Bullying is a severe problem in schools across the globe and has been for many decades. Back in the day, the bullying would usually only happen at the brick-and-mortar school itself. But with social media nowadays, it can seem like …
Have you ever traveled to a foreign country where they speak a different language than those you are familiar with? Just trying to order a simple meal can be an adventure. We tend to nod our heads and point at …
To be a strong educator, you must connect to the students in the classroom and present them with valuable information to help them succeed later in life. This means more than memorizing dates and equations. Educators must provide their students …
The COVID virus turned the whole world on its head. People could no longer leave the house in some areas, and working from home was a luxury that more of us would have liked to partake in. In the …
One thing the COVID virus has made educators learn quickly is how valuable technology can be in education. Of course, many educators already knew this. However, remote learning brought about a crash course on using tech for education, and teachers …
I was a second-year teacher when my school district decided to go all-in on the 1:1 computer initiative in and out of the classroom. The district I was teaching in was a low-income one, with more than 50 percent of …
There are very few days that are as memorable in school every year than Halloween. Being able to dress in costume, throwing room parties with chaperones, and just having a good time in the classroom makes it one of the …
When students are placed into a self-contained classroom for most of the day, generally in grades kindergarten through sixth grade, that classroom is their everything. Of course, they may go to classes such as Art or Music once a week …
With the upcoming school year currently a COVID question mark for many school districts across the country, administrators are thinking and rethinking the possibilities of educating them these next nine months. In my region, it is almost changing weekly. Two …
I bet all of us, no matter our age, can still remember a handful of teachers from our childhood that stood head and shoulders above the rest. For one reason or another, these educators were more than just the average …