Spring break is just around the corner for millions of students across the country. It is always a great time for parents to take a quick vacation with their kids. Although, not every child is heading out somewhere new and …
Science has always been a difficult subject to teach in elementary school. If time is running out of the school day, the very first subject teachers will usually skip is Science. It also seems to be one of the least …
There are multiple articles and books available on how to help struggling readers increase their overall reading achievement through research-based strategies and activities. These focus mainly on improving fluency and comprehension skills. But what about the kids that have true …
Globalization has changed the world of business and education forever with the increased interaction across the world thanks to improved transportation and ever-changing technology. It’s amazing how technology has, in essence, shrunk the world so we can contact almost anyone …
There are various reasons why many of us decided to become teachers. In every college education class I took, the very first question the professor asked us is why have you decided to become a teacher. All the other students …
If you are a teacher, do you often hear yourself complaining that there is never enough time to do everything? Do you feel overwhelmed and you are only two hours into the school day? Throughout my years in education, I …
The phrase “there’s an app for that” fits the classroom schedule perfectly. Almost every project or assignment you can think of can be tied in to using certain apps. There are thousands of apps out there for education, and a …
Something that often gets overlooked when speaking about a young student’s academic achievement is if they have appropriate social skills. Are they able to communicate with adults and children in a friendly manner? Do they have a group of friends …
When I was in high school, the test to take was the ACT (originally named the American College Testing Program.) The test was created in 1959 as an alternative to the SAT, and rather than an aptitude test, it was …
We have all been there. We read something, whether it is a whole page or just a paragraph, and we have no idea what we just read. It might as well have been in a different language. Once in a …