8 Ridiculously Useful First Year Teacher Must Haves
Homework bin Classwork bins Pass sign in/sign out Bathroom pass/hallpass Calendar Communal utensils Do now routine Exit ticket routine When…
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Using Old School Methods to Teach Shakespeare: Graphic Organizers and Close Readings
Escape rooms. Gamified learning. Treasure hunts. Huge project-based learning units. If you are anything like me, you can get overwhelmed…
Real-world Skills and AVID Strategies- How to impress admin with Philosophical Chairs
The first year I was introduced to philosophical chairs, I was amazed. It sounded too good to be true, to…
Essay Revision stations—Set students up with amazing writing habits
I admit I struggle with trying to explain to students why revisions are necessary. I think this is mainly because…
How to manage a classroom—without failing miserably
I failed at classroom management: The scenario There are kids swinging from the rafters. Spitballs and scrunched up worksheets flying…
Essay revision stations for high school- revising without complaint!
One of my biggest issues as an English teacher is getting my students to revise their essays. It felt like…
How to get beautiful blog photos and not go broke in 2019
A E S T H E T I C S. That is what I think of when I look for…
Use Anticipation Guides to Amp Up Engagement
Have you ever been handed a novel by your supervisor and told you have to teach it this year? I…
A Very Pinterest Death
Pinterest is where I go to die. Creatively, that is. It seems everywhere I look teachers have pinterest perfect classrooms….
Teacher without a classroom: How I Floated my first year teaching
My first year as a teacher I was given that devastating news: I was going to be a floating teacher….