5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day with Your Students
It seems like everyday, more and more environmental issues face us. As an educator, it’s important to encourage your students to be thoughtful global citizens and be mindful of their individual impact on the environment. This year, celebrate Earth Day with your...
4 Tips for Strengthening Relationships Between School Employees
There are plenty of articles on the web about how to strengthen teacher/student relationships. The relationship between a teacher and student is inherently vital to education; being a good educator means your students trust you and you can all work together well to...
How to Talk to Your Students About National Tragedies
Recently, it seems as though we’ve had our fair share of national tragedies. Whether it’s an intense hurricane or a horrible shooting, it’s impossible for your students to not be aware of what’s happening in the world around them. Some students are even very directly...
5 Ways Students Can Participate in Activism in High School
No matter what school district you work in, there are going to be students who care about issues affecting the world. Student activism is becoming increasingly common, particularly on college campuses, but it’s also popular at the high school level. If you have...
3 Ways to Prevent Bullying in Your Classroom
Bullying can happen at any time and in any place. Because it is something that could escalate into a very unfavorable situation, it shouldn't be written off as simply childhood teasing. As educators, we need to take bullying seriously and take measures to prevent it....
5 Skills to Teach Your Students They Won’t Learn in School
Teaching in and off itself is a challenging profession. For some students, you’re the first adult that’s really cared about their life or been interested in their future plans. In the United States, education is required up to a certain age, so you’ll work with...
How to Keep Your Students Focused During the Holidays
The holidays can be a wonderful chance to indulge in festivities, cultural experiences and more, but it can be difficult to keep your students focused on learning with all this excitement and their anticipation of the holidays. Many times, students of all ages and...
Why Cell Phones Should Be Allowed in Schools
Should cell phones be allowed in schools? This question has existed for almost as long as cell phones have been around. Many schools outright ban the technology and tell students not to use their phones at all during the school day. While many districts have relaxed...
6 Ways to Teach Students Professional Skills
We often see articles about developing professionalism in teachers and how important it is to conduct yourself in a professional manner. Cultivating professionalism in teachers is incredibly important, but so is teaching students the value of professionalism. Many...
Understanding the Different Types of Learning in Your Classroom
As a teacher, you are bound to come across a variety of students in your classroom with different backgrounds, tastes, abilities, etc. Inevitably, you will also find that your students receive information differently. Being able to recognize these varying learning...