August 16, 2012

The first day of class will set the tone for the year. Use a mixture of friendly and serious and you'll be just fine :) Before students enter, have this written on the board and outside the door.…

August 15, 2012

Dear first-year teacher, While you are deciding how to set up your shiny, new classroom, I want to share some aspects of my room that worked well for me. Below are some thoughts about some of what you’ll see in the video…

May 1, 2011

As I'm nearing the end of my second year, I'm reflecting on the changes I've made that have made a big difference. Two aspects of my class that I wanted to revise were (1) how to get kids started working sooner and (2) h…

June 12, 2009

Lots of kids are motivated to do something because their friends are watching. I used this to my advantage during my student teaching by incorporating a strategy I learned from my student teaching advisor, Margo Kernen.…

May 12, 2009

After reading "No more 'boring' textbooks" by Angela Edgar in the April/May edition of Reading Today, I've been coming up with ways that I could help incorporate Language Arts skills (reading, writing, listening, speakin…