Education

Schools nationwide have adopted the framework of PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) as a way to support kids’ behavior as well as their…

As summer fades into the sunset, it’s time to celebrate the autumn equinox. Fall is the season of apples, pumpkin spice, cinnamon swirls, and leaf peeping.…

In order for students to become confident, fluent readers, they need to be able to decode unfamiliar words when they come across them. And depending on the word,…

My students race their “Lunar Modules” across our classroom floor. There are cheers as some of them navigate past obstacles successfully and laughter as others…

Dear We Are Teachers,Up until March of last year, I was totally cool with my principal. Then, for my final observation, he gave me a low score for the…

We all saw the slow creep of chronic absenteeism during the pandemic. Between students’ physical illnesses, changes in mental health, and distance, absenteeism…

This post was originally written in 2012 and was most recently updated in 2023 As the ways we access, process, and use information have changed, so too have the…

Journaling has a lot of benefits, like reducing stress and keeping you organized. There are all sorts of ways to journal, including a calendar diary, a blank…

15 John Dewey Quotes On Education, Experience, And Teaching by TeachThought Staff John Dewey (1859-1952) was an influential American philosopher, psychologist,…

Multiplication is a basic skill students need to master before they can move on to more advanced math. Memorizing multiplication tables is one option, but it’s…