Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…dress nicely and put my best interview skills forward. Good luck. Rheana McCarley: Go to job placement/fairs events if the district offers them. I agree that you should hand deliver…

Host a Classroom Scrabble Tournament!

…letters for yourself and 7 letters for the class. Write the class letters in huge blocks on the board with the number values clearly shown. Play against the class play…

Walls for Language Learners

place on the content wall should also be in the language of instruction for that particular subject area! 2. Word Study Walls In all classrooms there should also be places…

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…

Easy Differentiation with Colored Folders

…Sometimes, the thought of organizing lessons to meet the individual needs of all of your students can feel like an overwhelming challenge. One of the best and simplest ways I…

Math is More Than a Numbers Game

…to read and understand the language of mathematics than on the ability to perform mathematics computation. In other words … Math is more than a numbers game. Years ago, standardized…

Multiple Intelligence Theory and Growth Mindset

Dr. Howard Gardner first proposed Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory over 40 years ago, suggesting that IQ is not one-dimensional, and that it can’t be described by a single number. Instead,…