices and enhance student learning outcomes.

As I continue to create more Math PDs throughout the school year, new sessions will be added to this bundle at no additional cost. Whether you're seeking to refine instructional strategies, incorporate data-driven instruction, or implement guided math techniques, these presentations will provide the tools and insights you need.

Please review the descriptions for each PD session to find the ones that best fit your needs. All presentations are fully editable and customizable, and they are conveniently available in Google Slides or Canva template links for easy access and modification.

This bundle is perfect for anyone dedicated to improving math instruction and providing targeted, impactful professional development for their teams or classrooms.

Engage your teachers just like your teachers engage their students!

Engaging professional development is crucial because it captures teachers' attention, making the learning experience more enjoyable and relevant. It ensures active participation, leading to better retention and application of new skills and strategies. By fostering enthusiasm and motivation, engaging sessions contribute to a positive learning culture, ultimately benefiting both teachers and their students.

These professional development presentations are all editable and can be tailored to the needs of your teachers and staff members.

Engaging Students in Math Professional Development (Google Slides Copy

Link)

This innovative professional development template is a great way to get started by teaching teachers how to implement engaging activities during math time with their current curriculum. It is editable to add details about your curriculum, pictures, etc. 

Engaging Stations Professional Development (Canva Copy Link)

As educators, we shifted away from incorporating hands-on resources in the classroom during the onset of COVID-19. Utilizing hands-on materials provides students with a tactile and experiential approach, offering a tangible way for learners to connect with abstract concepts and enhance understanding. Through hands-on engagement, such as manipulating objects or participating in interactive activities, students can more readily comprehend intricate ideas and improve information retention. It's now opportune to revisit and rediscover the hands-on resources available for classroom use or those that may have been overlooked.

Ron Clark 55 Essential Rules Slides (Canva Copy Link)

The daily focus is on one rule at a time, spanning from Rule 1 to Rule 55. You have the option to print a weekly slide to share with parents or use it as a classroom guide. Additionally, you can download the slide as an image for social media sharing or use it on your smartboard for teaching and modeling each week's rule. Each slide features the corresponding Ron Clark rule accompanied by a relevant picture. The editable slides allow customization to align with your school's preferences, including the option to replace pictures with images of your students exemplifying the rule.

Engaging Top Chef Professional Development Template (Canva Copy Link)

This Canva Template Presentation revolves around the "Top Chef" theme, featuring a teach-off challenge for teachers to showcase their expertise in the focused teaching strategy or best practice emphasized in the professional development. Within a specified time frame, teachers will research the topic, create presentations, and present in front of judges, fostering a dynamic and collaborative learning environment. Similar to the show "Top Chef," this format encourages teachers to learn from each other, gaining insights into diverse strategies for classroom implementation.

Number Sense Professional Development Template (Canva Copy Link)

This number sense presentation equips teachers with a variety of instructional strategies and activities to make mathematical concepts more accessible and engaging. This will enhance their ability to tailor teaching methods to diverse learning styles. Teachers can seamlessly integrate number sense concepts into the existing curriculum. 

Behavior Management Professional Development Survivor Theme (Canva Copy Link)

Transform your typical P.D. into an unforgettable journey with a Survivor-themed twist. Engage your educators in challenges that mirror real-life pedagogical scenarios, fostering teamwork and strategic thinking.

Vocabulary PD (Canva Copy Link)

This vocabulary presentation starts with an intriguing icebreaker that gives an “aha” moment.  The PD equips teachers with various instructional strategies and activities to make the concepts more accessible and engaging. This professional development will enhance their ability to tailor teaching methods to diverse learning styles. Teachers can seamlessly integrate vocabulary concepts into the existing curriculum. 

Grant Writing PD (Canva Copy Link)

This comprehensive PD session is designed to:

• Equip teachers with the skills to write successful grants.
• Empower administrators to secure funding through grant applications.
• Guide both new and veteran teachers in creating the classroom of their dreams without personal financial burden.

Introduction to Instructional Coaching (Google Slides Link)

Are you an instructional coach looking for a way to introduce yourself to your teachers and staff? This professional development session is designed to provide role clarity and illustrate how you can support them throughout the school year.

Addition and Subtraction Strategies PD (Canva Copy Link)

This professional development session offers:

• True/False Icebreaker: An engaging activity to help distinguish between effective and ineffective strategies.
• Phases of Learning Math Facts: Insights into the stages students go through, including foundational concepts and derived facts.
• Effective Strategies: Techniques such as quick looks and games to enhance understanding.
• Assessment Ideas: Methods for evaluating student progress.
• Family Engagement: Innovative ways to involve families in the learning process.

Guided Math PD

This comprehensive PD covers essential strategies for successfully implementing guided math in your classrooms. You'll learn the reasoning behind guided math, how to effectively use data to inform instruction, different grouping strategies, what guided math looks like in practice, and a wealth of tips for teachers to implement this best practice effectively.

This resource bundle is designed specifically for teaching education courses at the college level. It includes editable Google Slides and Canva templates, allowing you to tailor the materials to the specific needs of your courses within the College of Education. These versatile slides can be seamlessly integrated into your existing curriculum, serving as an engaging and motivational tool for future educators.

The resources are thoughtfully created to:

• Enhance engagement: The visually appealing slides, videos, icebreakers and templates help capture students' attention and facilitate active participation.
• Support instructional flexibility: With fully editable content, you can adapt the slides to suit various topics, learning objectives, and instructional methods.
• Promote critical thinking: The materials are designed to challenge future educators to think deeply about teaching practices, strategies, and pedagogical theories.
• Develop practical teaching skills: The templates include real-world scenarios, case studies, and reflective activities that prepare students for the classroom.
• Foster collaboration: The slides encourage peer discussion and group work, helping students learn from one another’s experiences and insights.

This bundle is a valuable tool for molding the next generation of exceptional teachers by providing interactive and thought-provoking content that aligns with the goals of teacher education program

Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns @ heather.schrage@gmail.com

Do you need grant writing tips to increase academic achievement?  Grant writing tips for teachers are necessary to gain the resources that students need, and grant writing tips will increase learning in the classroom. The ebook will introduce teachers and administrators to various proposal ideas and how to be successful within the grant process. 

The information in this Ebook includes:

*Where to Start

*Local Organizations

*Grants for Classrooms

*What Do You Need?

*DonorsChoose Tips

*Mistakes

*Relationships

*Grant Ideas to use with Flexible Seating Classrooms

*Grant ideas to use with Transforming Classrooms

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The Flexible Seating Research E-Book has the following:

1. 9 pages of rich, researched-based content.
2. 13 pages total.
3. The book can be read online or printed.
4. Do not wait to buy to increase engagement, increase academic achievement, and to stop spending your own money on school supplies. 

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Are you an instructional coach or administrator at an elementary school or a professor teaching an education course that is seeking effective strategies to teach the gradual release of responsibility?

Unlock the Magic of PD!

This professional development presentation includes the following: 

• Deal/No Deal Icebreaker
• Gradual Release Phases
• Examples of Gradual Release
• Focused Instruction- I Do It
• We Do It
• You Do It Together
• You Do It Alone
• 27 Editable Canva Slides

This professional development opportunity is engaging for teachers.  When teachers are engaged, the transfer of learning to the classroom happens.

Additionally, the Canva presentation is fully editable, allowing you to customize it to meet your teachers’ specific needs.

Engaging teachers during professional development is crucial for several reasons:

1. Improves Effectiveness: Engaged teachers are more likely to absorb and implement new strategies, techniques, and information presented during professional development. This leads to more effective teaching practices and better student outcomes.
2. Promotes Active Learning: Engagement fosters active participation, discussion, and collaboration among teachers. This active learning approach helps in retaining information and applying it in real classroom settings.
3. Encourages Reflective Practice: When teachers are engaged, they are more likely to reflect on their own practices, identify areas for improvement, and make necessary adjustments. Reflective practice is essential for continuous professional growth.
4. Increases Motivation and Morale: Engaging professional development can reignite teachers' passion for teaching, making them feel valued and supported. This boosts their motivation and morale, which positively impacts their performance and job satisfaction.
5. Facilitates Collaboration: Engaged teachers are more likely to collaborate with their peers, share best practices, and support each other. This collaborative culture enhances the overall learning environment and promotes a sense of community within the school.
6. Addresses Diverse Needs: Engaging professional development can be tailored to address the diverse needs and interests of teachers, making it more relevant and meaningful. This personalized approach ensures that all teachers benefit from the training.
7. Promotes Innovation: When teachers are engaged, they are more open to exploring new ideas and innovative teaching methods. This willingness to innovate can lead to the adoption of more effective instructional practices and improved student learning experiences.
8. Builds Capacity: Engaged professional development helps build the capacity of teachers to handle various challenges in the classroom. It equips them with the skills and knowledge needed to address diverse student needs and create a positive learning environment.
9. Ensures Sustainability: Sustainable change in teaching practices requires ongoing engagement and reinforcement. Engaged teachers are more likely to continue implementing new strategies and approaches long after the professional development sessions have ended.

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Are you an instructional coach or school administrator looking for an engaging, impactful professional development (PD) session that enhances best practices in your classrooms?

This comprehensive editable PD session equips educators with research-based strategies to elevate student learning and improve outcomes. It’s designed to provide practical tools and insights that teachers can immediately apply to foster student success.

Key Components of the PD Session

1. Compassionate & Intriguing Icebreaker
Start with a meaningful and engaging activity that builds connection and sets a positive tone for learning.

2. Multiple Phases of Learning
Explore how to structure learning in phases to maximize retention and engagement.

3. Best Learning Practices
Discover actionable strategies grounded in educational research to improve instruction and learning outcomes.

4. Cognitive Writing Strategies
Learn techniques to enhance students’ critical thinking and writing skills, helping them articulate their ideas more effectively.

5. Vocabulary Instruction
Understand the importance of robust vocabulary teaching methods to improve comprehension across all subjects.

6. Instruction and Modeling
See how to demonstrate new concepts effectively and provide clear examples to guide student understanding.

7. Visualizations
Visuals are embedded throughout the template. 

8. Guided Applications
Provide students with structured opportunities to apply what they’ve learned under your guidance.

9. Peer-assisted Learning
Leverage collaborative learning by encouraging students to learn from and support one another.

10. Retrieval Practice
Discover techniques to strengthen memory and recall, helping students retain and apply their learning over time.

11. Targeted Support
Identify and address individual student needs with tailored instructional approaches.

12. Guided Investigation
Encourage inquiry-based learning where students actively explore concepts and develop critical thinking skills.

Customizable Presentation

The session includes a fully editable Canva template that can be adapted to align with your teachers' unique needs. You can personalize the slides, and additional slides can be added as needed to dive deeper into specific topics.

Engaging teachers during professional development is crucial for several reasons:

1. Improves Effectiveness: Engaged teachers are more likely to absorb and implement new strategies, techniques, and information presented during professional development. This leads to more effective teaching practices and better student outcomes.
2. Promotes Active Learning: Engagement fosters active participation, discussion, and collaboration among teachers. This active learning approach helps in retaining information and applying it in real classroom settings.
3. Encourages Reflective Practice: When teachers are engaged, they are more likely to reflect on their own practices, identify areas for improvement, and make necessary adjustments. Reflective practice is essential for continuous professional growth.
4. Increases Motivation and Morale: Engaging professional development can reignite teachers' passion for teaching, making them feel valued and supported. This boosts their motivation and morale, which positively impacts their performance and job satisfaction.
5. Facilitates Collaboration: Engaged teachers are more likely to collaborate with their peers, share best practices, and support each other. This collaborative culture enhances the overall learning environment and promotes a sense of community within the school.
6. Addresses Diverse Needs: Engaging professional development can be tailored to address the diverse needs and interests of teachers, making it more relevant and meaningful. This personalized approach ensures that all teachers benefit from the training.
7. Promotes Innovation: When teachers are engaged, they are more open to exploring new ideas and innovative teaching methods. This willingness to innovate can lead to the adoption of more effective instructional practices and improved student learning experiences.
8. Builds Capacity: Engaged professional development helps build the capacity of teachers to handle various challenges in the classroom. It equips them with the skills and knowledge needed to address diverse student needs and create a positive learning environment.
9. Ensures Sustainability: Sustainable change in teaching practices requires ongoing engagement and reinforcement. Engaged teachers are more likely to continue implementing new strategies and approaches long after the professional development sessions have ended.

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Are you an instructional coach or school administrator seeking an engaging and impactful professional development (PD) session focused on enhancing the use of partner talk in your classroom? This comprehensive Editable PD session offers essential strategies to foster a positive, collaborative learning environment through effective partner discussions.

The professional development presentation includes the following key components:

1. Thought-Provoking Icebreaker: Kick off the session with an interactive icebreaker that introduces participants to a partner talk strategy in action, setting the stage for the rest of the PD.
2. Building a Positive Learning Environment: Explore practical techniques for cultivating a classroom atmosphere where students feel comfortable engaging in partner talk, emphasizing trust, respect, and open communication.
3. Modeling Effective Partner Talk: Demonstrate best practices for facilitating meaningful partner discussions, providing educators with a clear example of how to guide and structure student conversations for maximum impact.
4. Creative Approaches to Partner Talk: Discover a variety of innovative ideas and formats for conducting partner talk, from structured discussions to more spontaneous interactions, ensuring engagement across different learning styles and subjects.
5. Problem-Solving Tips: Equip educators with strategies to overcome common challenges that may arise during partner talk sessions, such as unequal participation, off-topic conversations, or time management issues.
6. Addressing Potential Challenges: Identify and troubleshoot the obstacles teachers might encounter when implementing partner talk in the classroom, and explore strategies for adapting to different student needs and classroom dynamics.
7. Additional Partner Talk Strategies: Provide a toolkit of extra ideas and alternative strategies for partner talk, empowering teachers to customize and differentiate their approach based on the specific needs of their students.
8. Editable: Edit the Canva Template based on teachers' needs and add slides to the presentation.

This PD session ensures that educators leave with a deeper understanding of how to effectively incorporate partner talk into their instructional practices, enhancing student collaboration, communication, and critical thinking skills.

Engaging teachers during professional development is crucial for several reasons:

1. Improves Effectiveness: Engaged teachers are more likely to absorb and implement new strategies, techniques, and information presented during professional development. This leads to more effective teaching practices and better student outcomes.
2. Promotes Active Learning: Engagement fosters active participation, discussion, and collaboration among teachers. This active learning approach helps in retaining information and applying it in real classroom settings.
3. Encourages Reflective Practice: When teachers are engaged, they are more likely to reflect on their own practices, identify areas for improvement, and make necessary adjustments. Reflective practice is essential for continuous professional growth.
4. Increases Motivation and Morale: Engaging professional development can reignite teachers' passion for teaching, making them feel valued and supported. This boosts their motivation and morale, which positively impacts their performance and job satisfaction.
5. Facilitates Collaboration: Engaged teachers are more likely to collaborate with their peers, share best practices, and support each other. This collaborative culture enhances the overall learning environment and promotes a sense of community within the school.
6. Addresses Diverse Needs: Engaging professional development can be tailored to address the diverse needs and interests of teachers, making it more relevant and meaningful. This personalized approach ensures that all teachers benefit from the training.
7. Promotes Innovation: When teachers are engaged, they are more open to exploring new ideas and innovative teaching methods. This willingness to innovate can lead to the adoption of more effective instructional practices and improved student learning experiences.
8. Builds Capacity: Engaged professional development helps build the capacity of teachers to handle various challenges in the classroom. It equips them with the skills and knowledge needed to address diverse student needs and create a positive learning environment.
9. Ensures Sustainability: Sustainable change in teaching practices requires ongoing engagement and reinforcement. Engaged teachers are more likely to continue implementing new strategies and approaches long after the professional development sessions have ended.

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Professional Development: Addressing Behavior Issues
Are you ready to energize your next professional development session? Transform the traditional PD into an interactive and unforgettable experience with a Survivor-themed twist! This unique approach engages teachers in challenges that mirror real-life classroom scenarios, promoting collaboration, teamwork, and strategic thinking around behavior management.

Behavior Management PD / Pedagogy
The session kicks off by organizing teachers into “tribes,” where they collaborate from the start by creating a tribe name. Once in their groups, they’ll be presented with behavior management scenarios—common classroom challenges that need immediate attention. Within their tribes, teachers will discuss and develop strategies to de-escalate or address these issues effectively. Each tribe will select a representative to share their group’s approach with the other teams.

Over the course of the PD, teachers will engage in four additional scenario discussions, each designed to encourage collaboration and learning from one another’s experiences. By the end of the challenges, tribes will vote for the individual in their group who contributed the most creative or effective strategies. Winners from each tribe will receive a prize, adding a fun and competitive element to the session.
The Survivor theme is enhanced throughout the PD with integrated background music that plays automatically via embedded YouTube links on the slides, adding to the immersive experience.

Customizable Focus
The content of the professional development can be tailored to fit the specific needs of your staff. Whether you want to focus on behavior management or incorporate subject-specific strategies for math, reading, or any other core skill, the PD can be adjusted to align with your goals.

Editable Presentation
This professional development presentation is fully editable in Canva, allowing you to adapt it to the unique needs of your school or district. The presentation can also be easily downloaded as a PowerPoint or Google Slides file. To download, simply click the "Share" button in Canva, then select "Download." From the download options, choose the file type that best suits your needs.
Turn your next PD into a high-energy, engaging experience that leaves teachers equipped with practical behavior management strategies they can immediately implement in the classroom!

The topics and what is included:

• 17 Editable Canva Slides 

• Embedded Survivor Theme Music 

• Images reminiscent of Survivor

• Transformative Professional Development 

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Are you an instructional coach or school administrator looking for an engaging editable professional development (PD) session focused on improving math scores? This comprehensive PD covers essential strategies for successfully implementing guided math in your classrooms. You'll learn the reasoning behind guided math, how to effectively use data to inform instruction, different grouping strategies, what guided math looks like in practice, and a wealth of tips for teachers to implement this best practice effectively.

This professional development presentation includes the following key components:

• Canva Template: Editable Presentation to tailor to the needs of your teachers.
• Fun Teacher Icebreaker inspired by the Abbott Elementary show to set a positive tone and foster engagement.
• The Importance of Guided Math: Explore why guided math is a powerful instructional approach for differentiating learning and improving student outcomes.
• Data-Driven Instruction: Learn how to use student data to make informed decisions that enhance instruction and student progress.
• Forming Groups with Data: A practical example of using MAP Assessment data to create effective small groups tailored to student needs.
• Visuals of Guided Math in Action: Photos showcasing different classroom setups and how guided math stations can be organized.
• Video Demonstration: Watch an example lesson of guided math in action, offering a clear picture of how it can be implemented in real-time.
• Tips for Successful Implementation: Gain actionable tips and strategies for seamlessly integrating guided math into your teaching practices and overcoming common challenges.

This Editable PD is designed to be interactive, informative, and ready to inspire your educators to take their math instruction to the next level!

Engaging teachers during professional development is crucial for several reasons:

1. Improves Effectiveness: Engaged teachers are more likely to absorb and implement new strategies, techniques, and information presented during professional development. This leads to more effective teaching practices and better student outcomes.
2. Promotes Active Learning: Engagement fosters active participation, discussion, and collaboration among teachers. This active learning approach helps in retaining information and applying it in real classroom settings.
3. Encourages Reflective Practice: When teachers are engaged, they are more likely to reflect on their own practices, identify areas for improvement, and make necessary adjustments. Reflective practice is essential for continuous professional growth.
4. Increases Motivation and Morale: Engaging professional development can reignite teachers' passion for teaching, making them feel valued and supported. This boosts their motivation and morale, which positively impacts their performance and job satisfaction.
5. Facilitates Collaboration: Engaged teachers are more likely to collaborate with their peers, share best practices, and support each other. This collaborative culture enhances the overall learning environment and promotes a sense of community within the school.
6. Addresses Diverse Needs: Engaging professional development can be tailored to address the diverse needs and interests of teachers, making it more relevant and meaningful. This personalized approach ensures that all teachers benefit from the training.
7. Promotes Innovation: When teachers are engaged, they are more open to exploring new ideas and innovative teaching methods. This willingness to innovate can lead to the adoption of more effective instructional practices and improved student learning experiences.
8. Builds Capacity: Engaged professional development helps build the capacity of teachers to handle various challenges in the classroom. It equips them with the skills and knowledge needed to address diverse student needs and create a positive learning environment.
9. Ensures Sustainability: Sustainable change in teaching practices requires ongoing engagement and reinforcement. Engaged teachers are more likely to continue implementing new strategies and approaches long after the professional development sessions have ended.

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Are you an instructional coach looking for a way to introduce yourself to your teachers and staff? This professional development session is designed to provide role clarity and illustrate how you can support them throughout the school year.

The PD Slides include:

1. Engaging Video: We start with a captivating video featuring movie clips that depict what coaching is and isn’t.
2. Visual Representation: The next slide showcases pictures illustrating the many facets of coaching.
3. Coaching Myth-Busters: We will debunk common myths about coaching with an informative slide.
4. Intervention Planners: The presentation includes math and reading intervention planners for general education teachers to use when they’re concerned about a student. This helps initiate additional Tier 1 services before referring a student for further intervention. A Canva template is provided for creating personalized planners.
5. Coaching Menu: An example of a Coaching Menu will be shared, detailing the various supports you can offer to teachers. An editable template of the Coaching Menu is also available for customization.

This session aims to equip your staff with the necessary tools and understanding to effectively collaborate with you, the instructional coach, ensuring a successful and supportive school year for everyone.

This comprehensive PD session is designed to:

• Offer role clarity.

• Recommend supports that can be provided. 

• Engaging Teachers and Staff

The topics and what is included:

• 9 editable Google Slide pages (Quality over Quantity)
• Engaging Icebreaker Video
• Visuals
• Editable templates to create your own math and literacy intervention planners.
• Editable menu of coaching template. 
• Coaching Myths

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Are you an instructional coach or administrator seeking a fun and engaging professional development activity or icebreaker? This Deal or No Deal-themed session offers light-hearted, non-content-based questions that are perfect for fostering interaction and enjoyment

This professional development presentation includes the following: 

• Silly types of teacher-related questions based on the theme of Deal or No Deal. 
• Question Example: Your classroom is equipped with the latest tech and gadgets, but the Wi-Fi password is 32 characters long, and you have to re-enter it every morning. Deal or No Deal?
• Editable Canva Slides (You will need a Canva account)
• The option to have prizes for teachers. 
• “Deal or No Deal” Music is embedded into the slides.

Game Directions for Teachers:

As a group, please choose a basket or present to open when a deal is made. 

A question will be posed to your group and you will discuss as a group and answer deal or no deal.

If your group accepts the deal, you will give back the prize that you originally took and take the prize that is offered. You will not know what the prize is until you accept a deal or wait until the end of the show.

This professional development opportunity is engaging and set up to build relationships between teachers and teachers and administrators.  When teachers are engaged, the transfer of learning to the classroom happens. 

The Canva presentation is also fully editable, allowing you to customize it to meet your teachers’ specific needs.

Engaging teachers during professional development is crucial for several reasons:

1. Improves Effectiveness: Engaged teachers are more likely to absorb and implement new strategies, techniques, and information presented during professional development. This leads to more effective teaching practices and better student outcomes.
2. Promotes Active Learning: Engagement fosters active participation, discussion, and collaboration among teachers. This active learning approach helps in retaining information and applying it in real classroom settings.
3. Encourages Reflective Practice: When teachers are engaged, they are more likely to reflect on their own practices, identify areas for improvement, and make necessary adjustments. Reflective practice is essential for continuous professional growth.
4. Increases Motivation and Morale: Engaging professional development can reignite teachers' passion for teaching, making them feel valued and supported. This boosts their motivation and morale, which positively impacts their performance and job satisfaction.
5. Facilitates Collaboration: Engaged teachers are more likely to collaborate with their peers, share best practices, and support each other. This collaborative culture enhances the overall learning environment and promotes a sense of community within the school.
6. Addresses Diverse Needs: Engaging professional development can be tailored to address the diverse needs and interests of teachers, making it more relevant and meaningful. This personalized approach ensures that all teachers benefit from the training.
7. Promotes Innovation: When teachers are engaged, they are more open to exploring new ideas and innovative teaching methods. This willingness to innovate can lead to the adoption of more effective instructional practices and improved student learning experiences.
8. Builds Capacity: Engaged professional development helps build the capacity of teachers to handle various challenges in the classroom. It equips them with the skills and knowledge needed to address diverse student needs and create a positive learning environment.
9. Ensures Sustainability: Sustainable change in teaching practices requires ongoing engagement and reinforcement. Engaged teachers are more likely to continue implementing new strategies and approaches long after the professional development sessions have ended.

Resources you may also love.

• Classroom Management PD
• PD Bundle
• Engaging Math Opportunities PD

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• True or False to Elevate Learning
• Picture of Day
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Are you an instructional coach, administrator, or teacher looking to master the art of writing successful grants? Whether you’re seeking to secure essential classroom supplies without spending your own money, or you want to lead a professional development (PD) session to empower others, this workshop is designed to meet your needs.

This comprehensive PD session will:

• Equip Teachers with Grant-Writing Skills: Learn how to craft compelling grant proposals that stand out and increase your chances of receiving funding for classroom materials, technology, and enrichment activities.
• Empower Administrators to Secure Funding: Discover strategies for writing effective grant applications to support school-wide initiatives, enhance educational programs, or upgrade resources without straining the school budget.
• Guide New and Veteran Teachers: Whether you’re a seasoned educator or just starting out, this workshop will provide you with actionable tools to create the classroom of your dreams—without relying on your own personal finances.

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Understand the key elements of a successful grant proposal.
• Learn how to identify and apply for various grant opportunities.
• Gain insights into how to effectively present a strong case for funding that aligns with your school or classroom goals.

This PD is ideal for anyone looking to unlock new funding opportunities and bring innovative ideas to life in their classrooms or schools. With a focus on practical strategies, this workshop will give you the confidence to navigate the world of grant writing and secure the resources you need for student success.

The topics and what is included:

• 35 pages of editable Canva Slides. 
• Grant Writing Websites
• Preparing to write a grant
• Success Story
• The Why
• Grant Proposal Steps
• Additional Tips
• Creative ways to teach with grants
• Pictures of real grant items being used in a classroom

Resources you may also love.

• Classroom Management PD
• PD Bundle
• Engaging Math Opportunities PD

Blog Posts You Might Enjoy

• True or False to Elevate Learning
• Picture of Day
• Morning Meeting Questions

Let's Connect

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Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns @ heather.schrage@gmail.com

Are you an instructional coach or administrator at an elementary school seeking effective strategies to teach addition and subtraction to your teachers? This professional development session offers:

• True/False Icebreaker: An engaging activity to help distinguish between effective and ineffective strategies.
• Phases of Learning Math Facts: Insights into the stages students go through, including foundational concepts and derived facts.
• Effective Strategies: Techniques such as quick looks and games to enhance understanding.
• Assessment Ideas: Methods for evaluating student progress.
• Family Engagement: Innovative ways to involve families in the learning process.

This professional development opportunity is perfect for guiding your teachers in teaching addition and subtraction facts.

Additionally, the Canva presentation for this session is fully editable, allowing you to customize it to meet your teachers’ specific needs.

The topics and what is included:

• 24 pages of editable Canva Slides. 
• Icebreaker
• Student Learning Phases
• Procedural Fluency
• Strategy Focus
• Foundational Facts
• Quick Looks
• Strategy steps for teachers
• Game Ideas 
• Assessing Ideas
• Engaging Families 

Resources you may also love.

• Classroom Management PD
• PD Bundle
• Engaging Math Opportunities PD

Blog Posts You Might Enjoy

• True or False to Elevate Learning
• Picture of Day
• Morning Meeting Questions

Let's Connect

Instagram- heatherschrage

TikTok- doctor.teach

Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns @ heather.schrage@gmail.com

This guide was created for parents/guardians and general education teachers to better understand an individualized education plan, why it is created, and what the point of this document is.

This document covers the following:

• history of the IEP and how it came about
• what an IEP is
• the importance of an IEP
• related service providers involved in writing the IEP
• parents/guardians concerns about their child having an IEP
• what you may think an IEP is or common misconceptions about what an IEP is
• a break down of all parts that are included in an IEP which also includes an example student where all parts of the IEP are filled out to give the reader a better understanding of what an IEP is
• The present levels of academic performance, management needs, social needs, physical needs, strengths, annual goals, special education program, and testing accommodations are covered in this product.
• 13 learning disabilities by IDEA list
• Examples of accommodations list
• Comparing a 504 with an IEP and how they are different, what they are, what they do, who is eligible, who creates each document, and what is in each document

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This guide was created for parents/guardians, general education teachers, and providers that may work with a child who is hard of hearing or Deaf.

This document covers the following:

• what hearing loss is
• wearing hearing aids and cochlear implants - users can wear one hearing aid and one cochlear implant, one hearing aid, etc.
• what hearing aids and cochlear implants are and how this relates with the outer ear, ear canal, and eardrum. This product also explains what the cochlear and auditory nerve are.
• This product review the three main parts of hearing aids - microphone, amplifier, and speaker.
• What hearing aids are and what they are not will be reviewed in this product as well.
• The parts of a hearing aid and the parts of a cochlear implant are reviewed.
• The differences between a cochlear implant and a hear aid are reviewed.
• Sound fields and FM systems (frequency modulated system) are reviewed.
• Hearing tests and who sees someone for a hearing test.
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• The importance of protecting your ears.

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