Guest post by Linda Kardamis at Teach 4 the Heart My first year teaching was not very pretty. I thought I knew how to manage
Guest post by Linda Kardamis at Teach 4 the Heart My first year teaching was not very pretty. I thought I knew how to manage
Today’s question in the Advice from Real Teachers series is from me instead of from a Facebook fan. I remember the trials and tribulations of
Guest post by Katie at Kindergarten Craftiness My favorite things to share with fellow crafters are crafty how-to’s that are also super practical (especially to
Have you heard of the popular class review game called Scoot? It’s a whole class activity that gets kids up and moving from one seat
Advice from Real Teachers Each Wednesday at 8:30 pm EST, I post the Question Connection announcement and teachers ask questions to be shared with the fans of
Guest post by Brenda Frady “Cat: Where are you going? Alice: Which way should I go? Cat: That depends on where you are going. Alice:
Cooperative learning activities are often designed for teams of four students. However, sometimes a team is just too big, especially in math. Sometimes the perfect
Guest post by Susanna Westby One of the challenges in teaching math effectively, especially as student get older, is finding ways to make it meaningful
Advice from Real Teachers Are you seeking a teaching position for next year? If so, you’ll want to check out the responses to this week’s
Guest post by Cassie Tabrizi Several years ago I was lucky enough to attend a state-wide training on math tasks. When I entered the classroom
BAM Radio Podcast Interview by Vicki Davis (The Cool Cat Teacher) Do you follow Vicki Davis, the Cool Cat Teacher? As well as being an
Guest post from Valerie Young I’m Valerie from All Students Can Shine and I’m here to tell you all about interactive notebooks! I started using these
Guest post by Linda Kardamis at Teach 4 the Heart My first year teaching was not very pretty. I thought I knew how to manage a class, but I made some critical errors that left me in the situation every teacher dreads – standing in front of an out-of-control classroom.
Today’s question in the Advice from Real Teachers series is from me instead of from a Facebook fan. I remember the trials and tribulations of having to get kids in a line and out the door, quickly and in an orderly manner. So I posted this question on Facebook: “What
Guest post by Katie at Kindergarten Craftiness My favorite things to share with fellow crafters are crafty how-to’s that are also super practical (especially to teachers). Today I’m sharing a super easy tutorial on how to make bucket seats from those cheap 5-gallon paint buckets that you can get from
Have you heard of the popular class review game called Scoot? It’s a whole class activity that gets kids up and moving from one seat to another as they solve problems. Before the game, place a different task card on each student’s desk, and give each student a blank numbered
Advice from Real Teachers Each Wednesday at 8:30 pm EST, I post the Question Connection announcement and teachers ask questions to be shared with the fans of the page. Through the week, I choose a few to feature on Facebook each day, where you’re invited to chime in with your advice. When
Guest post by Brenda Frady “Cat: Where are you going? Alice: Which way should I go? Cat: That depends on where you are going. Alice: I don’t know. Cat: Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Yep. Those goals and expectations are pretty
Cooperative learning activities are often designed for teams of four students. However, sometimes a team is just too big, especially in math. Sometimes the perfect number of students for a practice activity is just two. Partners tend to cooperate more and argue less, and kids are usually more actively engaged
Guest post by Susanna Westby One of the challenges in teaching math effectively, especially as student get older, is finding ways to make it meaningful to their experience. Teachers who have heard students complain, “Why do I need to know this? I will never use it,” will know what I
Advice from Real Teachers Are you seeking a teaching position for next year? If so, you’ll want to check out the responses to this week’s top question on the Teaching Resources Facebook page. Each Wednesday at 8:30 pm EST, I post the Question Connection announement and teachers ask questions to
Guest post by Cassie Tabrizi Several years ago I was lucky enough to attend a state-wide training on math tasks. When I entered the classroom on the first of four long training days, I thought we would just be talking about word problems or hands-on learning. I was blown away
BAM Radio Podcast Interview by Vicki Davis (The Cool Cat Teacher) Do you follow Vicki Davis, the Cool Cat Teacher? As well as being an author, she maintains an awesome blog and shares amazing resources and information for teachers. I’ve been following her for years, so I was thrilled (and
Guest post from Valerie Young I’m Valerie from All Students Can Shine and I’m here to tell you all about interactive notebooks! I started using these in my classroom this year and I would have loved to have all my questions answered before I got started. If you haven’t given these
Guest post by Linda Kardamis at Teach 4 the Heart My first year teaching was not very pretty. I thought I knew how to manage a class, but I made some critical errors that left me in the situation every teacher dreads – standing in front of an out-of-control classroom.
Today’s question in the Advice from Real Teachers series is from me instead of from a Facebook fan. I remember the trials and tribulations of having to get kids in a line and out the door, quickly and in an orderly manner. So I posted this question on Facebook: “What
Guest post by Katie at Kindergarten Craftiness My favorite things to share with fellow crafters are crafty how-to’s that are also super practical (especially to teachers). Today I’m sharing a super easy tutorial on how to make bucket seats from those cheap 5-gallon paint buckets that you can get from
Have you heard of the popular class review game called Scoot? It’s a whole class activity that gets kids up and moving from one seat to another as they solve problems. Before the game, place a different task card on each student’s desk, and give each student a blank numbered
Advice from Real Teachers Each Wednesday at 8:30 pm EST, I post the Question Connection announcement and teachers ask questions to be shared with the fans of the page. Through the week, I choose a few to feature on Facebook each day, where you’re invited to chime in with your advice. When
Guest post by Brenda Frady “Cat: Where are you going? Alice: Which way should I go? Cat: That depends on where you are going. Alice: I don’t know. Cat: Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Yep. Those goals and expectations are pretty
Cooperative learning activities are often designed for teams of four students. However, sometimes a team is just too big, especially in math. Sometimes the perfect number of students for a practice activity is just two. Partners tend to cooperate more and argue less, and kids are usually more actively engaged
Guest post by Susanna Westby One of the challenges in teaching math effectively, especially as student get older, is finding ways to make it meaningful to their experience. Teachers who have heard students complain, “Why do I need to know this? I will never use it,” will know what I
Advice from Real Teachers Are you seeking a teaching position for next year? If so, you’ll want to check out the responses to this week’s top question on the Teaching Resources Facebook page. Each Wednesday at 8:30 pm EST, I post the Question Connection announement and teachers ask questions to
Guest post by Cassie Tabrizi Several years ago I was lucky enough to attend a state-wide training on math tasks. When I entered the classroom on the first of four long training days, I thought we would just be talking about word problems or hands-on learning. I was blown away
BAM Radio Podcast Interview by Vicki Davis (The Cool Cat Teacher) Do you follow Vicki Davis, the Cool Cat Teacher? As well as being an author, she maintains an awesome blog and shares amazing resources and information for teachers. I’ve been following her for years, so I was thrilled (and
Guest post from Valerie Young I’m Valerie from All Students Can Shine and I’m here to tell you all about interactive notebooks! I started using these in my classroom this year and I would have loved to have all my questions answered before I got started. If you haven’t given these