At Sokikom, we love Thanksgiving! It’s a wonderful time of year full of family, friends, food, and gratitude. Days leading up to the Thanksgiving Break we take the time to make handprint turkeys, teach our students […]
Category: Teaching Tips
Cultivating a Growth Mindset Classroom
If you’re like most educators, you’ve probably already heard of Stanford Professor Carol Dweck and her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, but do you know how to apply her principles and create a […]
Outstanding Educator Claire Ratfield: Creating a 21st Century Classroom through Fundraising
With school budgets becoming increasingly tight many educators have had to think of creative ways to modernize their classrooms. Lincoln Elementary 6th grade teacher, Claire Ratfield, has discovered with creative ways to crowd-fund modern technology […]
Using Data to Drive Instruction
There has been a lot of talk lately that we are testing students too much. It’s true, students do undergo more assessments than we did when we were in school. While testing is exhausting and […]
Bridging the Gap Between Educators and After School Programs
What is the most common complaint of After School Coordinators? “It’s impossible to communicate with teachers and school administrators!” What’s the most common complaint of Principals and Teachers with regards to after school programs? “After […]
3 Reasons Why Teachers Should Relax This Summer
You need to Decompress Teaching is hard work. During the school year you are running from one end of the classroom to the other, attending to a student’s bloody nose while grading 25 spelling tests and […]
End of Year Activities
With the end of the year wrapping up, it can be difficult to keep students engaged the last few weeks of the school year when their minds are on summer. Fret not, we have come […]
