
When students are engaged, learning happens without a fight. Engagement makes learning fun and teaching easier. Check out the various tips, ideas, and strategies to engage your students in your classroom.
You pour your heart into lesson plans, stay late grading, and deeply care about your students. Yet, despite your best efforts, some kiddos just aren’t
Sometimes, children don’t get what we are teaching. We can use textbooks, watch videos, pull out technology, or use many different strategies. Today, I have
Teaching ecosystems and food chains isn’t always easy. We could talk about producers, consumers, and decomposers all day, but science concepts like these stick much
Students may find science boring or difficult, and let’s face it, teachers may feel the same way at times. When introducing science concepts in a
Instructional strategies are truly the backbone of classrooms. If you don’t have an array of solid strategies at your disposal, your lesson plans will be
Are you ready to captivate the clever kiddos in your curious classroom? I know you are; classroom engagement is an amazing thing, and it’s not
“If IBL [inquiry-based learning] is effectively implemented by a skilled teacher who is willing to teach, reteach, and model patterns of thinking, then students will
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: differentiation is the key to unlocking every student’s unique potential. And, as I’ve mentioned
Magnets: how do they work? Okay, well, we actually do have a pretty good idea of how they work… But that doesn’t mean magnetism is
When was the last time you watched an eclipse? Personally, I haven’t seen any since August 2017, aptly named the “Great American Eclipse” by some
There’s a reason I mention hands-on activities in every single blog post: it’s the best way to learn! Whenever you’re in need of ways to
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: we are firmly planted in the Digital Era! Everywhere you look, there’s new technology
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