No More Brain Drain: 4 Summer Tips for Parents
So many parents are having the same thought right about now: When school is out of session, what am I going...
7 Rules to Set for Classroom Computers
To maximize the use of computers in your classroom, there have to be clear expectations and rules for appropriate...
Assessment Downtime: What to Do Before and After Mandated Testing
The month of May might be associated with springtime for most people, but for teachers, it...
Habit Stacking: Four Steps to Student-Centered Learning
In a society in which self-improvement is touted as a state of being and people constantly attempt...
Mazes and Monsters: A Classroom Coding Lesson Plan
Topic Introduction
Coding is writing computer programs to achieve a goal or perform a task. When coding...
The Future of Education
When I first started teaching in 2000, smartphones were not part of daily life, nor was texting a popular mode of communication....
Visual Learning: Creative Ways to Integrate Art into Lesson Plans
Art lessons enable learners to channel their emotions in creative and artistic activities...
Everyday Manipulatives to Use in Your Math Room
From counting boards to wooden or clay trays, math manipulatives have been around for a considerable time....
What You Need to Know About Digital Literacy and Citizenship Application in Class
It wasn’t so long ago that people could verify the amount of money in their...
How STEAM is Improving Student Problem Solving Skills
Integrated science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) is an upgraded take on the...
10 Tips to Keep Teaching Fun For You And Your Students
Teaching and learning day in and day out can get cumbersome for teachers and students alike....
How Augmented and Virtual Reality Can Improve the Classroom
The struggle to keep students engaged in a lesson isn't a new issue. Every teacher has struggled...
5 Ways to Handle Difficult Students in a Virtual Class
A TV show in the background, toddlers running in and out of the room, parents screaming, and cats...
6 Principles of Digital Citizenship to Teach in Elementary School
Digital citizenship refers to using the internet and technology regularly and responsibly...
Classroom CSI: Fun Forensics Activities that Use Common Core Principles
Forensic science uses different scientific methods to gather and analyze evidence to...
Using Pop Culture to Teach History
By default, pedagogy dictates that teachers employ almost exclusively "higher" or more "literary" sources in the...
How to Be Absent: Managing a Substitute Shortage
About 20 years ago, I was stranded in Florida after a quick President’s Day weekend getaway when...
Curriculum Acceleration: Planning the Next 5 Years
Students and teachers have had a rough time over the last year or so. Home learning has not been an equal...
How School Stimulus Aid Can Support Accelerated Learning
Education is challenging and part of a constantly changing industry. Since March 2020, schools and...
How Teacher Support can Help Bridge the STEM Gender Gap
In 2019, the US Census revealed that at least 10.8 million people work in STEM occupations. The...