Travel Time: Three Branches of Government
If you are a teacher today it is likely you are getting a lot of questions regarding the president, how the judiciary works and where Congress fits in. How does a special counsel work? Who can fire him?
Click to continue »Prepare: Technology’s Impact on Humanity
While Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the U.S. Congress about data theft and its impact on U.S. elections and Tesla founder Elon Musk has repeatedly talked about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence
Click to continue »The Key Steps to Better Classroom Design
The Common Core State Standards and the focus on 21st century skills require classroom spaces that promote collaboration and innovation. Yet, most of our elementary schools were built in the 1950s and
Click to continue »Spotlight on Student Trauma
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida Feb. 14 left 17 students dead and 17 more injured. It has put student trauma in the spotlight like never before. Since
Click to continue »Technology: Use Google Forms to Get Focused
Google Forms is an app that is becoming increasingly popular among teachers for its ability to easily and quickly create rubrics, assignments, and assessments. It can also be used as classroom management
Click to continue »How to Create the Perfect Classroom Website
Website creation used to take time and skills that most teachers simply don’t have. But now, with Google Sites and other online services such as Weebly, building a classroom website is quite
Click to continue »Core Strategies for Teaching ELL Students
Teaching English Language Learner (ELL) students is not an easy task in the realm of the regular classroom. Incorporating the needs of English learners while trying to keep the classroom pace going
Click to continue »The Art of the Doodle
There has been a stigma attached to doodling for far too long say supporters. The dictionary even defines doodling as “to waste (time) in aimless or foolish activity.” The tide of
Click to continue »5 Steps to Creating a Positive Classroom
Creating a positive learning environment in the classroom starts and ends with you, the teacher. And it doesn’t happen overnight. It requires practicing particular skills. For most people, consistently
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