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The teaching struggle. If you’re a teacher, you know what it’s all about. Every day, when you get up in front of your class, you struggle to make them understand,…

How to Maximize Instructional Time in the Classroom

May 9, 2021

Maximize instructional time in the classroom with these clever strategies. Then, when you get up in front of your students, you’ll be teaching more than just your current lesson. First,…

Encourage Autonomy in the Classroom Now

May 2, 2021

How can you promote autonomy in the classroom? Instead of the “sage on the stage,” be the “guide on the side.” First, implement student-centered learning. Then you can coach your…

4 Ways You Can Actually Improve Your Teaching

April 25, 2021

To improve your teaching, lift, don’t push. Mediocre teachers push their students through the curriculum. You know – coverage. But great teachers do something different. They scaffold instruction so every…

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Don’t Take Work Home – 4 Easy Tips to Get Your Life Back

February 7, 2021

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Don’t take work home with you. Sound like a fantasy? Not necessarily. Teachers, take these simple steps to get your life back. (more…)

How to Get to Work on Time – 5 Tips for Being Punctual

January 31, 2021

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Can you get to work on time? Or are you perpetually tardy? Read these five tips for being punctual. Then pick one or two. It’s guaranteed to reduce your daily…

How to Organize Google Drive for Teachers

January 24, 2021

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Teachers, are you wondering how to organize Google Drive? First, select a set of letters to represent each of the broad areas you teach. Second, create a folder for each…

Teacher Talk: Strategies for Teaching Incidental Vocabulary

October 25, 2020

Dive In, English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Are you purposely teaching incidental vocabulary? Improve your teacher talk. Simply weave definitions and pictures into daily lessons. From this, kids’ vocabularies grow. Furthermore, they learn how to determine meanings…

Interdisciplinary Lesson Planning Examples You Need to See

December 13, 2019

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