Next year. Whenever I talk to new teachers, whether informally or within a teacher education course that I instruct, there is consistent talk of the changes they will make “next year.” Many first-year ...
I wasn’t expecting a math journal entry to shift my perspective. But as I scanned through my students’ reflections that morning, one response stopped me in my tracks: “It’s more important to me that ...
It’s trickier than ever for teachers to manage class discussions of divisive topics—but it’s also crucial for students to learn and practice how to disagree respectfully, logically, and productively.
J amie Moore was angry. It was 2019, and students in her composition course at the College of the Sequoias, where she is a professor of English, had stopped handing in their assignments once they’d ...
Whether you’re teaching in-person, remotely, or in a hybrid modality, it’s important to build a collaborative classroom community of mutual trust, respect, and understanding. It is a critical step in ...
We all smiled and clapped as a student revealed she had finally heard the good news she’d been anxiously awaiting the past few weeks. She’d landed a role as a part-time substitute teacher at a high ...
People who love to read for pleasure can often pinpoint one teacher who helped them better understand just how important literacy is to everyday life. With so many finding a love for reading in the ...
EDGAR, Wis. (WSAW) - Students at Edgar High School are getting a hands-on education by constructing an outdoor classroom that will benefit the entire school district. The project, led by technology ...