We know there are so many things we would love to have for our classrooms, but often our school budgets don’t allow for them and our pockets sometimes can’t take the hit. This is when teaching grants are clutch. Teaching grants are given to teachers by many different organizations, businesses, universities, and foundations to help … Read more
For the past several years, teachers have been leaving the classroom at an alarming rate. Add in all the complications of the COVID-19 era and you have an entire system that is falling apart at the seams, struggling with both teacher retention and recruitment. While some districts appear to be getting it right, focusing on … Read more
These days, teacher motivation is something that many in education are struggling with. Why is it that teachers are leaving the profession? What can we do to keep them from doing so? How can we help teachers keep the “pep in their step” throughout the school year? I often wonder if there is a correlation … Read more
More so now than ever, teachers are wondering how to engage students in the learning process. Classroom engagement seems like it is at an all-time low, leaving teachers not only wondering how to engage students in the learning process but wondering if it’s even possible anymore. Don’t fret; it is still possible, it just may … Read more
If we can agree on anything it is that COVID-19 made its mark on education. Good, bad, and indifferent, our classrooms were thrown for a loop and are still in the process of settling and figuring out what the “new normal” is. One thing teachers have been fervently asking me is how to accomplish classroom … Read more
When you’re trying to come up with a solid lesson plan or unit to answer “what does absolutism mean“, it’s no picnic. There are so many ins and outs to this topic in World History, yet we have a short amount of time allotted in our curriculums to go over it in any depth. The … Read more
Classroom management lesson plans are a tricky thing to find. While classroom management activities should be incorporated into every lesson, it’s also important to acknowledge that when you are in a new classroom (perhaps for a new school year), engaging classroom management lesson plans are the perfect way to start your new journey together. First … Read more
If you have ever subbed, you know that classroom management for substitute teachers can be a struggle. Your management style may be completely different than that of the classroom teacher, you might not know any of the students, and there’s nothing worse than hearing, “Yes! We have a sub!” from that kid that you already … Read more
With student-centered classroom management, the idea is that the more your students’ buy into the process, the fewer discipline issues you will have overall. Though this is certainly the case (and I personally have proven it in situations time and time again through my own classroom and those teachers whom I’ve worked with), sometimes there … Read more
Student engagement for young learners can certainly be a challenge. I once heard teaching being correlated to “herding cats” and I couldn’t help but laugh. Add in the element of small children just learning how to interact with one another and what social and societal norms are and you have a recipe for quite the … Read more
If we’ve learned anything since spring 2020, it’s that not only can life change on a dime, but as teachers, we will need to be able to adapt quickly. In that adaptation came virtual learning (or what I like to call “crisis learning” because what we were all expected to execute is not true distance … Read more
Searching for student engagement tips that will help propel your classroom into what you have always envisioned is a daunting task. You see things that make sense, others that would “never” work, and it’s scary to try to implement something new (am I right?). It makes me sad knowing that teachers who are trying to … Read more