ADHD: Naughty or Neurological?
For K-12 teachers, children who exhibit the signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can present a significant classroom challenge.
Class Management
Empathy: Turning the Forgotten into the Benchmark
Most people tend to assume that my students are capable of less-than-stellar academic performances because they have complicated lives outside school.
Teacher Presence: Invaluable or Overrated?
When you have a teacher who has presence, students are impacted in ways that positively affect the class. But what exactly is teacher presence?
Movement in the Classroom
After teaching at an alternative middle school for the past 4 years, the one thing I constantly hear from new students is: “We can move around in your room and not get in trouble?
Preventing the Summer Slide
Perhaps some learning loss is to be expected during summer vacation, but there are reasonable concerns about how the break may weaken students’ reading and math skills.
Addressing Online Bullies, Offline
Teachers can’t control what students experience in the digital space. But they can control how they respond when students bring their concerns to them.
Lunch Police: Should Educators Get Involved?
Lunch box policing and food bans have been a hot topic in the past couple years. But do schools and educators have the right to tell students what they can and cannot eat?
Navigating Negativity: Conflict Resolution in the Classroom
Conflict-resolution skills don’t come naturally. They are learned, observed, and practiced. The classroom is a great place to safely work on these skills.
High School Angst: Calming Freshman Jitters
For high school teachers, the start of the year can be a bit daunting as you welcome new (and nervous!) students to a very different type of school day.
Top Tips for Parent Interviews
Preparing for parent-teacher interviews can be as stressful, perhaps more, than assembling the grades often discussed at them—especially because teachers often receive little ...