growth mindset
How to Survive 7 More Years in the Classroom
So you’re a veteran teacher who’s thinking about leaving the classroom, but you feel stuck. Maybe you’re near the top
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So you’re a veteran teacher who’s thinking about leaving the classroom, but you feel stuck. Maybe you’re near the top
Fine art can help students develop analysis skills in quick, small doses. Ideally, those skills will transfer to literary analysis
It’s the biggest night in American football and, if you’re like me, you’ll be watching to see which logical fallacies
Today’s post is a question I received via email. This teacher gave me permission to share our exchange here; I
I met with a group of teachers on Thursday (shout out to Carterville!) to talk about A.I. text generators and
Bobbi Gibb wanted to run the Boston Marathon. The problem? Women weren’t allowed to compete in any race longer than
Ready or not, November is here! Need a fast print-and-post bulletin board to replace your October/Halloween stuff? I’ve got you
“The Gift of the Magi,” O. Henry’s tale of gift giving and self-sacrifice, is the perfect December short story lesson.
For me, it began with Wordle. Then I found the Spelling Bee. Now, Connections has me snared. The New York
On the first day back after winter break, do you really want to slam your students with core curriculum? Let’s
You can read a book, but you can also read a room. You can read someone’s body language. You can
I was inspired this week by my teacher-friend Amber to build a worksheet that could be used with any podcast
Of course we should fold in some extra poetry lessons in April, but who has the time? With state testing
In my quest to wisely use those last few minutes of class time and bring joy to my little Room
During last week’s video on class participation, I realized I needed to give more info about “Quarter Trios,” a routine