“One idea that stuck with me this past year was comparing characters from different books and describing a Halloween outfit a particular character would choose. It was so much more open ended and gave my fourth graders an opportunity to be creative.” A 4th grade teacher in Maryland
“My students LOVED the penny-a-day problem. It took us several days to get to an agreed answer, then more time to discuss the plausibility of the problem!” A teacher in California
“I've loved the videos about different types of sentences to make writing more complex -- the lessons were very helpful for my students!” A teacher in New Mexico
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Hello! I'm Ian Byrd. I've been writing about education since 2009. I grew up as a gifted student, taught gifted students, spoke at dozens of conferences, and led professional development around the US. Now, I take work off of teachers' plates by developing video lessons that they can just use. Check it out at Byrdseed.TV.