An upcoming first-year teacher describes the most valuable lessons she learned from the veteran teacher with whom she interned.
July 22, 2013 – Teacher
An instructional coach offers some low-tech ideas for helping students develop collaboration and critical-thinking skills.
July 16, 2013 – Teacher
Fourth grade teacher Lana Gundy says that she gained insight into her students’ application skills and interests by having them create their own math problems.
July 9, 2013 – Teacher
Just because a teacher's absent doesn't mean the day has to be a waste, says Dave Orphal. These tips can help keep the class attentive and engaged with a substitute.
July 2, 2013 – Teacher
A teacher offers six suggestions for giving students purposeful practice in oral communication, a focus of the common standards.
June 25, 2013 – Teacher
In a discussion about what the common core means for educators, two teachers describe the ways they’ve seen it lead to “joyful learning.”
June 18, 2013 – Teacher
Working with, and ultimately getting through to, a difficult 6th grader reminded this teacher that students' personal gains are often as important as their academic ones.
June 11, 2013 – Teacher
Becoming a student again reminded this gifted-education teacher about some basic teaching musts, including providing clear directions and encouraging class camaraderie.
June 3, 2013 – Teacher
Jennie Magiera, a digital learning expert, offers tips on using free platforms and tools that she says can help teachers jumpstart their own professional learning.
May 29, 2013 – Teacher
Opening up the lines of communication with parents and listening to their advice can make it easier to teach and support their children, says a special education teacher.
May 21, 2013 – Teacher
Letting other educators and community members into their classrooms helps teachers see their students and practices with new eyes, says 6th grade teacher Jessica Cuthbertson.
May 14, 2013 – Teacher
With school budgets tightening, teachers may feel even more pressure to spend their own money on classroom supplies. These tips can help keep the costs down to almost nothing, says a math teacher.
May 8, 2013 – Teacher