Problem-Based Learning: Boost Your Students’ Success in the Real World
Problem-based learning may be one of the best techniques to teach your students how to live and thrive once they get out of the classroom and into the real world.So…
Using Literature to Combat Bullying
I bet just about all of us can think back to a time in school when we were bullied in some way by someone. As it turns out I was…
Best Games to Play in Class
Sometimes you have a few spare minutes that you need to fill. You don't have time to introduce a new concept. But you have just enough time to do SOMETHING.Other…
7 Strategies of Highly Effective Readers
According to the Institute of Reading Development, "When skilled readers open up a new book, they jump into reading with confidence and a sense of curiosity. They move through the…
Why Technology in the Classroom is Necessary
For many years, technology in the classroom was taboo. Teachers, parents, and administrators didn't want technology to interfere with students' learning. They felt that integrating technology into the classroom would…
Best and Worst Reading Apps for Struggling Readers
Parents and teachers alike have been frustrated at times when every effort to help along a struggling reader has failed.The student knows all of the rules, knows how to put…
10 Perfect Picture Books to Teach Middle Schoolers Emotional Intelligence: Some are Free!
We tend to think that middle schoolers are too old to be read to. Even more, we tend to believe that middle schoolers don't care about picture books anymore. Both…
Conflict Resolution in the Middle School Classroom
Middle schoolers like to fight. They like to argue. And they especially like to prove themselves right. Conflict resolution is certainly not on their mind, although conflict surely is. But…
How to Choose Perfect Middle School Art Projects
Most students in middle school love art projects. They love discovering artistic techniques and trying their hand at it. Sometimes it's great. Other times it is pretty bad. But they…
12 Significant Ways to Improve Student Writing
Writing is a critical skill, no matter what field of work you are in. Even if your job description doesn't specifically require writing, you still had to write a resume…