Student teaching high school

I read once that Albert Einstein remarked it is a miracle curiosity survives formal education. This observation has stuck with me: a pesky stone in my shoe. Somehow, amongst all the curricular demands, standardised testing, graduation requirements, examination preparation, and everything else which pulls at me, I desperately want to instill a sense of wonder, curiosity, and excitement in my students. I desire for them to love learning, to ask questions, to be curious about what they see…

Even if you're not a naturally organized person, you can overcome! These organizing tips from a vet are brilliant and time-saving!

Effective classroom management strategies are essential for a positive and productive learning environment for middle and high school students.

Even the best teachers make mistakes, but the truly great ones reflect and learn from their mistakes to become better educators. Learn to become creative and flexible in your teaching methods with these tips and watch your students thrive as they become happier and fully engaged in learning.

Sixteen secondary classroom decoration ideas from middle and high school teachers. Decorating middle and high school classrooms can be challenging, but with these tips, you're sure to find something new to add to your existing decor.

This mental health chart should be in every classroom, without question.

Student teaching: Here are 6 ways to make the most of your student teaching experience and four things you'll want to avoid.

For too many years, we followed the traditional conventions of the high school syllabus, providing students and families/guardians with an overview of everything our class covered as well as our classroom rules and expectations. The thing is? Most didn’t really care. And it made for a boring and overwhelming first day of school as a small mountain of papers accumulated on each student’s desk.

Routines help us accomplish our goals. Usually around this time of the year, we often start new routines with the hope of making good on our New Year’s Resolutions. This year, I’m resolving to start and revamp two of the most significant classroom routines: bellringers and exit tickets. I’ve been using both of these strategies

Happy August! We got home from our six day road trip last night, and now it’s time for me to buckle down and start thinking about BACK TO SCHOOL. Our first teacher work day is August 17th, so I’m less than two weeks away now… In honor of that, I thought I’d bring back “Teaching Tuesday”...Read More »