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3 Approaches To Formatting Lessons for Math Workshop

One of the most enjoyable things about Math Workshop is the ability to modify the specific approach to instruction and practice within a consistent framework. Depending on the results of your pre assessment, you will often modify the structure and approach to your mini lesson. Below are three possible mini lesson approaches to spark your planning creativity. If you want to learn more about the framework for Math Workshop, please read this post first. Live Lessons Teaching a live lesson is one of the most fulfilling parts of being a teacher. You can interact with your class, instantly modify the course of the lesson, and get immediate formative assessment data based on student understanding. This approach is beneficial if you can consistently limit the duration of your lesson to ten minutes or less. Limiting the amount of class time spent on teaching a one-size-fits-all live lesson allows your students to

Make Differentiated Math Centers Simple With Math Workshop

Planning and prepping differentiating math centers can feel like a full-time teaching job in and of itself. In your classroom, you probably have anywhere from 2-5 unique groups of learners when you introduce each of your math topics throughout the year. These groups range in ability level and independence level and it might feel like the best way to maximize their math learning is to offer each of these unique groups personalized math centers that meet their needs. When you successfully plan and execute differentiated math centers you see your students far more engaged, and that they have a deeper understanding of the concepts from that day’s lesson. You probably also walk away wondering how on earth you’re going to recreate the math magic you just pulled off. It takes an incredible amount of prep, coordination, and organization that might not feel sustainable for just one of the many subjects

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Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Recommend Resources To Your Customers

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:20) Saving Cover Page JPEG Thumbnails (00:59) Adding Thumbnails To Your Recommended Resources (02:16) Adding Links To Your Thumbnails (02:40) Attaching Recommended Products To A Resource (03:43) Secure your PDF (03:54) Product Recommendation Considerations (04:03) Boosting Customer Service With Recommended Products (04:33) Closing Remarks Tool 20 Transcript Now that you have learned how to create a recommended products page template in Tool 19, I will show you how to efficiently add image links to your product recommendations. One of the things you will want to start doing is saving an image of your

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Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Drive Traffic Back To Your Store With Resource Branding

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:14) How To Get Feedback and Followers (00:56) Recommended Resources Page Layout (01:40) Creating Your Recommended Resources Page (02:58) Adding Social Media Buttons (03:52) Creating Custom Buttons (04:38) The Only Text You Need (05:02) Linking To Info About Feedback Credits (05:36) Creating A Template That Can Be Reused (06:40) Brand Consistency Tool 19 Transcript Two of the most well-known questions on every teacherpreneur’s mind are “how do I get more followers?” and “how do I get people to give me feedback?” Of course, the answer to both of these questions is to create quality

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Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Boost Your Brand Identity Using A Profile Photo or Logo

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:51) Option 1: The Logo (01:31) Should You Remain Anonymous? (01:56) Where To Get A Logo (02:10) Option 2: The Photo (02:27) Boosting The Personal Touch To Avoid The Corporate Vibe (02:54) Photo Tips (03:05) Option 3: The Phogo (03:45) What The Top 100 Sellers Use (04:06) Consistency Is Key Tool 18 Transcript A major aspect of your brand is the image that appears on every page of your store, potentially on the TPT homepage, maybe in the newsletter (fingers crossed), and in the seller’s forum. This image is…your “logo” or “photo”. So

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Tips For Teacherpreneurs: Build Your Brand Through Your Online Storefront

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:25) Creating A Feeling Of Warmth In Your Store (00:58) Messages Your Brand Needs To Communicate (01:13) Adding A Link To Your Personal Quote (02:25) Adding A Banner That Speaks Your Brand (02:58) Banner Design Recommendations (04:15) Banner Upload Process (05:29) Linking Your Banner To Products (06:15) Creating Custom Categories (07:15) Adding An Existing Resource To A Custom Category (07:30) Adding New Resources To A Custom Category (07:40) Modifying/Deleting Custom Categories (07:50) Capitalize On Your Free Download (08:02) What Makes A Successful Freebie? (09:01) Benefits Of A Strong Brand Tool 17 Transcript

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Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Gain Attention With Pins

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:34) Why You Should Avoid The “Pin It” Button (01:34) How To Create A Professional Pin (02:07) Finding Images For Your Pins (02:33) Calls To Action In Your Pin Description (03:32) Linking Your Pin To Your Store (04:16) Pinning Photos – The Tickets To Repin Success (05:16) Pin Research and Data Tool 16 Transcript Welcome to the final marketing tutorial. Pinterest is one of the greatest marketing tools for driving traffic to your store. Trouble is, there are so many pins floating out in the Pinterest sea. That means you will need to carefully design your

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Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Bundle Related Resources

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:17) The Benefits Of Bundling (00:40) What Makes An Effective Bundle? (01:22) Types Of Bundles: Open and Closed (02:31) Offering “Bonus Material” In A Bundle (02:40) Zipping Files To Get Your Bundle Ready For Upload (04:36) What To Include In Your Bundle Upload (05:19) How To Set A “Discount Price” and Show A “You Save” Amount (06:33) Bundle Quick Tips Tool 15 Transcript This tutorial is all about effectively bundling resources. Bundling is a great way to offer discounts to your potential customers by selling related products together in one larger product (or

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Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Design Product Previews That Interest Educators

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:28) Why Include A Product Preview? (01:24) Why Customers View A Preview (01:48) Parts Of A Product Preview (02:34) Modifying Your Resource To Efficiently Create Previews (03:40) Creating Thumbnails For Previews (04:10) Resource Pages To Keep In A Preview (05:36) Product Overview Page (06:15) Product Elements Page With Thumbnails (07:35) Resizing Thumbnails Efficiently (08:57) Making Thumbnails Pop With Borders (09:32) Standards Alignment Page (10:07) Layering Visuals To Give A Closer Look (11:31) Adding Captions To Give More Information (13:00) Recommended Products Page (13:18) Adding A Preview Watermark (15:08) Reducing The Size Of A

Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Optimize Your Product Descriptions

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:32) Visually Appealing Product Description (01:10) Using The Product Description Template (01:22)How To Write An Effective Description (02:35) Embedding Links To Related Products (05:14) Adding Customer Tips To Gain Feedback and Followers (06:10) Product Description Quick Tips Tool 13 Transcript This tutorial is all about making the most of the valuable product description space on each of your product pages. I am going to show you how to go beyond simply describing what the product offers so you can start including links to your related products and encourage your customers to provide feedback

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Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Creating Cover Page That Pop

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:19) What Guides Cover Page Design (00:35) Square (Not Rectangular) Cover Pages (01:05) Creating A Square Cover Page In PowerPoint (01:30) Layer 1: The Background (01:49) Layer 2: The Frame (02:15) Layer 3: The Title (02:45) Text Mistakes To Avoid (03:25) The Clip Art (04:07) Adding Cover Page to PDF Preview (05:25) Uploading Thumbnails To Your Store Posting (05:59) A Look At A Square Thumbnail In Action Tool 12 Transcript Welcome To The Final Design Tool. This tutorial is all about one of the most important visual aspects of your resources – cover pages.

Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Bring Resources To Life With Photos

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video index here. What You’ll Learn (00:17) Why Bringing Resource To Life Is Valuable (00:29) Where To Add Photos (00:45) Where To Find Photos (01:34) Rules To Consider When Adding Photos To Resources (03:07) Why Adding An Edited Photo Works Best (03:40) Free Photo Editing With PicMonkey (05:05) A Closer Look At PicMonkey’s Tools (05:40) Adding Text To Photos (06:19) Adding A Watermark To Photos (07:00) Adding A Polished Photo To Your Resource (07:52) The Many Benefits Of Adding Photos To Your Resource Tool 11 Transcript In this tutorial, you will learn how to bring your resources to life using photos. One