Secrets of Launching a Stellar School Year

…on the first day of school to ensure you have the best class ever! Discover loads of ice breakers, name games, and other strategies for getting to know your students…

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…of time today….” Leave ‘em wanting more! Let them choose their own books. The biggest turnoff to reading is being required to read boring books. Provide a wide variety of…

Creating a Caring Classroom Family

Guest blog post by Barbara Gruener Now that it’s time for a new school year to begin, life finds me increasingly eager for the first day to arrive. My students…

Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning

…and I challenged the other teams to match their time and increase it! Every team wanted to time their run and change their design so they could increase the time

Tips for Classroom Goal Setting

…one goal and a set of action plans each day. Or write all 4 goals one day and all 4 action plans the next. Conferring – Allow time to confer…

How to Cope with a Disrespectful Parent

…up, right? At the end of the day, everyone is on the same page, wanting student success and happiness, but sometimes it takes time to get everyone there. Listen to…

Google Classroom Management Tips

…the first time you assign them will save you time later. With younger students, it’s better to not “return” the assignment after you have graded it. This will clutter up…

How to Regain Your Love of Teaching

…profession?” Over 150 educators responded with fantastic tips and advice! Because most of you don’t have time to read all the responses, I eliminated duplicate ideas and pared the list…