Bullies in Kindergarten and Other Classroom Roles

Bullies in kindergarten? How is that even possible? In other grades too, bullying can be a big problem. Bullies in kindergarten and really all grades are simply taking on roles that the teacher has some influence over. In last week’s blog post, we compared the teacher-student relationship in the classroom to a guide-hero relationship in a video game and the […]

Using Stories in Teacher-Student Relationship

Gamification is about stories. Stories are everywhere. Stories are everything. The question is, will we write our own or will we let someone else write them? In fact, we can use stories to define teacher-student relationship to increase student engagement and educational ownership. I’ve been using an original system of gamification and mastery classroom strategies in my classroom for the […]

It’s Happening!

Ok, first blog jitters. Is that even a thing? Apparently, it is. I have wanted to do this for so long and it’s finally happening. Hello, World! I am Stephanie Segroves – a current classroom teacher, a teacher coach, and now, a blogger! Summer vacation is here in Michigan and the sun on my face is making me reflect on […]

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