We all want to succeed at student-centered classroom design, but there’s so much out there on what that looks like that it can be overwhelming…and expensive. Here’s the perfect solution if you want to create a functional, student-centered classroom (even if your budget is small….or not at all!). Introducing 4 ways to make your classroom student-centered… … Read more

Student feedback to teachers can be highly important for course planning and improving teaching skills, but so often asking for it scares us. We put our heart and soul into what we do, and often thinking about how student feedback for teachers may come across our desks is sometimes too tough to swallow. However, when … Read more

All teachers are expected to have a classroom management philosophy, but what does this actually mean (and what should it look like in a 21st-century classroom)? The answer to that question depends on three things: the teacher’s purpose, the learners’ needs, and a good understanding of how young people develop in a digital age. In … Read more

So many people come to me asking specifically what inquiry based learning is in layman’s terms. With so much educational terminology that gets thrown around anymore, it isn’t a surprise that teachers are confused with what is what….and what it all means for them and their students. So with all this gray area, how do … Read more

There is no denying that high-stakes testing is a large part of the education spectrum these days. Schools, parents, and even we as teachers question “What are standardized testing goals?”, which comes down to so many moving parts. With so many educators’ jobs riding on the scores of these tests, it seems natural to want … Read more