Ruby Voss

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin used this phrase while advocating for fire prevention measures in the 1700s. In today’s classrooms, it still rings true. A proactive approach to classroom management benefits both teachers and students. Meet our acronym, PHRASE, which stands for Positive interactions, High expectations, Routines, Authentic relationships, actionable Strategies, and Engaging lessons.

We often rolled our eyes (literally) and stomped our feet (figuratively) when we looked at our pacing guide and saw the week that we would spend teaching account reconciliation. We viewed it as a necessary evil of eighth grade math state standards and as a concept that our students rarely see in action at home.

A teacher team shares ideas for tapping into student engagement to promote growth By: Ruby Voss, Amber Benson In room E8, at Northside Middle School in Roanoke County, Virginia, we view student success as a significant growth over previous math achievement scores. What does significant growth entail, you might ask?