Sometimes it can feel difficult and frustrating to try to think about ways to integrate technology into lesson plans and every other aspect of school life. Classroom life has certainly become more complicated than it …
With these 15 unusual needs you’ll love for your classroom, life will be just a little more pleasant for you AND your students all year long. Most of these involve making your classroom a little …
In Part 1 of the top 25 Narnia gifts to give this year, I covered the first 13 gift ideas. They ranged from the most expected gifts to the most unusual and included every price …
We all know someone who loves Narnia. There are a lot of us “out there.” What’s not to love? C.S. Lewis magnificently created such visual detail and beauty in his timeless series. And that is what …
Why does curriculum need to change? The short answer is because our world is constantly changing. Our students need to be able to change with it. What better example than for them to see change …
Most of us don’t really think too much about what the specific key components of a lesson plan are in our daily planning. But for newer teachers, it can be a daunting process. And for …
Every year, I get so excited about lesson planning and what I am going to do differently and better this time around. I contemplate how this new year will be full of more effective lesson …
After spending some time researching technology in the classroom and writing a couple of other posts on the subject, I started thinking specifically about the impact of technology on literature. Certainly, technology has affected just …
I always try to look for ways to improve reading skills for my students. What I found early on was that most of those ways needed to involve less work. Most of the students are …
In this second article addressing how to take advantage of tech in the classroom, I would like to focus on what I have learned about technology that assists teachers in working in the classroom more …