What keeps you passionate about teaching vocabulary words to students? Here are three reasons why you can be proud and passionate about teaching vocabulary in the classroom! ...
I don’t know about you, but, for me, classroom management has always been the hardest part of teaching. In my attempts to improve classroom management, I have read books,...
Take the time to celebrate learning and provide awards and recognition for students so that they become exhilarated about their increasing lexicons! The Power of Praise Some...
As an English teacher and a librarian, I am a huge proponent of audiobooks. I am often asked, “Is it really reading if you are listening to a book?” and I always answer with...
School is back in session! At the beginning of the school year it’s easy to let yourself get overwhelmed with all the planning and prep. You’ve spent countless hours this...
Late-night studying, exhausting memorization, sleep deprivation; any of this sound familiar from when you were in school? Test prep and testing can be draining and stressful...
I’m so excited to go to NCTE this year. As I began thinking both about my own preparations for NCTE and helping my mentee teacher Caitlin prepare for her first NCSS...
A few weeks ago, I shared my favorite pieces of advice for new teachers, but my advice was applicable to all teachers, not just those starting out. In the same vein, my top...
Another school year means new teachers, and we have many both at my school and in my district this year. I am asked each year to mentor new teachers-a job I love except for...
One of the vocabulary strategies I use to get my students to remember and practice vocabulary words is a Vocabulary Sheet of the Week. With this simple vocabulary strategy,...
One of my favorite activities is to combine a writing assignment with a vocabulary test. I get two to three grades with one “opportunity” and not only does it make narrative...
How can you motivate students to do extra work without extra credit? This has been the newest discussion question around the departmental coffee pot[1] as our district has...