Finding A Teaching Job
Do you ever feel alone in your quest to become a teacher? Well, the truth is that finding a teaching job can be lonely, but it […]
10 Teaching Myths Busted [Infographic]
Most teachers came to their first teaching job with some beliefs that we have since learned were not true. This article explores ten of those teaching myths.
How To Stay Up To Date With The Job Market: Tips For Teachers
Stay current on industry changes to maintain job flexibility if and when you need it. As a teacher, the job market can be a tough […]
Weekend Reading 7/3/16
Well, I hope you’re having a nice productive weekend and are ready to get a new week started. I know that we have some international readers, […]
The Impact of Great Teachers [Infographic]
Great teachers Many people live their lives without impacting more than a few hundred people. Teachers often make that kind of impact over the course of one year. […]
The Art of Encouragement
By far one of the most successful early posts on this blog was 6 Motivation Techniques. I wrote it in March of 2007, as I […]
Integrating Classroom Safety with the Youngsters
In this article, Aileen Pablo examines the issue of classroom safety, especially regarding younger students. So often, we take basic safety knowledge for granted and forget […]
Jeopardy Champ Has Shocking Plan To Overhaul Education, And It Just Might Work!
This article by John Pearson will leave you scratching your head to figure out why you never thought of this simple solution before. With schools and students […]
Adieu, Homework: Let’s Explore Alternatives to Traditional Homework
This article explores some of the history of homework and also a few homework alternatives. If you end your class with homework and you hear groans, […]
Failing Forward: Turning Setbacks Into Triumphs
Another school year has come and gone. For many of us, it was a year of a few huge successes, a few colossal failures, and […]
10 Steps For Interview Success [INFOGRAPHIC]
Summertime is in full swing. That means that many new teachers search for their first job, and many more experienced teachers look for a new job. The […]
How To Actually Enjoy Teaching A Class You Don’t Want To Teach
You want me to teach what? Imagine my surprise the first day of my job one year when I found out that I was teaching Music […]
Common New Teacher Struggles (And How To Deal With Them)
Being a teacher is one of the most stressful jobs a person can have, and if you’re a teacher, you will know that one of […]
How I Fell In Love With Lesson Planning
“I got your lesson plans right here, buddy!” You know the drill, spend hours creating a lesson plan weeks ahead of the class that you don’t […]
Weekend Reading 6/18/16
I found some great stuff going on out there in the world of education blogging this week. Here is a summary of what I found and […]