The other day, I asked a question to the class about what we had been studying. I called on one student, and he looked back at me with one of those I’m-going-to-not-say-anything-and-hope-the-teacher-chooses-another-student looks. My temptation was to give the student a break and ask the question to the student who always has his hand up. […]
Recently, I sent a request to some top blogging teachers asking them the question: What is the best advice you can give a new teacher? Today I received a response from Vicki Davis from Cool Cat Teacher. Vicki’s blog has won the 2008 Edublog Award for Best Teacher Blog, among many others. Her advice to […]
We wrote a class rap about Lewis and Clark. Yes, you heard me right – a class rap. I’ve mentioned before that one of the best ways to engage your students is by incorporating your hobbies or passions into your lessons. One of my hobbies is music and song writing, so I thought it would […]
Tests can be a stressful time for students. Some students are just bad test takers. A lot of times, however, the students just don’t take the time to study for the test, or they study the wrong way. To help alleviate some of the “test stress,” I always include a “freebie” at the end of […]