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Paige Hinze
Mar 5, 20225 min read
Hormone Friendly Products
After my menstrual cycle went MIA for a year and I got diagnosed with PCOS, I decided to look towards more holistic ways of balancing my...
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Paige Hinze
Jan 30, 20224 min read
"Where I'm From" Poetry
When I was first tasked with teaching our Creative Writing class, I had no idea what direction to take it. Writing creatively is...
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Paige Hinze
Jan 16, 20224 min read
Using Literature Circles in the Classroom
"You are the driver of your own learning." I once heard a fellow educator and friend talk about how she shared this analogy with her...
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Paige Hinze
Dec 2, 202110 min read
Quick Tips for Effective Teaching
As I've discussed in a previous post, I went through a period of time where I questioned if I was really meant to be a teacher forever....
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Paige Hinze
Nov 20, 20213 min read
Leaning into Communication Styles
We all have those students in class who seem to be the only ones talking on any given day, constantly sharing their opinion and talking...
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Paige Hinze
Nov 11, 20218 min read
Dear Teacher, You Deserve to Put Yourself First
I don't talk about this often, but during my third year as a teacher, I vowed that I was going to leave the profession within the next...
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Paige Hinze
Nov 3, 20213 min read
Incorporating Personal Development into the Classroom
Prior to starting this school year, I started thinking about how I could get my students to read more of what ACTUALLY was going to make...
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Paige Hinze
Oct 31, 20212 min read
Assessment Method: One Pagers
Yesterday I was on Facebook and my "memories" popped up from a couple years ago, reminding me of a project-based assessment I had done...
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Paige Hinze
Oct 17, 20216 min read
Using Backwards Design for Your Curriculum
The other day I was scrolling on Facebook and came across a post in one of those teacher groups (which, by the way, I RARELY partake...
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Paige Hinze
Oct 2, 20215 min read
Why I Don't Assign Homework to My Students
... at least not intentionally. Some days my students will have a few problems to do at home if they don't use their time wisely in class...
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Paige Hinze
Sep 19, 20215 min read
Teaching Students HOW to Learn, Not Just WHAT to Learn
If someone who lived 100 years ago were to come back and take a look around, they would see that a LOT has changed in the world... other...
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Paige Hinze
Sep 12, 20215 min read
How You Can Bridge Your Thoughts to Inspire Student Results
According to research, on average, we have 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts every single day. Of those thoughts, 95% of them are repetitive......
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Paige Hinze
Sep 6, 20214 min read
Forming Connections with your Students from Day One
I'm not sure about you, but I always feel the weight of anxiety creeping up as school approaches. Not because I'm not excited to go back...
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Paige Hinze
Aug 18, 202114 min read
Using Personal Development to Further your Leadership in the Classroom
Ahhh, school is upon us... and I don't know about you, but I have been in FULL SCHOOL MODE for awhile now! We still have two weeks until...
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