🎥 Just shared on YouTube 👉 Why are your students forgetting everything you just told them? How do class rosters set the tone for the entire year? This Epic Elementary Supershow brings together seven expert educators to tackle the questions elementary teachers face every day. From executive functioning to reading instruction to gamification, you'll walk away with strategies you can use this week. This episode is sponsored by Class Composer. Sign up for your free trial at classcomposer.com/?utm_campa… Watch or listen to the full episode: coolcatteacher.com/elementar… In this episode, you'll learn how to: 👉 Reduce hidden cognitive demands that overwhelm students' working memory 👉 Make rostering decisions that set up teachers and students for success 👉 Differentiate math instruction using flexible grouping strategies 👉 Use sentence stems to help struggling writers get their ideas on paper 👉 Gamify your classroom without losing instructional focus 👉 Monitor student progress in real time during independent work Teaching and learning practices discussed: 🧠 Supporting executive functioning through visual reminders and simplified instructions 🧠 Using pre-assessment data to create flexible student groups 🧠 Circulating and giving in-the-moment feedback during independent work 🧠 Building classroom community through high expectations and strong relationships 00:00 Elementary Super Show Introduction 01:12 Sarah Oberle - Executive Functioning 04:11 How do we help children with working memory? 06:45 Inhibition, where to start? 08:06 How do we prevent cognitive overload with our classroom decor? 09:52 Cognitive Flexibility, what is it? 11:19 Helping and Improving Cognitive Flexibility 12:23 A bit about her book 14:32 Oberle Outro 15:18 Carrie Hetzel Introduction 16:06 Creating a Balanced Classroom 17:07 What Would an Ideal Classroom Look Like? 19:38 Is Elementary Harder To Do This With? 20:31 Advice for Beginner Principals 22:00 Encouragement for Next Year, Next Step to Excellence in Rostering 23:21 Say Hello To Dr. Carol Tomlinson 24:15 Differentiated Math Instruction, Game Plans and Strategies 24:38 Highways and Exit Ramps, A Useful Metaphor 26:15 What Is The Biggest Mistake You Can Make For Differentiated Math Instruction? 26:48 Stories and Examples Of Differentiated Math Instruction 30:07 Introducing Malia Hollowell 30:55 Brain Friendly Rule 1 31:54 AI in Phonics Is it Useable? 32:30 Brain Friendly Rule 2 33:34 Brain Friendly Rule 3 34:37 Shocking Strategies With Stats That Will Blow Your Mind 35:51 Introducing Jennifer Burns 36:05 Four Fundamental Builds For Every Reader 36:38 Playground to Print, What is it? 37:19 The Literacy Life of a Child 37:51 One Mistake People Tend to Make with Teaching Literacy 38:35 Heather Marrs Introduction 39:07 Step 1 to Gamification, Pick A Theme 39:34 Step 2 Pick the Right Theme 40:31 Step 3 Set Level Progression 41:51 Step 4 Onboarding 43:24 Step 5 Remember to Change Things Up 44:32 Is Gamification Worth It? 45:15 Introducing Ezera Washington 46:11 Relate to Educate, Getting to Know Your Students is the First and Greatest Step to Success 46:53 Describe Your Classroom Reading Instruction 50:45 What To Do When A Child Is Succeeding 52:04 Standard Practices, Things Ezera Stopped Doing That Had A Positive Impact 54:10 Writing Instruction, Free Writing or Sentence Stems? 55:07 A Day's Workflow, What Should Change? 55:47 A Pep Talk From Ms. Washington 57:06 Outro About the guests: This episode features Dr. Sarah Oberle (executive functioning), Carrie Hetzel (rostering), Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson (differentiation), Malia Hollowell and Jennifer Burns (reading and writing), Heather Marrs (gamification), and Ezera Washington (New Jersey Governor's Educator of the Year). If this episode helps your teaching or thinking about learning, consider subscribing and sharing it with a colleague. #elementaryteacher #executivefunctioning #differentiatedinstruction #scienceofreading #classroommanagement #teachertips #elementaryeducation #mathinstruction #readinginstruction #gamification #teacherpd #k5teaching youtube.com/watch?v=bj4dbGuS…

🎉 It’s here! Morning Meetings Made Easy: 50 Fun and Practical SEL Lessons for K–5 Classrooms is now available on Amazon! 📚✨ -> tinyurl.com/3yckhr2y Fun, ready-to-use activities to start your mornings with connection joy. #SEL #K5Teaching