How to Stay Flexible and Create Optimal Seating in Your Classroom
There are so many factors to consider when creating a seating chart: age, academic skill, gender, friends, enemies, role models, behavioral issues, students on IEPs,…
New This Week: Science and Math Projects Encourage 21st-Century Learning
This week, we have three new FutureFit Projects that combine science or math with 21st-century skill builders and social-emotional learning.
1. Growth Hack Your…
How To Communicate With Parents
I like to think that I possess strong interpersonal skills. I am able to not only pick up on others’ emotions and social cues, but react to them in a way that allows…
How to Use Social Media to Connect With Other Teachers
How can social media help teachers grow professionally?
It’s always useful to see what your colleagues are reading, discussing, or even doing in their classrooms.…
New This Week: Stop-Motion Filmmaking and Free Literature Guides
This week, we're turning classrooms into Hollywood movie studios with our new Zombie Ants! FutureFit science project, plus we have 14 new (and FREE!) Candlewick…
5 Golden Rules for the Classroom
5 Golden Rules for the Classroom
All students need an identified set of classroom rules to follow, that’s why the 5 golden rules for the classroom are essential…
The Do's and Don'ts of Test Prep
Come March or April, it's easy to abandon reason and think, Standardized testing! Let me totally abandon every good teaching practice I know and drill my kids to…
