Awakened: Hope for the Year Ahead

…your mindset: the way YOU think and perceive things, and the way YOU choose to respond. If you want to create meaningful and lasting change in your job satisfaction, the…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…you should discuss 9/11 with your students. Although your students weren’t even born in 2001, it’s important to recognize the events of that significant day in some way. A few…

5 Ways to Help Students Become Word Collectors

…a much higher academic success rate. Although it is certainly possible to explicitly teach vocabulary, I love to incorporate “word collecting” in everything we do. I have 5 ways for…

How to Create a Class Handbook that Rocks!

…class handbook is a fantastic way to communicate your classroom policies right from the beginning of the year. It also sends a message to parents that you care enough to…

How to Cope with a Disrespectful Parent

…you in your classroom or in the hallway after school and begins verbally attacking you … and you are so stunned that you just stand there, completely tongue-tied! You know…