Getting kids to write in this day and age, where entertainment is merely a swipe away, can be like asking them to eat their vegetables.

Are you interested in improving student engagement with your ELL students? Here’s an idea that I tried at my elementary school that was both fun and successful—a Rubik’s Cube club.

Student absences are not a new issue in education, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have only added to this growing problem.

When I first learned about The Mentoree, it immediately resonated with me. I was eager to connect with someone who had relevant experiences and could help answer the many questions I had.

Teaching is a great responsibility. I teach English and believe that the ability to communicate, at a personal and societal level, is what builds strong communities and ensures ownership over one’s future. Thus, it’s important that we teachers spend a lot of time on our craft—deliberating the best ways to teach and make lessons fun, interactive, and relatable to students. Professional development thrives on discipline pedagogy and school departments meet to align goals and assignments and to discuss data assessment.

Under the umbrella of Digital Citizenship (DC) are some complex concepts. Netiquette, Internet safety, information usage and cyber bullying are just a few of the topics that teachers explore as they help students unpack what it means to use technology responsibly. Our school went wireless this past January.

Not only do visual arts classes make space in a student’s day for creativity, they can also offer a chance to focus on something bigger.

By harnessing the power of music, teachers can create a lively and dynamic atmosphere that also improves concentration, focus, and retention.

Students need to be allowed outside more often, and beyond just the playground—especially in areas where schools are the only green space.