Why Experience Is The Best Teacher
“You’ll understand when you’re older.” We tell that to our students, and they don’t like. We hear it when we start out in the teaching […]
Mentors
Planting Seeds of Belief
Shelly Sanchez Terrell is an English teacher living in Germany. She is also the co-organizer and co-creator of the educational projects, Edchat and The Reform Symposium Conference. […]
Interview Questions About My First Year Teaching
A former student of mine who is now in his second year of college as a music education majors emailed me some interview questions a […]
Be Respectful (Total Teacher Transformation Day 11)
This is an article in the Total Teacher Transformation series. Click here for a complete table of contents. As we’re going through the transformation, one of the […]
TGIF, That Means It’s Almost Monday!
Please don’t tell me this picture represents your views! As a teacher, and specifically as a band director, I am not a big fan of […]
101 Great Teaching Tips
A comment was left recently that said, Joel, I really enjoy your blog. You have written some amazing articles that I have printed and put […]
You Better Smile Before Christmas!
The common classroom management wisdom we all hear is, “Don’t smile before Christmas.” I believe that advice is good advice when taken metaphorically. If taken […]
Reader Appreciation: Pamela
November is Reader Appreciation Month at So You Want To Teach? Today’s featured reader is Pamela. Name: Pamela Location: Michigan Occupation: Elementary Teacher, Reading Specialist […]