The Responsive Classroom

Jenn Kleiber

  • BICS, CALP and STAAR? What?

    BICS, CALP and STAAR? What?

    If you are a teacher in the south, Spring Break is right around the corner, so I sincerely hope you get the rest and recharge you so desperately need and deserve! But with that being said, if you teach an assessed grade level and subject, the big fat elephant awaits you when you return from…

  • Three problems, and solutions, for Tackling TELPAS Calibration (Part II)

    Three problems, and solutions, for Tackling TELPAS Calibration (Part II)

    In the last blog, we talked about the importance and incredible impact the teachers’ understanding of the proficiency level descriptors can be towards students’ linguistic growth in the classroom. If you haven’t read that one, I encourage you to go back and read it, and if are in a position to work with teachers, share…

  • Tackling this Dreaded Time of Year…TELPAS! (Part I)

    Tackling this Dreaded Time of Year…TELPAS! (Part I)

    With everything else that is going on in the education world right now, TELPAS is probably the LAST thing you or your teachers are wanting to tackle in the month of February. But it’s here. And it’s actually really important. I want to take the next couple of blogs to talk through a few of…

  • 5 Things All Good Academic Coaches Should Know…

    5 Things All Good Academic Coaches Should Know…

    We all have our wheelhouses so to speak – that desire zone where you feel really comfortable.  For me, one of those areas is coaching. As instructional coaching is becoming a more widely accepted and needed practice in public education, we have to make sure that coaches know how to coach! Working with students is…

  • Have a T-A-C-O and get kids thinking!

    Have a T-A-C-O and get kids thinking!

    Teachers have the unique challenge of meeting kids at so many different levels! This strategy is one of the best ways to get students talking and thinking – and the best part is…it’s very little work on the part of the teacher! Try a T-A-C-O! TACO is the simple abbreviation I’ve given to an easy-to-implement…