Hashtags Sales: Time to Buy

 I Love a Good Sale

I am always on the lookout for a good sale and will stock up on items I find at a great price.  Hashtag sales are the perfect time to "stock up" on some great Teacher Pay Teacher products.  

What is a Hashtag Sale

Hashtag sales are sponsored by groups of TPT sellers.  Each seller chooses one or two products and reduce their price to $1. A hashtag is chosen and placed in the title of the product. There may hundreds of products listed in the sale depending on the number of sellers participating.

How to Shop a Hashtag Sale

In the search bar on Teachers Pay Teachers type in the title of the # sale. For example I am joining other sellers in the #ByeBye2020 sale.  You would simply type in #ByeBye2020 in the search bar and you will get pages and pages of resources that are reduced to $1. You can either scroll through the resources or filter by grade, subject or resource type.

Items I have Listed in the #ByeBye 2020 sale

Ruby Bridges is reduced to $1 for the #ByeBye2020 sale.  It's a perfect unit to purchase for Black History month. Buy now at a "stock up" price and have it ready to go in February. It comes complete with all patterns and instructions. Packets can easily be created to send home to remote students.

My Penguins Craft & Writing Activities has also been reduced to $1 for the #ByeBy2020 sale.  This Emperor Penguin Family Scrapbook is a first grade favorite!  January is the perfect time for a penguin unit.  It comes complete with all patterns and instructions. Packets can easily be created to send home to remote students.

Information on the #ByeBye2020 Sale:

 December 31 and January 1

#ByeBye2020 = Dollar Deals

Sponsored by the group, TPT Focused Success

One on One Data Meetings

A data meeting does not have to be something that is checked off of your to do list.  These meetings can be  a time to honestly look at student learning and instruction.  Using data to drive instruction works but we have to be willing to be honest about instruction - what works and what doesn't work.  As an administrator I met monthly with grade levels to discuss data and student progress. However, once a year I met one-on-one with my teachers to discuss data.  My time with the teachers allowed for a more in depth discussion about each student in their classroom.  It's easy to print a report from an assessment and place it in a notebook, but we need to do more so that we can help our students progress. We need to disaggregate, discuss and plan using that data. In other words, we need to know our data backwards and forwards. I created specific data review forms for my teachers to complete.  Those forms serve as guide for our discussion and also help teachers understand their data and how to use it.  I also made sure to print all reports and familiarize myself with the data before each meeting. Sometimes data can overwhelm teachers and they just don't know what to do with it.  As an administrator, it was my job to help guide them through how to use their data.  One-on-one data meetings were an excellent way to guide teachers in a positive way.  I always chose to focus on the positives first and then work together to determine next steps for helping those struggling students whose data did not reflect growth.  In my district we focused on STAR Reading & Math, DIBELS, and Accelerated Reader.  I've included the forms for those assessments. I know that each district focuses on different assessments so I have included documents that you can edit and make your own. You can grab the data review forms HERE.