Task Card Talk: 6 Strategies to Boost Learning

…after each card. Mix-Freeze-Pair Students mix around the room and stop when the teacher says, “Freeze.” Next, students find a partner and pair up. Then the teacher displays a task…

Taming Blurters and Wanderers

…2!” Your kids respond, “Raise your hand for permission to speak.” They shoot one hand into the air and then quickly bring it down beside their mouth, making talking motions…

5 Math Games Every Classroom Needs to Play

…their understanding of math facts to figure out what they other person’s number is when added or multiplied by their number. The first player to say the other person’s number…

Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…apply for one of their positions and do not get an interview, be professional and go ask how you can personally grow and improve to stand out. This shows how…

What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

…not their friend. Amber Freshour – Patience will help you more than you know. I am a loud person, and It took me several years to learn that a calm…

Interactive Teaching Made Easy

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How to Cope with a Disrespectful Parent

…exactly where I’m headed and you are welcome to come along.” I did talk to the principal, but (not surprisingly) the parent didn’t join us. She did talk to him…

Teaching Kids How to Have REAL Discussions

Do you remember the last time you and your friends had a great discussion? I’ll bet you didn’t take turns around the table with each person speaking for 30 seconds…