Being a teacher

Being a teacher means being a leader. Are you leading the right way?

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WORKLOAD - Demotivational Posters to Demotivate You - Work Harder, Not Smarter. To put the cart before the horse, and to never do what is best for you.

In this month’s blog revisit, I am looking back at a post I wrote originally in 2017 on using social media and mobile devices in the classroom. To be transparent, I am struggling with what I …

What was your reason to become a teacher? Did you have an inspiring teacher? Are you thinking about becoming a teacher? You NEED to read this!

Learning parts of speech is necessary, but it does not have to be boring. Grammar games reinforce a particular language feature, such as prepositional phrases, without putting students to sleep. Middle school students actually look forward to grammar lessons when learning involves playing games that require thinking ...

Educational use of Internet technology is on the rise in school districts across the country. But its effectiveness depends on more than just access, to be truly useful, teachers must understand how it works. Technology in schools started slowly, first with email access and then with more regular computer use in classrooms.

To the world you may just be a teacher, but to your students you are a star.

Recently, my students completed evaluations of all their teachers. After the evaluations were complete, I was able to request my results. Like the majority of evaluations from students, they said I gave "alot of work" (yes, "alot"). There was also the one random kid who either really does not like me or is not happy with their grade so they say I'm a horrible teacher. Over the course of four years, I have learned to ignore these types of reviews. My subject tends to have a lot more "work"…

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