University training prepares educators for a lot of scenarios on the job. But what it doesn’t prepare them for is the inevitable grief that comes with it.

When you have a teacher who has presence, students are impacted in ways that positively affect the class. But what exactly is teacher presence?

I avidly recall a second grade class that would excitedly huddle around my rocking chair for story time. Students scrambled around sliding chairs to the carpet where I read heartwarming and sometimes zany tales, they reminded me that story time was counted among the most meaningful and cherished moments of a child’s day. Story time is a child’s portal into endless worlds, kingdoms, and dimensions.

Musicals form an important part of the arts, serving as powerful resources for student learning, engagement, and motivation.

Many substitute teachers like me can teach a different grade every single day, from K–12. It can be challenging, to say the least.

It is not uncommon for a student to struggle with newly learned material. The question we need to ask is when does it become problematic?

At first glance, the Montessori method and the Science of Reading appear to be opposing philosophies. But if you look closer, they are in fact surprisingly similar.

I'm an author of math books, which may sound like a dry job, but that’s exactly why I do it. It’s my goal to show kids that math can be fun (and funny!)

The first six weeks of a new school year are essential. In middle school classrooms, those weeks are not just a warm-up. Rather, they are the foundation on which the entire school year is built.