Good teaching stands the test of time.Like a classic novel, great piece of music, or beautiful painting, the principles of effective teaching don't...
I know some are looking at the computer like it has alien doodads coming out of the top of it, but think about how much space a teacher desk takes...
Please,Take a number!In order to help keep things organized when students wished for help during study hall or during a seat work activity, I took an...
I always had lots of pens/pencils to loan the students that didnt seem to come prepared to class. So often, the loaned pens/pencils never seemed to...
Not in most states, according to a national report card dedicated to answering that question.
Back in 2010, the first edition of a...
How do you know you're a good teacher? How do you know you are successful in the classroom? Test scores, the kids are behaved, parents are satisfied...
Pretesting students is the key to finding measurable gains in the classroom, whether it is in a public school setting or in an corporate employee...
I think good teachers have mastered one important skill: time management.Without the ability tomanage the hours ina day~ learning does not take place...
The partnership between Microsoft and NBC is over. The news agency bought out the tech giant’s stake in MSNBC.com, putting to bed an online...
My classlearned some ofits most valuable lessonson the playground--with the teacher playing a very limited role.Trust, cooperation, teamwork,...
How do I get my son/daughter to do their homework?As a teacher, you probably get this question often from parents.Perhaps, the following might be of...
Preschool classroom layouts tend to be much different than traditional elementary school desk arrangements. Spaces are needed, of course, for teacher...
If you’re reading this, odds are you are not one of the 570,000 people in the U.S. infected with the DNS Malware Virus. Congratulations. Yet, while...
Decades after it was first theorized, scientists have proven the existence of the Higgs boson, or “God Particle” that is responsible for creating...
I am going to share with you the best advice I can give for creating good rapport with the parents of your students. It comes down to five simple...
Alexander and the Terrible~ Horrible~ No Good~ Very Bad Day~ written by Judith Viorst~ is a story about Alexander who wakes up with gum in his hair...
The recent U.S. News and World Report ranking of Best High Schools in America offered an opportunity for reflection.Ample criticism of the list...
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence: supreme excellence consists in breaking an enemys resistance without fighting....
I made it all the way through high school without ever learning to balance a checkbook.In fact~ it wasnt until my early twenties~ when I started my...
Assessment of students is a hot topic today in the field of public education. How do we know the students are making adequate yearly progress? Are...