Team Table Management

…team, you can number the Team Tubs and store them on a shelf. It really keeps you from having to pass materials out all day long. You can number the…

20 Tips for Motivating Gifted Kids to THINK!

…this to your principal and even send a letter of the change in expectations. Make sure you explain your goal is to produce the Best Most Productive student you can…..thinkers…

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…update it as you pick up more information about your students, because kids change and grow. Family configurations change. New passions develop. Who they are at the start of the…

Taming Blurters and Wanderers

…on. Hear those people yelling at each other over there? It’s Teaching Purgatory’s merry-go-round. Scolding doesn’t change behavior. If chastising a child transformed them into a model student, I’d write…

What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

…year you’ll find something you need to change or improve upon. Caitlin Riley – Document, Document, Document….it will help when parents/administrators ask why you gave a detention or why you…

Winning a Million – Math Lessons and More!

…would your life change? Are people with more money happier? What problems might be caused by winning a lot of money? Would people treat you differently? (I’ve heard that many…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

Each year on September 11th, we reflect on a series of horrific events that changed the course of history. As a teacher, you might be struggling with whether or not…