by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Jul 31, 2024 | Featured Post, Tips, Tools & Strategies
Creating a positive and productive classroom environment requires an approach that prioritizes both structure and connection. By collaborating with students to establish clear expectations, the classroom can be a safe, empowering, and engaging learning environment...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | May 9, 2024 | Featured Post, Tools & Strategies
In the realm of early elementary reading instruction, mastering high-frequency words, often called sight words, stands as a critical milestone in a child’s journey toward literacy. These words, often considered non-phonetic or irregular, present a unique...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Mar 18, 2024 | Featured Post, Tools & Strategies
Chartwell’s occupational therapists, Lisa Benjamin, and Katlyn Bach, share their insight into how occupational therapy can be used both in and out of the classroom. Their strategies for success, from the occupational therapy lens, include screen-free activities that...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Feb 5, 2024 | Tips, Tools & Strategies
Chartwell educator, Meghan Sanchez, shares her successful strategies for keeping students engaged while honing their reading comprehension skills. In my classroom, I’ve discovered a successful strategy for keeping students engaged is by creatively incorporating...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Feb 5, 2024 | Featured Post, Instructor Spotlight, Tools & Strategies
Associate director, Chantel Touryan-Schaefer shares about her journey to joining the CTI team, why she’s passionate about her work, and her resource recommendations for educators and reading specialists. My journey from a classroom teacher to a reading...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Nov 28, 2023 | Featured Post, Tools & Strategies
Here’s a “pro tip” from Shane Whitman, one of our spotlighted teachers: I always respond to students with specific positive feedback on what they are doing well. It could be how they spell a word in structured literacy, a math problem, word choice...
