It was a Friday, and it was raining…
Horrible, No Good Teaching Day, aka Advice for New Teachers
Brain Training
I love the idea of being able to play games to make me smarter. I’ve tried a number of different apps and for a while was completely hooked on Sudoku. My all-time favorite, though, was a game on CD-ROM I
First Day
100 Questions for the Beginning of School
Fun activity for getting the whole class involved in learning more about each other.
My Kids Don’t Do Their Homework
Yesterday I carried a box into my son’s kindergarten classroom; it was his share day. I noticed a pile of completed homework packets on the teacher’s desk, and immediately thought, “People actually do those things?” Because I don’t make my
Being an Effective Teacher
Teachers make a difference. A number of research studies have shown that the #1 factor on influencing student learning is the effectiveness of the teacher. More than class size, more than curriculum, more than funding… the quality of the teacher