How to Be a More Efficient Teacher: Advice from a Veteran on Managing Tasks
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, manage parent…
What's Your Word for 2020?
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 leaders,…
How I Teach Science: A Veteran Teacher's Advice for Inquiry-Based Learning
When I ask my students what their favorite subject is (and don’t let them choose recess, lunch, or gym), almost all of them say science. They love our inquiry-based…
How I Teach Writing: A Veteran Teacher's 5 Steps for Better Outcomes
Teaching writing often seems like one of the most daunting tasks, especially in an elementary classroom where the standards-aligned world of reading levels and math…
How I Teach Math: A Veteran Teacher's Advice for Building Student Confidence
Teaching math can be challenging, especially when students have low confidence in their mathematical abilities. Here are some strategies I have developed over the…
How I Teach Reading: A Veteran Teacher's Advice for Success
Reading instruction seems to be an area of practice that both new and veteran teachers struggle with. Despite the best intentions, the universities that educate us…
Teaching Winter Holidays in a Culturally Responsive Classroom
The modern classroom is made up of a pretty diverse group of little guys and gals. They come from different backgrounds, learn differently, behave differently,…
