Undercover Boss – School Style!

…will often sense a negative tone. Teachers are facing more and more pressures today. Critics of new curriculum and standards, larger class sizes, less resources, and the list could go…

5 Math Games Every Classroom Needs to Play

Guest post by Leigh Langton Hey guys! It’s Leigh from The Applicious Teacher! I am super excited to be blogging at Corkboard Connections today. I’m sharing a practice that I…

3 Strategies to Conquer Math Word Problems

…a crutch rather than a tool. Today’s standardized tests and real-world applications require creative thinking and flexibility with strategies. Issue #3: Differentiation Teachers want students to excel quickly and often…

How to Get Kids to Slow Down with Their Work

…from real teachers who have solved this problem. Today’s Question Every week on my Facebook page, I post the Question Connection where I invite teachers to ask questions, and I…

PE Resources and Ideas for Regular Ed Teachers

…number of responses, I compile the best answers to create a helpful blog post. Today’s Question Today’s question comes from Nikole, who is wondering, “I teach 4th grade at a…

Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…for a teaching position for next fall. Today’s Question Today’s question comes from Kristal, who writes “I am a new graduate filling out district applications. It seems to be difficult…

Favorite Read Alouds for November

…read aloud when comparing and contrasting Thanksgiving today with the traditions observed by the Pilgrims. Children today will find that Thanksgiving long ago was much different from the holiday we…

Child-Centered Reading Conferences

today? Will you explain how this strategy is helping you be a better reader?” Smiling and hoping to jot some notes on our charts or report card forms, we hope…