While speaking at professional development seminars and workshops I often get asked the question… “Ok, I get what good instructional units look like but what do I do between them?” This question is very common and for good reason. It wouldn’t make sense to just go from unit to unit with no transition. In all honesty, your students would probably … Read More
5 Changes That Saved My Teaching Career
I had the most difficult and challenging year of my life in the classroom last year. I had a ton of management issues, low student performance, and basically anything else that could go wrong went wrong. After a year like that, I knew I had two options: look for another line of work (like Burger King, for example), or … Read More
Where Did this Come From?
The Worst Year of My Career Sometimes, something amazing comes from something you hoped you never experienced. As teachers, we all dream of having a life-long impact on our students’ lives and inspiring brilliant minds, like the fairytales we see in movies or in books. The truth is, teaching is a lot harder than most think. Even those of us … Read More