problem based learning

Problem-based learning may be one of the best techniques to teach your students how to live and thrive once they get out of the classroom and into the real world. So what is problem-based learning …

teachers get fit

With a Printable Teacher’s Guide to Fitness Infographic This week the weather got significantly warmer in my city.  The first thing I thought of was getting back out to walk.  During good weather days, I …

reading positively affects your brain activity

Everybody who knows me knows that I love to read.  And many times I have read books that were literally life changing.  I read one such book just this past month.  But what if I …

literature to combat bullying

I bet just about all of us can think back to a time in school when we were bullied in some way by someone.  As it turns out I was very fortunate in this regard.  …

best games to play in class

Sometimes you have a few spare minutes that you need to fill.  You don’t have time to introduce a new concept.  But you have just enough time to do SOMETHING. Other times you have larger …

strategies of highly effective readers

According to the Institute of Reading Development, “When skilled readers open up a new book, they jump into reading with confidence and a sense of curiosity. They move through the text easily and at a …

Why technology in the classroom is necessary

For many years, technology in the classroom was taboo.  Teachers, parents, and administrators didn’t want technology to interfere with students’ learning.  They felt that integrating technology into the classroom would be too distracting for the …

apps for struggling readers

Parents and teachers alike have been frustrated at times when every effort to help along a struggling reader has failed. The student knows all of the rules, knows how to put a sentence together, and …

encourage introverted students

We all know introverted people.  They come from all walks of life and all ages.  And we know that some people are extremely introverted while others are only mildly introverted. So what makes people, and …

students with eating disorders

Introduction My friend Chloe (known as Nyxie online) writes an excellent blog that addresses issues with mental health and eating disorders.  The reason why her blog is so good is because she has struggled with Anorexia Nervosa, …