How one class project launched an international business that’s making a difference.
No one is ever too young to make a positive impact on the world around them! Read about Evalyn’s inspiring story.
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Welcome, 2022!
It’s that time of year again. The time to reflect on the past, plan for the future, and take on some new and exciting challenges! Let’s make this year a great one.
Dear Lydia
My district split kids up, so many of my students who went virtual had another teacher. The problem is, as they come back, they are way behind the kids that have been here.
How One “Hunger Games” Search Became a Full-time Career
It all started in 2009, when then-English teacher Tracee Orman was building a unit around “The Hunger Games.” In her planning, she did what many teachers do: a search online to see what types of materials were already out there to borrow or purchase.
4 Things the Pandemic Did to Change Teaching Forever
The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the world and how we go about living our lives. One of the hardest hit sectors was education, which pivoted to a largely virtual model that caused teachers and students alike to rethink the best strategies for learning, communication, and socialization. Throughout the crisis, nearly 93% of households with school-aged children […]
Music: The Power to Create Audible Experiences in Any Classroom
A public school music teacher, musician, and mother of two explains how to create musical experiences in any classroom.
Special Needs Isn’t a Life Sentence
What can we do in our classrooms to empower the students who are feeling forgotten and undervalued?
Get your Zoom on: 5 simple ways to get a Zoom class flowing.
A global pandemic thrust us into the abyss of e-learning and we either sank or swam. Well, we’re teachers, so we treaded water until we learned how to do an Olympic freestyle … that’s just how we do.
Incentivizing With Swagger
I still remember my first year of teaching like it was yesterday. I thought I knew what I was up against. Heck, so many teachers who came before me warned me not to smile before Christmas. But I couldn’t imagine entering a classroom every day where the teacher was purposefully miserable, shut off, flat. Not […]
Connect With Your Mission
As we turn toward the end of the year, now is a better time than ever to reconnect with your mission.