8 Things Teachers Need to Stop Doing

“Yes, I want to do things to set my students up to fail!” Said no teacher ever. If you’re reading this I know that you want just the opposite. You want to know how to set your students up to succeed. Your desire is to teach…

Classroom Management: Top-Notch Tips to Boost Respect in the Classroom

Call me old school, but, when it comes to classroom management and student behavior, I’m a stickler for some good ole’ fashioned manners. Some R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Can I get a witness? Just the other day I was assisting a small group of…

5 Essentials for Effective Classroom Management

Classroom management is one of the most important things that a teacher should learn how to do effectively. I also think it’s one of the things that is missing from college prep courses for teachers. I remember taking methods courses on everything under the sun, but receiving little…

6 Amazing Benefits of Leveling Your Classroom Library

This post contains affiliate links. For more information read my disclosure here. Check out this quote: “Struggling readers need to read a lot because it is during the actual reading that they can practice all those complicated strategies and skills they are developing in unison.” (Allington, 2009) Yes, yes…