classroom culture

Creating an environment that encourages students to love reading and to want to grow in their comprehension and analysis skills is an undertaking. To get a pulse on your classroom’s…

Defiance, purposeful distraction, shredding work, talking back…these difficult behaviors can be hard to address in the middle or high school classroom, especially if more than one student is exhibiting them…

Creating a safe and inviting classroom community is critical to building trust and rapport with students. Classroom culture affects many aspects of a student’s educational experience, and administrators look for…

Drink more water. Eat healthy. Get more sleep. Exercise. Listen to music. Go outside. Redecorate.  Wait….redecorate? We’ve all heard the predictable recommendations for improving mood and energy mid-school year. But…

Are you in tune with your students’ phobias? The fear of snakes, the fear of spiders, the fear of dark places, the fear of small spaces….the fear of reading out…

Teaching reading? ELA teachers are constantly searching for new inspiration. How can we get more students to read? How can we create a warm, inviting literacy culture? How can we…

Teaching is a labor of love. It’s not always easy. We pour our hearts and souls into our profession, love kids who need it but don’t always show they appreciate…