Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…deal with difficult situations in their lives. She enjoys visiting schools and talking with kids; in fact, she’s done over 800 school visits! You can learn more at her website,…

Creating a Caring Classroom Family

…and are neither right nor wrong. Our job is to learn to process feelings appropriately. Encourage students to keep a feelings journal. Chart their feelings whenever you can. Talk about…

Plickers 102: Innovative Ways to Use Plickers

…webinar to help teachers get started. I also described some of the innovative ways to use Plickers that were shared by Plickers Facebook group members. The live webinar is over,…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…Who Walked Between the Towers focuses on his daring feat and simply mentions at the end that the towers are gone and only live on in our memories. Be ready…

Teach Kindness on Pay It Forward Day

…world a little brighter. You’ll be glad to learn that those who give to others also benefit personally from paying it forward! According to Psychology Today, random acts of kindness…

How to Form Cooperative Learning Teams

…is the most effective size for several reasons. A four-person team allows for many different kinds of interactions. The group can work as a team, or it can be broken…

Show What You Know!

…was using in my classroom didn’t fit any of the structure descriptions. I contacted Dr. Kagan and explained the steps of the activity. After we talked it over, he agreed…