Hello! My name is Caroline Farkas, and I am an educator who is passionate about helping students love math. I hope I can share some helpful tips with you today on why it is important to make math visual for your students! In math education, we often hear about giving students rich tasks and a variety of opportunities to problem solve. Students can become frustrated

Incorporating music technology in your classroom is not only engaging for kids but it has educational benefits too. Music and ear training strengthens the language centers of the brain!

Should I really be using pre-assessment with my students?  You might be thinking… I haven’t taught this information yet, so why would I assess my students when they aren’t ready? As a veteran teacher in the classroom, I have discovered many benefits of pre-assessments.  Pre-assessments are great for differentiation and monitoring student progress, but there are many more benefits to using this tool as well!

I am thrilled to share 10 literary activities that will help students engage with fiction texts. It’s more than about being meaningful. It’s about providing students the tools they need to deeply immerse themselves in literature and realize all the joys reading can bring. My name is Lauren Szczesny, the founder of LIT Lessons, and I know these 10 activities will help students not just

Have you ever wondered what your school’s Speech-Language Pathologist does? Or maybe you are looking for ways to help a student with speech….

I’m Emma Oliver, a teacher turned curriculum designer who loves to help teachers reach all students. Today I’m sharing how the RACE strategy can help your students develop confidence and skill in writing.    If you teach writing, you should know about the RACE writing strategy. The RACE strategy is a brilliant way to teach your students how to properly cite a source in response to

Are you struggling to incorporate written responses into your Science class? Read to learn about the CER strategy plus download a free…

How do I help my struggling readers? You are not alone in asking this question. Check out our latest post with 5 easy tips to make your readers successful and download this free…

I’m really excited to share a little bit about blended learning in the elementary school classroom. My name is Jesi Luxon, and I have a passion for empowering young learners in the classroom.  If you take one thing from this post please know that blended learning is a process. It takes time for students and teachers to adjust to 1:1 devices in the classroom. I’d

I’ve been reading James Clear’s book Atomic Habits, and one of my favorite quotes is “You do not rise to the level of your goals; you fall to the level of your systems.” Hopefully you’ve set some personal boundaries and goals for  your work life this year. Maybe you want to leave school by 4:15 each day.  Maybe you want to stop working nights and

Want to meet the needs of your students? You need to know their learning styles! See the different types and…

Struggling to Engage Students During Reader’s Workshop? If you’ve been teaching for any length of time, chances are you have gone to your district’s training on implementing Reader’s Workshop. It can sound very overwhelming to think about your students reading for 40 minutes straight. I bet you can think of those students in your class right now who are “fake reading.” They stare at their

These 5 steps will help you set up your classroom so that teaching history is not overwhelming.

The classroom is a place where students can learn more than the 3 Rs. How can you make service learning a part of your classroom culture? This post…

Awesome Ideas for Student Journaling Using Improv I’m so excited to share with you one of the many ways to make your english learning classes fun. Adding a dash of journaling and improvisational theatre. Both are great modalities for learning something deeper while the students are following the fun. Hope to hear how this might work out in your class!”  -Alan In education and in