Awakened: Hope for the Year Ahead

…They may begin to experience feelings of stress and even helplessness in response to a challenging class, difficult students, uncooperative parents, or a less-than-supportive administration. If you’re experiencing those feelings,…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…that the story is based on a true event. Ask your students to help you create a list of questions about the event that include additional information they wonder about…

Host a Classroom Scrabble Tournament!

…every four students. How to Introduce Scrabble to Students Before you actually start the tournament or allow students to play on their own, be sure to teach the rules of…

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

…to present. What types of content for presentations would yield high interest? Determine the number of make-and take stations and the content for each station. Examples of make-and-take stations include…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

Guest post by Chris Biffle Director, Whole Brain Teaching Note: The rule Chris described in this post has changed since this article was written. Rule #5 now reads, “Make our…

Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

Free Tips and Strategies plus a Giveaway! Monday, August 21st News Flash! The contest described in this blog post is now over and the winner is JoAnn Johnson of Pembroke,…