According to the New York Times in 2016, 94% of public school teachers spent their own money on classroom supplies…. Continue Reading >
Category Archives: Best Practices for Educators
Before Heading into the New Year, Reflect on the Past One
The New Year is a time for resolutions, goal-setting, and new beginnings. However, how can you best chart a course… Continue Reading >
Three Easy Ways to Form More Meaningful Connections with Parents or Guardians this New School Year
“Great teachers focus not on compliance, but on connections and relationships.” — PJ Caposey, Education Week What does it mean… Continue Reading >
Setting Behavior Expectations in the Virtual Environment
What student behavior looked, sounded, and felt like took a unique turn with virtual learning. When students can turn their… Continue Reading >
The Pros and Cons of Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning
During the COVID-19 pandemic, students whose prior educational experience consisted of in-classroom lectures and at-home practice, in some cases, experienced… Continue Reading >
How to Engage and Inspire Tech-Savvy Gen Z and Gen Alpha Students
The students filling the hallways in today’s schools are comprised of two unique but similarly minded generations. Gen Z, also… Continue Reading >
How to Welcome Diversity and Foster Inclusion into Your Classroom
The classroom is a crucial space for children and young adults to learn vital lessons in diversity, inclusion, and belonging…. Continue Reading >
Five Ways to Strengthen Your Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. – Aristotle… Continue Reading >
Easy Ways to Show Your Students and Parents/Guardians That You Care
It’s important for teachers to show students and parents or guardians that they care. If you look back at your… Continue Reading >
Homework Overload: How Much Homework is Too Much?
Homework is a critical learning modality that helps students practice what they’ve learned and reinforce learning concepts. With students learning… Continue Reading >