Some Thoughts on Teachers Crying in the Classroom 17Mar2024 by Jennifer Gonzalez Crying in front of your students can really shake you up. Here are some ideas that might help.
Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It 3Mar2024 by Blake Harvard You teach your heart out. Really just knock it out of the park. Then you ask a question students should know the answer to … and nothing. What’s going on?
10 Ways to Give a Better Lecture 15Nov2022 by Jennifer Gonzalez Two factors have given lectures a bad name: overuse and poor execution. Let’s deal with both.
How to Write a Syllabus 24Jul2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez This model and template will help college, high school, and middle school teachers put together a syllabus that sets you and your students up for a great year.
What Advice Would You Give a Student Teacher? 21Jul2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Lots of good advice to make the most of your student teaching semester. If you need it, come read. If you have some, come give it!
Diary of a First-Year Teacher: Looking Back 19Jun2016 by Shelby Denhof Our first-year teacher shares what she’s learned, what she’ll do differently next year, and what she wishes she’d known from the start.
Are You Sabotaging Your Classroom Management? 26May2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez If you struggle with classroom management no matter how many different strategies you try, there’s a chance you’re doing something to get in your own way.
Building Relationships with Students Through Books 8May2016 by Shelby Denhof Talking about and sharing books has become an integral part of my daily interactions with students and a pivotal part of relationship-building with them.
So you have a Twitter account. Now what? 1May2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez For teachers, Twitter is part of an essential 21st century toolkit, but many people don’t know how to use it well. Here are six ways to get more out of Twitter.