If you ask a room of kindergarteners what they want to be when they grow up, you will hear everything from a space cowboy to a unicorn. If you ask the same question to a group of high schoolers, you might get more realistic answers, but that doesn’t mean the ...
Short stories offer a wealth of teaching opportunities for students of all ages and abilities. For high school students in particular, short stories provide a platform for teaching about both the English language and life itself. When you’re looking for exciting, meaningful material, refer to this list of contemporary short stories ...
There’s a growing trend across the United States where students and teachers have a four-day school week instead of the traditional five-day week. In some cases, students use Monday for a period of independent learning while teachers use the day for grading and planning. In other cases, students enjoy Fridays ...
Teachers have to stick to a tight curriculum packed with topics, assignments, and exams. Time for reflection doesn’t seem possible when an inclement weather day has put everyone a class behind, and a school assembly took away more time. Even when students need to review certain topics, teachers lose more ...
Teachers often connect their lesson plans to real world concepts. It’s easier to engage students if they can tie various ideas to their own life experiences. This makes weather lesson plans easier because most kids have been caught in a downpour, experienced a blizzard or complained about the heat. Weather lesson ...
School librarians are often mocked on TV and in other media. They are depicted as stodgy caretakers of books constantly “shushing” anyone who speaks above a whisper. The reality of course is that librarians are nothing like this. They actively engage teachers and students in the learning process through books and ...
Teacher podcasts are great for hearing nuanced conversations on theories and best practices in the education world. One trending topic in the podcast world that has teachers talking is how to build and manage a classroom culture. Whether you’re experiencing behavioral issues in your class or you would simply like to ...
If you want to start a passionate debate with teachers, students, parents and administrators, complain about homework. Some say there’s too much homework and students need more free time at home. Others see value in the homework that develops soft skills and technical know-how. Everyone makes a reasonable case for ...
The use of flipped learning has increased significantly in recent years. When schools shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, some teachers and students thrived in a flipped setting. As in-person learning returned, some teachers brought the flipped classroom with them. Flipped learning can be a useful tool for students who ...
