12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…and older students will enjoy reading ebooks on free Kindle software that you can download from Amazon.com and display on your computer. What are some of your favorite ways to…

The Power of Audio Books

…reading comprehension test scores before and after the study, and every single student made significant gains. The average score rose from 41% of their reading comprehension answers being correct in…

Family Science Night: Hands-on, Minds-on Fun!

…on simply telling or teaching, but making science come to life for families. As a member of the planning committee for Family Science night and eventual chairperson for over a…

Awakened: Hope for the Year Ahead

number of personal growth books about the impact of positive thinking on one’s life, but I had never seen those concepts applied to the teaching practice. When the book arrived,…

Cooperative Learning – More Than Group Work

…they are worlds apart. Does this scenario sound familiar? The teacher assigns a group project, outlines the task, and gives a deadline for completion. Students are expected to work together…

Gearing Up for Next Generation Science

…and Cheryl at getcaughtengineering@gmail.com or via their Get Caught Engineering Facebook page. Be sure to leave them a comment here to tell them what you think about their engineering ideas!…

Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

…her quest! After Julia developed the perfect dry erase marker and board combination, she created the Kleenslate Concepts website to get the word out to educators. In addition to the…

Cooking Up a Caring Classroom

Raising academic standards is certainly a worthy goal, but sometimes it can have unintended consequences. To find time to teach the rigorous reading and math Common Core standards, many schools…