Efficient Classtime
Practical ways to manage class time and help students stay on task. Adapt for your classroom.
Vocabulary Resources
Vocabulary - Key to Academic Success Critical Words for Common Core - Understanding for Assessments - Often it is not what the students know but whether or not they understand…
Are You Teaching Because or Until?
Reflect on Teaching Acknowledge the Challenge: Maximize the Opportunity It’s surprising how many educators accept jobs in middle schools not because it is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream to…
A Christmas Carol – Introduction
The classical novel, A Christimas Carol by Charles Dickens works well for middle and high school students, especially when taught between the Thanksgiving and Christmas school breaks when so many…