Every year I’ve taught, I’ve found a way to weave in slam poetry.
It’s just that good. I’ve taught full-on slam poetry units, and I’ve also just included it in…
5 Steps Educators Must Take Now to Become Culturally Responsive Teachers
First things first: I am not an expert in culturally-relevant pedagogy, diversity, or children’s literature. I am a teacher looking to learn more about racial equity…
St. Patrick's Day Escape Room Challenge for Your Students
If you haven’t heard about escape room challenges for the classroom, and you are looking for an engaging and fun way for students to:
Think…
6 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day (Plus a Bonus Choice Board!)
Any math teacher (or self-proclaimed math geek...I mean, math lover ) is sure to know that Pi Day is March 14th! This "holiday" owes its existence to the fact that 3,…
Test-Taking Strategies: How to Be Stellar, Not Standard
When getting ready for testing season, there is more to the preparation process than test-taking skill and drill or prescribed statewide test practices. Students…
6 Creative Options for Overplanning When Lessons End Early
It’s rare, but some days your schedule actually runs smoothly, and you have 10 minutes left until the period ends. What do you do? Time management in a classroom can be…
Go-To Groupwork Ideas
There are so many benefits to having students collaborate during your lessons, such as improving their communication skills and teaching compromise. Group work breaks…
