5 Simple Ways to Bring MORE JOY To Your Classroom
Spring time can be a difficult time to find joy in education. Students are super excited for summer. Teachers are tired and looking forward to summer. Admin has a countdown …
Education Hot Take: School Data Doesn’t Mean Sh*t Without Understanding the NAMES Behind the NUMBERS
It’s time we had a real conversation about something that’s been bugging me for a while now. And I’m going to be honest: this might not be the most popular …
New Virtual Course for Teachers: 180 Days of Awesome Relationships
Teachers, do you want to build stronger, more meaningful relationships with your students and staff this school year? What if I told you that you could make a significant impact …
Teacher Truth: Joy is the Ultimate Advantage
As educators, we often hear the word “success” thrown around as the ultimate goal in schools. We talk about test scores, academic growth, and college acceptance rates. But what if …
Teacher Trick: How the Number 12 Has INCREASED Student Engagement
Sometimes the best ideas in the classroom come from the ones we least expect. And I’m not talking about the “perfectly planned, Pinterest-worthy” lessons. I’m talking about the really dumb …
BOSS: A Fun, Easy Classroom Game to Build Relationships and Boost Student Engagement
As teachers, we know how important it is to create a positive classroom environment where students feel comfortable, engaged, and ready to participate. But sometimes, it can be tough to …
Unpopular Teacher Opinion About the Structure of School (And 5 Ways to Make it Better)
Unpopular Teacher opinion: Rote memorization doesn’t create critical thinkers. We need more curiosity and less cramming. While rote learning can help students retain foundational knowledge (like multiplication tables or …
Unlock the Power of Student Engagement: Join the Game Changers 21-Day Virtual PD Course for Teachers
Are you a teacher who’s passionate about engaging and motivating your students but looking for fresh, fun ways to make learning even more exciting? Do you want to boost student …
7 Situations for Students to Consider BEFORE College: An Unpopular Education Opinion?
College can be controversial in some situations. Many people assume that teachers believe that all students should get a college education. Many parents feel that university is the ultimate goal …
A Letter for Teachers: Don’t Start Your New Year Without Reading This!
Dear Teachers, As the calendar turns its page to a new year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the incredible work you do and the profound impact …
Rest is the Best Teacher Gift: Don’t Forget to Do This Today and Every Day Over Break…
This precious time called Winter Break is probably some of the most restorative time we get all year long. Watch movies. Play with your kids. Sleep in. Eat junk. Stay in …
Teacher Retention: How to Get MORE Teachers to STAY In (or join) Education
Nearly 50% of new teachers leave the classroom within the first 5 years of teaching. That is not a great odds for teacher retention. So how do we decrease that …
Unpopular Teacher Opinion: Traditional Grades are Garbage
Traditional Grades are Garbage. That is a bold statement, but I want to really break it down. This statement challenges the foundational assumption of traditional education: that grades accurately …
Perfect Holiday Gifts for Teachers (You Can’t Stop Stressing and Scrolling Now)
‘Tis the season for giving and receiving teacher gifts. As teachers, I think we deserve to get things that are going to make our teacher life better, easier, or save …
Unpopular Education Opinion? Kids Listen to Teachers They Like…
How do you personally feel about the following statement: Students have a hard time listening to and learning from teachers they don’t like. Let’s take a real world look …
21 Days of Ways to Connect with Kids in Classrooms
Building rooted relationships with students in our schools can be really hard. That is especially true right now! The good news is, you don’t have to do that alone. For …
2 Ridiculous Teacher Jokes That Will Bring Smiles to Schools
One of my favorite (and my students’ least favorite) things about my classroom is my cheesy humor. I simply can’t help dishing out puns. Some students probably feel “pun”ished by …
Teacher Friend, You Are Enough! Looking at Self-Awareness in Schools
Self aware teachers don’t waste time and resources trying to be something that they aren’t That applies to school leaders too Self awareness is about: Owning your shit Knowing …
Life Can Be Hard- Here is an AWESOME Solution (The Plan will Surprise You)
If you are struggling on a professional level, you are not alone. If you are struggling on a personal level, you are not alone. If you are struggling with both, you are not alone! But …
Teachers! POP Into This Idea (Kids LOVE It)
Most students (and teachers) like poptarts. But ALL students (and teachers) will LOVE this lesson. The best way to tell you about this idea is to actually show it to …
Fun, Effective Classroom Games You AND Your Students Will LOVE
Searching for ways to get kids talking and participating? Wanting to be strong relationships with your students? Exploring ways to laugh while you learn about your classroom family? Looking for …
How to Host the Best Parent-Teacher Conferences of Your Career
There is one annual activity that teachers either love or hate. I’m gonna be honest, I absolutely love them, and you may absolutely hate them, and that is totally okay. …
Unpopular Teacher Opinion: If it can be GOOGLED then it should NOT be GRADED!
If it can be GOOGLED then it should NOT be GRADED Agree or Disagree? Let’s talk about it…. In 1994 I had to take a US map test multiple …
Hosting Raisin Reunions at Your School? Discover the Powerful REMIX to Parent-Teacher Conferences!
Parent-Teacher conferences can be a little stressful for both the parents and the teacher. Often times they take a lot of time and effort. Often times the parents don’t even …
Pens + Problems = Positivity (An Unexpected Classroom Idea)
Some of the best ideas that I have ever come up with are absolutely ridiculous. I didn’t learn them in college, I didn’t read them in some sort of education …