teaching strategies

Nowadays teachers are searching for helpful tips and activities to support their classroom management strategies to help increase their students’ productivity.  There are many fun ways to make seatwork interesting. When you are stuck sitting […]

Advice for first-time teachers is always welcome.  Are you new to the teaching profession? Maybe you’ve heard stories about how difficult your first year of teaching can be, but there are tips and tricks to […]

Do you struggle to find balance between your profession and having a personal life?  One teacher decided to go from working 60-hour work weeks to leaving within 30 minutes of class dismissal. In the end […]

Good classroom management is more than having all your students under your dictatorship. Proper classroom management involves mutual respect between teacher and students, and an understanding of the learning environment you want to set. What […]

A new and improved teaching method being used right now is one that utilizes differentiated instruction. This method tailors the teaching style used to the learning style of the student. This will call for the […]

photo credit: www.eductopia.org Controlled failure is a school of thought that allows students the freedom to take risks in their academics. Whether it be taking an AP course, college course or trying out for a […]

How to get students engaged is a question that comes across every teacher’s mind at one time or another.  It is vital that students are engaged and invested in their own education. Possibly there is […]

Being both parent and teacher has its unique challenges. The author describes new experiences from when their child entered school, and they attended the first parent-teacher conference. Also shared are personal feelings and conflicts that are […]