10 Mistakes New Teachers Make (And How To Avoid Them)
If you’re anything like me, you gained a great deal of academic knowledge about your content area in college and very little actual knowledge about getting students […]
Stephen Covey
5 Great Books About The Science Behind Growth Mindset
Rigor Grit The “10,000 Hour Rule” Growth Mindset We hear these buzzwords thrown around a lot in educational circles these days. Why? Because they’re catchy! […]
10 Books That Rocked My World
Over the last decade, I have read a handful of great books that forced me to think and consider a lot of things about the […]
20 Books Everyone Should Read
Summer is a great time to read and catch up on reading. I have a bookshelf full of books, but very few that I have […]
5 Surefire Tips For Handling Misbehavior
Laniza over at Walk Tall has posed the question, how do you handle students who continually test the rules? She writes: I have about 3-4 […]
The Purpose Of A Personal Mission Statement
Last summer, I read The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The book radically impacted me and helped me to begin becoming much more organized. […]
Shut Up And Teach!
I get so tired of hearing teachers complaining about No Child Left Behind. I get so tired of hearing teachers complain about administration. I get […]
Sharpen The Saw
In his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey refers to Habit #7 as “Sharpen The Saw.” As teachers, the summer vacation […]