Interactive Notebooks – Let’s Get Started!

…for teachers! They help us reflect on both our students’ learning styles and our own teaching and planning. They are a great way to analyze our students’ understanding of new

Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…of responses, I compile the best answers to create a helpful blog post. This week’s top question is timely because many new graduates and current teachers are already actively searching…

Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

…They’ve been popping up everywhere, from restaurant menus to PTA flyers. QR stands for “Quick Response” because scanning the code takes you to a new location instantly. But did you…

Taming Blurters and Wanderers

…going to pretend as if I’m talking. Jack, you interrupt me without raising your hand and say, ‘I have a new puppy.” Say a few words about any subject and…

5 Ways to Make Your Students Smile

…Teacher” Day. I love giving my new students a little something special when I first meet them in person. It can be a pencil, a note, or a baggie of…

25 Bulletin Boards You Can Keep Up All Year

Advice from Real Teachers Series Even if you love creating bulletin boards, chances are good that you don’t have time to dream up a new bulletin board every month for…

20 Tips for Motivating Gifted Kids to THINK!

…in tackling difficult work. Dweck wrote, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success and it’s a life-changing resource. If you aren’t familiar with her work, watch this fascinating YouTube video that…

Tips for Classroom Goal Setting

…ending one grading period and starting another. This is a perfect time for students to reflect on the goals they set earlier and to set goals for the new grading…

Penguin Fractions = Fraction Fun!

…welcome email will include a link to a page of freebies where you can find this resource. Field Tested, Teacher Approved One reason I’m excited about these new resources is…