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What do your learning objectives say to your students?

Student-friendly learning objectives

What exactly does “student-friendly language” mean? In my district, teachers are required to post learning objectives in student-friendly language. (Did that come from the Charlotte Danielson Framework? Probably. 🤨) In reality, that mainly meant adding the phrase “I can” in front of a standard and writing it on the board. I have to admit that […]

Filed Under: Classroom Organization, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: back to school, standards-based

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Teaching Novels vs. Teaching Standards

Teaching Texts vs. Teaching Standards

I hear so many teachers asking for help with teaching novels. I am starting [fill-in-the-blank with any title] next week and need ideas for how to make it engaging to my students! My student isn’t allowed to read [fill-in-the-blank] and I need an alternate text for her to read–and how do I even manage that?! Part […]

Filed Under: Professional Practices, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: back to school, literature, standards-based

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Classroom Decor Tips for Middle School

Decorating your middle school classroom

Middle school students are such a unique group. One minute they act like a bunch of little kids, and the next day they are so grown up. But next week, who knows? They may be sweet children again, or they may be hormonal teens, or they may be both at the same time. Creating a […]

Filed Under: Classroom Organization Tagged With: back to school, classroom decor, classroom organization, middle school

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Setting Up Your Interactive Notebook

Setting Up Your Interactive Notebook - mixed-upfiles.com

I fell in love with the idea of an interactive notebook the very first time I heard about it. Putting that strategy into practice in my middle school classroom was another story, though. After several false starts and lots of minor adjustments I finally found a process that worked for me and my students. I […]

Filed Under: Teaching Strategies Tagged With: back to school, interactive notebooks

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Meet Michelle

Hi, there! I’m Michelle, the teacher-author behind Mixed-Up Files.

I love all things middle school, gifted ed, and ELA. When I’m not writing curriculum resources, you can find me puttering in my garden, hiking to a waterfall, or cheering at a college softball game.

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About Mixed-Up Files

After teaching grades 5-8 for 23 years, I retired from the classroom to work full time writing curriculum resources.

Mixed-Up Files is my way of staying connected with the middle school grades that I love!

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