During the first few weeks of school, dissipate feelings of nervousness and begin to foster new relationships with fun classroom icebreakers! In this article, you'll discover...
Teacher retention is a huge concern in education, especially when the pressures and stresses for teachers keep growing. Mentorship is one of the most important steps...
Homework is such a valuable formative assessment for both teachers and students, and yet students are motivated* by many different factors when it comes to their desire to...
One of the hardest things a teacher has to do is plan for a substitute. Likewise, one of the hardest jobs a person can have is to be a substitute teacher. To make the...
One of the most important aspects of vocabulary instruction is vocabulary assessment. Without knowing how many words your students already know, and to what extent they...
To foster reading independence, students need to be exposed to various reading strategies and tools to boost their confidence. This includes teaching students how to utilize...
This post explores what effective feedback in education looks like and why principals and specialists should seek it out rather than be afraid of receiving it. You'll...
The start of the school year in most school districts means it is that time of year to set teacher professional goals again. Ugh! I used to find this a daunting task, but I...
At the beginning of each school year, it is critical to set instructional goals and objectives for our classes. These goals need to work for ourselves, for our students, for...
A fun way for you to get to know your elementary students better and help them get to know each other is by having them create a book jacket cover and table of contents about...
I am always really excited about learning and teaching vocabulary words, but my students aren’t always as exhilarated as I am. After seeing a poster in my mentee’s classroom...
At the beginning of the school year, teachers have the responsibility to establish classroom routines, get to know students’ names, and immediately put in place the values...