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Rules, procedures, and expectations must always be taught on the 1st day of school - but you should be doing other things on that first day, too! Read this list of 10 things every teacher must do on the 1st day of school to make that day more engaging and calming for your students.

10 Things Teachers MUST DO on the 1st Day of School!

Ahhhh… Summer is gone. Where did it go? It seems that it was only yesterday that you were packing up your classroom and driving off

Do you find yourself hiding from chatty coworkers during your planning time? It might seem rude, but it's not at all rude to close your door and get to work, because your work time is, well, work time! This post shares a few ways - some humorous, some serious - that you can head off chatty coworkers to help you actually get some work done during your planning time.

Hiding from Co-workers During Planning Time?

I often would shut the door and sit in the darkened room with one light on (sometimes just the flood light). I had a small

It is absolutely possible to facilitate learning in any subject with the six tips listed in this post. These suggestions are all based on foundational teaching practices and not on specific course curriculum. Click through to get these tips and save this post to reference later!

How to Facilitate Learning in ANY Subject

You’re a teacher. You want your students to learn. You are already tailoring the curriculum to their individual needs – differentiating, they say. What more

Teachers everywhere know how hard it is to fit in all your standards so that you teach everything you're supposed to teach in a school year. Often, teachers don't meet this high expectation, because there's just too much. How can we start making it happen? Our guest blogger shares her insight on integrating standards so that you can fit more curriculum into your lessons - curriculum that's interdisciplinary! Click through to read more.

Integrating Standards

Time is so limited in the elementary classroom with all the standards we have to teach! How can we fit them all in while teaching

If you've been teaching for at least a couple of years now, then you're probably familiar with the gradual release of responsibility method of teaching. In this blog post, I explain how I Do, You Do, We Do works. Click through to read more about this instructional method!

Teaching with “I Do, We Do, You Do”

Each classroom is likely utilizing the art form of Madeline Hunter’s ITIP in some way. If you’re a new teacher, then you may not know

Testing can be difficult and stressful to both the teacher and students. Consider these teaching tips and ideas to help you get through the testing season!

Getting Through Testing Season

In the world of education, testing season is the most stressful time of the year – even for veteran teachers. It’s the pressure from school

$Teaching math concepts so struggling learners understand can be possible! Are you doing all these ideas and tips to help your students understand math concepts in your elementary classroom?$

Teaching Math so Students Get It!

Math is very important. Even without all the standardized testing, we know that it’s critical for students to grasp it. Unfortunately, there are some students