A Teacher's Perspective

Dear Teacher,

You are incredible. You may not know it yet, but you have made the decision to forever change the lives of thousands of tiny humans (or… Read more

We talk a lot about setting goals with students, enabling growth mindsets for our class, and monitoring student progress - but are we doing the same for… Read more

As 21st century learners, your students need to be able to collaborate with their classmates and work together to solve problems. Integrating group work into… Read more

Being a teacher is a lot of work! You need to deliver quality instruction, plan lessons, focus on assessments, decorate and re-decorate your classroom,… Read more

Allow me to welcome you to the new year with the following understatement: Teachers do SO much more than simply instruct a roomful of students. We are… Read more

New Year’s resolutions can be as simple as setting a word to focus on for the upcoming year, or as complicated as setting and detailing a number of goals you… Read more

If you try new things in your classroom, chances are that some of them will fail. The first time I taught Literature Circles was nothing short of a disaster… Read more