How to Write a Syllabus 24Jul2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez This model and template will help college, high school, and middle school teachers put together a syllabus that sets you and your students up for a great year.
What Advice Would You Give a Student Teacher? 21Jul2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Lots of good advice to make the most of your student teaching semester. If you need it, come read. If you have some, come give it!
Buzzword Bling: Putting Substance Behind Our Big Words 17Jul2016 by Typhani Harris, Ph.D. A look at three current buzzwords in education and how they are used, how they are abused, and how they can be applied in real classrooms.
A 4-Part System for Getting to Know Your Students 10Jul2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Relationship building is key to good teaching. This system will help you quickly get to know students and benefit from those connections all year long.
Black Girls and School: We Can Do Better 3Jul2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez If you work with students of color, especially with Black girls, consider this book required reading.
Project Based Learning: Start Here 26Jun2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Maybe you’ve always wanted to try PBL, but you just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Here’s a set of beginner-level resources to get you started.
Diary of a First-Year Teacher: Looking Back 19Jun2016 by Shelby Denhof Our first-year teacher shares what she’s learned, what she’ll do differently next year, and what she wishes she’d known from the start.
The Danger of Teacher Nostalgia 12Jun2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez When we blame our teaching problems on the collective inferiority of a generation, we only make things worse.
9 Tips for Engaging Your English Class with Pop Culture 29May2016 by Jay Meadows I have the greatest success in engaging students when I make deliberate connections between my students’ most popular interests and the “stuff” of my class.