Believe it or not (its up to you) but joy and laughter can exist in a classroom where actual learning happens. How do I know? Most days this is what my classroom looked like (I hope). How can you do this? Be YOU! Yes learning needs to happen. Yes there …
I feel like I have always been able to connect with most of my students. Here are some things that I do/did that helped me make those connections: Ask students questions about what is going on in their lives. Then listen to what they say. Let students know about you! …
Last year at the beginning of the year, I had my students do a QR code math review. It was great fun and it allowed the students to explore the school! You can do this to – just figure out what the key areas of your building are and have …
But not today, probably not tomorrow…but soon… My blogging comrade over at Blue Cereal came up with the super funtastic idea of intro videos for teachers. He posted a blog where he had narrowed down the videos to three different ones and sought input from his readers. The decision was rendered …
I read where republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said that teachers need a punch in the face. That we are the destructive force in our country. I wonder exactly what he meant. I never tried to hold a student back. I never threatened to punch a student in the face. …
The first two days of school (I taught high school math) can set the tone for the rest of the year. How you start off your year can make such a difference! When I was a younger teacher, the first few days of school were full of rules and class …
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