professional Development For Teachers
Engaging in professional development opportunities can provide fresh perspectives, new strategies, and valuable skills that will benefit both you and your students. Browse my FREE professional development opportunities below. I hope these resources help you reflect, set goals, and invest in your continuous growth as educators.
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Picture Books and Related Activities
There’s often a misconception that picture books are only for younger students, but they’re also a great way to reinforce concepts for upper elementary students. I’m passionate about sharing my favorite titles and how I use them with my students. In this series, you’ll find book lists and related activities for key upper elementary skills.
8 Weeks of Curriculum Guides
I also created weekly tips that will leave you better prepared to teach eight key upper elementary reading and math skills all year. This series covers: context clues, place value, main idea and theme, addition and subtraction, inference, multiplication and division, point of view, and math vocabulary.
Professional Development Books
Looking for a reading list of professional development books for teachers? No matter your need, there is a good teacher book out there that can help. I scoured the bookstores, talked with colleagues, and asked my virtual teacher friends about their favorite professional development books. Here’s a list guaranteed to educate and inspire.
Non-Negotiables in Grammar
This mini-course covers must-teach grammar skills in the upper grades and how to incorporate them throughout the year. You’ll learn strategies for meaningful grammar routines to teach parts of speech, punctuation, sentences, homophones, and multiple-meaning words all year long. It includes:
- A certificate of completion*
- Immediately actionable items to implement into your classroom
- Pre-recorded videos, so you can work at your own pace when it’s convenient for you
- FREE RESOURCES to use all year
Increasing Oral Reading Fluency
This mini-course will teach you how to implement research-based strategies for increasing oral reading fluency in your classroom. It includes 5 short instructional videos with one-page lesson plans to set your students up for fluency success all year! It includes:
- A certificate of completion*
- Immediately actionable items to implement into your classroom
- Pre-recorded videos, so you can work at your own pace when it’s convenient for you
- FREE RESOURCES to use all year
Increasing Critical Thinking in Math
In this mini-course, I share my absolute favorite lessons and strategies for increasing critical thinking through problem solving. You’ll leave with six lessons to implement into your classroom, an error analysis starter kit, and more! It includes:
- A certificate of completion*
- Immediately actionable items to implement into your classroom
- Pre-recorded videos, so you can work at your own pace when it’s convenient for you
- FREE RESOURCES to use all year
Mastering Classroom Schedules and Organization
I created this teacher’s guide to help new teachers and veterans alike plan their schedules and organize their classrooms!
The Ultimate Guide to Classroom Management
As a veteran teacher, I have tried just about every classroom management strategy that exists. Here, I share my favorites.
Essential Strategies for Building Relationships and Community in Your Classroom
Arguably, the most important part of a classroom is the community and culture. This collection guides you in developing meaningful relationships from the beginning to the end of the year.
hey, I’m Mary
I’m so glad you are here. I’m a current gifted and talented teacher in a small town in Colorado, and I’ve been in education since 2009. My passion (other than my family and cookies) is for making teachers’ lives easier and classrooms more engaging.
