Smekens Education
Welcome to Smekens Education! 🎓📚
We provide professional development for K–12 educators with a focus on practical, classroom-ready strategies that make teaching more effective and engaging.
On this channel, you’ll find free, research-based lessons and tips designed to help you:
• Improve literacy instruction in reading and writing
• Implement strategies that are classroom-tested and rooted in research
• Support students in building comprehension, critical thinking, and writing skills
• Grow as a teacher through practical, actionable professional development
Whether you’re a classroom teacher, instructional coach, or literacy leader, Smekens Education gives you ready-to-use tools and strategies to make a meaningful impact on student learning.
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Ep.7 Growing Rubrics & Calculating Grades | K-2 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.6 Constructed Responses | Gr. 6-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.6 Constructed Responses | K-5 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.2 Plan Mini-Lessons | K-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.1 Make Time for Writing | K-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.8 Narrative Writing Skills | K-5 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.10 Mini-Unit Planning | Gr. 6-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.9 Writing About Topics and Texts | Gr. 6-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.9 Writing About Topics and Texts | K-5 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.5 Persuasive / Argumentative Writing Skills | K-5 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.10 Mini-Unit Planning | K-5 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.8 Narrative Writing Skills | Gr. 6-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.3 Informative Writing Skills | K-5 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.3 Informative Writing Skills | Gr. 6-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.5 Persuasive / Argumentative Writing Skills | Gr. 6-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.4 Kid-Friendly Writing Rubrics | K-5 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.4 Writing Rubrics | Gr. 3-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Ep.11 Kick-Start Writing Instruction | K-12 | Teach Writing PD Mini-Series | Preview
Teaching Informative Writing with Pictures and Drawings 🖼️
Short Constructed Response & Prompt Writing Tips
3 Problem Types | Narrative Storytelling for Young Authors & Students
Rubric Creation for Writing Assessment ✨ FREE Rubric Calculator
Use a gift to teach titles to elementary students (making writing fun 🥳)
Use a Turn and Talk to boost class participation
Наука чтения меняет правила игры 👉 Мысли вслух
Teaching with Technology | SchoolAI
Require What & Why in primary Opinion Writing
Create a Writing Curriculum of MINI-Units ( 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 )
How to Take Notes & Why | 4 Reasons | Study Skills
Crafting mentor texts for reading using Google Gemini | Teaching with Technology