The Secret to Classroom Management—No Matter Where You Teach
Our students—like all of us—are often facing invisible challenges. Empathize first, and the rest will follow.
Elizabeth Peyton
I teach at a small urban middle school for refugee and immigrant kids. I spend all day with the most challenging, hilarious, exhausting group of people I can imagine, and I'm extremely grateful for it!
10 Things Only a Teacher Mom Will Understand
The guilt, the 24/7 grind, and other teacher mom problems.
Betsy DeVos is Right…We DO Need to Rethink School
But we need to offer a more individualized, relevant, and meaningful education to EVERY student, not just those who can attend a charter school.
Why I’ll Never Say “Don’t Smile Until Christmas”
I'd be happy never hearing this advice again.
Grades:
Middle School
My Kids Wrote and Performed a Musical in Eight Days. Here’s What I Learned In the Process.
A willingness to make a fool of myself helps my students take risks, too.
5 Easy Lesson Plans for Drop-Dead Exhausted Teachers
Every teacher should have these ideas in his or her emergency toolbox.
Want Better Summer School? Less Testing, More Student Choice
My school did it, and yours can too.
Grades:
Middle School
6 “Soft” Skills Our Middle School Students Need
You won't find these skills in the standards...but maybe they should be.
Grades:
High School
5 Ways I Engage Middle and High School Readers by Offering More Student Choice
Offering more independence can help motivate reluctant readers in a big way.
Recess Duty and 5 Other Moments Busy Teachers Should Prioritize
My teaching life is better when I make time for these things.
Grades:
Middle School
I’m a Middle School English Teacher and I Have a Problem With “13 Reasons Why”
My students love the novel and the new show on Netflix. I'm not so sure about it.
6 Reasons Why I Love Working With Immigrant Students
Most of my students are newcomers to this country, and I wouldn't trade working with these kids for anything.
Grades:
Middle School
How I Make Open-Ended Assignments Really Work in My Middle School Classroom
It doesn't look like school. There's no standard process. Here's what we do instead.
Talking to Immigrant Kids the Day After the Election
My kids are shocked and scared and angry...what am I supposed to tell them?
