Relationships as a Teaching Tool
I have lost count of the number of times I have been told that rules without relationships lead to rebellion. Yet today, relationships with students seem to be feared instead ...
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Change Your Classroom with Gratitude
Often, we forget our students come to class each day with a lot more on their minds than academics. Despite this, my students willingly express gratitude each morning.
The Trials and Tribulations of Substitute Teaching
Many substitute teachers like me can teach a different grade every single day, from K–12. It can be challenging, to say the least.
PBS Math Club Builds Confidence for ESL Students
I was browsing YouTube for simplified math tutorials one afternoon when I stumbled upon the PBS Kids Math Club—math tutorial videos geared toward teens.
Creating a Paperless Classroom
Like many of my students, I too use digital devices in my daily personal life, but the enormous piles of notes and paper combined with the constant fighting with the students ...
Drugs and the Classroom: A Teacher’s Strategy
This past year, in a small Midwest community, we lost a student to a drug overdose. We have lost many more to drug addiction, and although we haven’t attended their funerals, ...
Teaching with Google Drive
For teachers, time is a precious commodity. That’s why I believe we need to incorporate Google Drive into our everyday teaching standards.
Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Teach Math
IBL has a broad definition and varied implementation. It is generally characterized by a student-centered learning experience, with little to no lecturing.
Finding Hope: How I Taught the Rwandan Genocide
As the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide approached in April 2014, I took it as an opportunity to teach my students about this horrific and tragic event.
How Cooperative Learning Made Me A Better Teacher
Let’s begin with the realization that what we all inherently understand is indeed true: kids are different today than they were when we were younger. You hear this stated by ...