Social Dynamics and Black Culture: How to Effectively Reach and Teach Black Students
In my role as a Black counselor in an educational setting, I am tasked with the unspoken responsibility of “handling” Black children.
Columns
Teacher’s Pet: May/June 2024
The Teacher's Pet column is an opportunity for teachers to showcase their animal companions in the pages of TEACH Magazine!
That’s a Rap: Using Hip-Hop as a Tool for Learning
I, among other things, define myself as a rapper, and it’s a fact of which my students are all too aware.
Embracing the Change: How to Reclaim Technology for Student Achievement
The world is in the midst of a technological revolution that has surpassed expectations, and I’m witnessing firsthand how growing up in this digital age is impacting our students.
Becoming Black: Reconciling Race Relations as an Afro-Caribbean Educator
As a Caribbean immigrant educator, I have had to adapt to the United States in several ways—racially, socially, and academically.
Teacher’s Pet: March/April 2024
The Teacher's Pet column is an opportunity for teachers to showcase their animal companions in the pages of TEACH Magazine!
What Should a Teacher Look Like?
Ever since I was four years old, I dreamed of becoming a teacher. However, I never saw any teachers who shared aspects of my identities.
More than Just Chit-Chat: Teaching Social Studies with Podcasts
In my classes I use a team-structured, project-based approach to teach history and civics. It’s an approach that covers nearly all the bases.
Teacher’s Pet: January/February 2024
The Teacher's Pet column is an opportunity for teachers to showcase their animal companions in the pages of TEACH Magazine!
Alumni Success Stories: Inspiring Hope During the Opioid Crisis
I am a teacher in southern West Virginia, a region defined by stereotypes and hit hard by America’s opioid epidemic.