87. Transitioning to High School with Leah Cleary

We're bringing back a favorite guest, Leah Cleary, to share her tips on preparing students to transition to high school smoothly. This conversation includes everything from critical thinking, writing, scaffolding, organization, mindset, and collaboration. Stuff your teaching toolbox with fresh ideas from Leah, today. Connect with today's guest Teach students to annotate standards. It’s the first step toward teaching them how to focus their attention, guiding them toward independent learning. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Studies-Literacy-Templates-for-Independent-Learning-Standard-Annotation-11886528 How to teach students effective note-taking skills using standards as a basis. It’s expandable into multiple types of writing. https://leahcleary.com/mastering-cer-paragraphs/ Option for giving students consequences for late work without making them dire. https://leahcleary.com/solving-the-late-work-problem/ The latest blog post, Teaching the Power of Context: https://leahcleary.com/context-getting-to-know-you/ Related Episodes You might also enjoy Leah's episode 2 conversation about scaffolding: https://teachingtoolboxpodcast.com/show-notes/scaffolding-learning-in-various-subjects/ Please subscribe on your favorite platform so you don’t miss an episode. And if you feel so inclined, we would love a review at Apple or Spotify to help other listeners find us just like you did. This episode may contain affiliate links. Amazon links are affiliate links from Brittany Naujok and The Colorado Classroom, LLC®. I earn a small amount from your clicks on these links. Let’s Connect To stay up to date with episodes, check out our Facebook page or follow us on Instagram. Join Ellie’s <a...