From motivating us through challenging times to helping us discover our passions, teachers play an important role in our lives. And when we meet a teacher who truly inspires us, it’s not uncommon to feel that influence for many years to come. Sometimes, teachers have such a profound impact on us ...

Kids of all ages interact with money. They play cash-based games like Monopoly and are often given allowances with which they can learn to budget. However, few children are ever formally taught how money works and how it can be used as a tool to get what you want. While some ...

Math is a foundational subject. Students apply the lessons they learn in second grade to their third-grade class. They apply their third-grade lessons to their fourth and so on. This places a significant amount of pressure on teachers who need students to master certain areas before they can move on. ...

If you’re a teacher who hates math, you aren’t alone. Many teachers get overwhelmed when they need to teach math. This can be especially problematic for elementary teachers who are required to teach the subject and can also be frustrating for non-math teachers at higher levels who want to incorporate ...

Math and reading are often treated as top indicators of core competency in students. This is because these subjects are foundational and essential for mastering other material. How can a student read from their history textbook if their comprehension abilities are low? How can a student navigate the periodic table ...

A holistic learning classroom takes a big-picture approach to student development. For example, instead of approaching your lesson with the idea of helping students learn their multiplication tables, you allow students to explore how different problems can be solved using various tools and concepts – including multiplication. Holistic learning is student-driven and ...

Teachers are constantly looking for new ways to engage students. They want them to be interested in the material and apply it to other factors in their lives. This could be as simple as a student understanding they’re eating an eighth of a pizza when they have a slice at ...

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and nowhere is this more true than in the school system. Your students learn from teachers in the general education classroom and then work with specialists throughout the day. These range from art and PE teachers to occupational therapists, speech ...

You teach math, science, PE or history but are still expected to boost your students’ writing skills. In fact, the district wants higher writing test scores. Teachers know they need to focus on writing, but that doesn’t make teaching the concept any easier. There’s a lot of “you should” advice that ...