student success Archives - A Lesson Plan for Teachers

5 Strategies for Teaching Student Responsibility

Posted on June 11, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As middle school and high school teachers, our classrooms are full of young, budding students who are adjusting to a mature school career in which teachers don't hand-hold, emphasize syllables in a verbal spelling test, or allow attempt after attempt...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: Gullible Learning

Posted on April 2, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

The Merrium-Webster Dictionary defines gullible as "easily fooled or cheated; quick to believe something that is not true. Unfortunately, with such easy access to information on the internet in our schools, many students are becoming more and more gullible every...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: Passing the Teaching Test

Posted on January 29, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

In the secondary setting, we are often left to our own vices in our classrooms until the end of January. It is then we start hearing more and more about year end assessments and state mandates for student success. Our...Read More

In Honor of Our Founding Fathers: Addressing Protests and Creating Resolutions

Posted on September 16, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

On September 17th, 1787, the Founding Fathers approved the proposed Constitution of the United States. They worked diligently to address the wrongs protested by the American colonists that had started the Revolution, and they created a document that could continue...Read More

Teaching Styles and Strategies: Change It Up!

Posted on August 11, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Most likely, you have taught your first few days or weeks with a safe and dependable teaching style. You have used the same methods or strategies that you've practiced in years before, and you are comfortable. So... it's time to...Read More