Category: Education

Practice important skills while having fun! Practice important skills while having fun! Classroom Ideas We Are Teachers

Reading Time: 3 minutes This post is a modified version of an article that originally appeared on the Cengage EMEA “Unstoppable Minds Blog.”  From my years as an undergraduate to working while studying for my master’s degree, combining study with full-time employment has undoubtedly been a challenge. During this period, I have seen many candidates…

A fun way for classmates to get to know each other. A fun way for classmates to get to know each other. Free Printables We Are Teachers

I’ve been a teacher since Bill Clinton. In my first year, when kids didn’t speak up during a presentation I’d say, “Let’s use the same voice a president would use to give a speech.”  Later, after the September 11th attacks, I’d tell my class how some things must be taken seriously, just like President Bush…

  Eyes On The Earth is a neat interactive from NASA that shows a ton of real-time data about the earth. As NASA puts it, use this video to Learn how you can explore Eyes on the Earth’s many features, including real-time data visualizations of Earth’s vital signs and 3D models of Earth-orbiting satellite missions:…

We can’t discuss online and hybrid learning without acknowledging the role the COVID-19 pandemic played in forcing districts to move fully online for virtual instruction, later paving the way for hybrid learning as classrooms slowly reopened for small groups of students. But simply teaching and learning through a device isn’t enough, and moving instruction online…

Don’t want to read the agenda? TikToker @christina_pina says, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!” Don’t want to read the agenda? TikToker @christina_pina says, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!” Classroom Ideas, Motivating Students, Teacher Hacks, Teacher Problems We Are Teachers

“How many of you have been teachers?” Karen Mapp asked an audience at the 2024 National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference. Nearly every hand went into the air. But then came her next question: “How many of you in your pre-service training to be a teacher or an educator had a full course on…