Everything I Knew My Second Year Of Teaching My 2nd year of teaching, my head was swimming. I had just gotten back from an ASCD conference–with a Marzano pre-conference and a heavy dose of Understanding by Design, Tomlinson’s ideas on differentiation, and some sessions on literacy. In spite of all of the great information I…
The 4 Needs Of A Great Teacher contributed by Susan Lucille Davis, gettingsmart.com “You always have permission to use whatever tools you need to teach my daughter. Feel free to let her play.” Responding to a standard email request for permission to use a digital tool in my classroom, a parent of one of my…
Constructing a pre- and post-assessment system helps you formally track how much progress you make within a given time period.
Why Your Teaching Style Might Be A Bad Match For Your Students The relationship between you and your students is complex and dynamic. No matter what grade level you teach, at any moment you could be clarifying content, reinforcing a classroom process, modeling curiosity, or giving a pep talk. This kind of constant change is…
Student engagement is often (wrongly) thought of in terms of ‘paying attention’: quietly making eye contact and maybe asking questions.
6 Tips To Integrate Coding In The Classroom by Jen Mozen, Delivery Principal at Table XI and Organizer of Girl Develop It Chicago With all of the hype surrounding fast-growing tech startups, as well as discussions about improving our education system, teaching kids how to code is top of mind for many people these days….
Do you allow yourself permission to innovate wildly? Do you work in a place that gives you the freedom to innovate wildly?
No matter how progressive you get in your teaching, grading papers–somewhere, somehow–is a part of what you do. Even non-ELA/Literature/Composition teachers are now expected to carry the burden of promoting literacy by helping students consistently write across all content areas. (I’m looking at you, math teachers.) So then, a new, faster, simpler way to grade…
As a teacher, it can be inspiring to look into other classrooms. Whether you’re looking for ideas, or just want to see others engaging in the process of learning without feeling responsible for every single step, being a fly on a classroom wall can be pretty cool–which makes the following panorama of a busy elementary…
Communicate with students today also means encouraging learning dialogue by using forms with which students are comfortable.
Education Phrases & Language That Need To Die by Terry Heick Being in education long enough, you’ll begin to hear certain words and phrases that bother you on some level. Some are obvious—“smart” bothers a lot of educators, and for good reason. Others you’re not sure why they grind your gears, but they do. (I know,…
There are so many things I like about working in education. One of the many is the fresh start feeling teachers and students get throughout the year. The promise of new school supplies in late August says, “This is the year you will be organized! Look at the datebook and fresh notebooks! Yes, you are…
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