What Secondary Teachers Learned in 2015

As 2015 draws to a close, I'd like to take some time to reflect on changes I made teaching this year and ideas I discovered.   Secondary Sara had a wonderful idea of teacher-authors doing a "What Secondary Teachers Have Learned in 2015" blog hop, and I am stoked to participate!  My teaching practices constantly change, which makes teaching challenging and fun, and made this post a breeze to do.  Here are my Top Six A-ha! moments for 2015:


#1.  "Grade" as the kids go.