GUEST POST – Tiffany Ott Gifted Intervention Specialist – Cleveland, OH. Watch out guys I might be getting on a soap box here. I am about as much of an ed-tech junkie as you would find in any school around the country. I use technology in my classroom everyday and encourage (nag?) others to do so as well. But (and … Read More
“Hey Teacher!” Why you should never hear that again.
“Hey Teacher!” You’ve probably been there before. A student, frustrated with their hand in the air decides it’s all of a sudden ok to yell across the room “Hey Teacher!” (they might use your name, but you get the point). There’s a good chance this isn’t a rare occurrence in your classroom. You’re awesome, so you probably manage your classroom well … Read More
You Suck At Lecturing in Your Classroom
Seriously…knock it off. Ok…so this is going to make a few of you mad and I don’t want to lecture you (haha…see what I did there?) but this needs to be said. In a recent workshop, I had an educator ask me: “I don’t know if I can do this. If I don’t lecture, how will my students learn anything?” While … Read More
Let Your Students FAIL
The Cycle of Failure: We’ve all been in the situation with that “difficult” student in our classroom, where they shut down, let out a sigh of discontent, and throw an assignment aside while saying something like “I’m not doing this!” I know this can be frustrating as an educator, but I want you to think about something other than trying
3 New Year’s Resolutions Every Teacher Should Make
Your Resolutions…. As we’re all finishing up our Winter break and making resolutions for the new year, I wonder if we’re all making the same ones as last year. Maybe we’re vowing to lose weight, spend more time with friends, or even save a little money. Don’t get me wrong, all of these resolutions are good, which is why they’re so common every year. … Read More