Christmas is definitely a magical time of the year. We are kinder, nicer and more pleasant to the people around us. It’s the closest we all come to being a caring community, and we search for ways to make things …
No student is a purely one-dimensional learner. Indeed, every young person has a unique mind. While we often generalize and throw around terms like “auditory learner” or “visual learner,” the truth is that there are more than just two or …
I bet you were beyond excited once you finally graduated from college with your education degree. Student teaching was a bit tough on you, but you were ready to move on to having an actual classroom of your own without …
Remember those really great lectures we sat through as students with the teacher at the front of the class behind the podium speaking for what seemed like hours? Me neither. We all have sat through many of these lectures, but …
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” We’ve all heard this before. Indeed, words have power. Perhaps what we forget at times, however, is the unique power (good and bad) words can have with young learners in particular. The way …
Gone are the days of the teacher standing at the front of the class and lecturing for hours on end. Instead, it has been replaced by discussion in a teacher led classroom where students are able to ask questions and …
I work with a five-year-old and, while it may appear to the outside observer that we are merely doing brainless, time-filling activities, the truth is that every activity can provide a teachable moment. For instance, we were recently working together …
School supplies are not cheap, whether you are a parent buying them for your kid or a teacher purchasing them for the classroom. It all quickly adds up. Rather than taking out a loan or borrowing from your child’s college …
Adaptive education is a method of teaching and learning in which the teaching mechanism (typically a digital platform) adapts to the learner. While tests have already been developed that become more or less difficult depending on the participants’ answers, adaptive …
Teaching students about Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the Children’s Crusade can be some of the most challenging and purposeful topics for any teacher. Issues of racial identity, peaceful protest, and social justice are a lot …