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Music: The Power to Create Audible Experiences in Any Classroom
My daughter was struggling in fifth grade math. After some sleuthing, we discovered that real challenge was in trying to memorize (or fail to memorize, in her case) the multiplication tables. Now I was confused. This is a girl who
Best Incentives for 2022
So, you’re going to try an incentive strategy in your class. You’re making a great decision. Incentives simultaneously motivate students and teach them important life skills. Most importantly, they give you flexibility to help your students see their value, when
How One “Hunger Games” Search Became a Full-time Career
Unfortunately, though, there wasn’t much — just one resource on a site called Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT), which had launched a few years prior. Excited to bring the popular novel into her classroom, she joined the site, downloaded the resource,
Building Relationships with Ty Tiger
Ty had built real relationships with these students. She knew and cared about them and they did the same for her. But, like the power teacher she is, nothing made her beam with pride more than the great essays they
Book Excerpt – Teaching with Resiliency by SaraJane Herrboldt
As I sit to write this, we are nearing the one-year anniversary of when life, as many of us knew it, was disrupted and altered. Quite suddenly, we found ourselves thrown into a pandemic that disrupted our routines, blurred the
Explore and Create With Augmented and Virtual Reality
Take your students on field trips to the moon and back via augmented reality (AR) — when technology augments your view of the real world — and virtual reality (VR). When we offer these options to our students, we provide
Burnout is Just a Meme
For a decade, I taught these fascinating creatures called “Teenagers.” A never-ending well of oddities, eccentricities, and unusual social behaviors, these little fellas continued to perplex and excite me with each passing day. Among the more unusual behaviors prevalent in
The Single Surprising Benefit to the Pandemic
After more than a full year of pandemic life, silver linings can be tough to come by — especially in education. However, as an educator and parent, I’ve felt the weight of responsibility to make the most out of this