You do not need to become best friends with your students to build rapport with them. Just seeing your students every day gives you a special type of relationship with them. Some of your students may see you as a caring parent, others may view you as an overbearing mother or father, and some may…
A classroom newsletter may not be something you have time to create each week or month, but a newsletter can be an effective communication tool that parents will look forward to. The newsletter can be housed on your classroom or school’s website, sent as a PDF to parents’ email addresses, or distributed to your students…
Technology can be a wonderful tool for students, but excessive use of technology outside of school may be disrupting healthy social connections with family members, friends, and other adults, such as their classroom teachers and instructors. The rise of technology has made it even more vital for teachers to build healthy connections with their students.…
As of 2017, there were over 3.6 million public and private elementary and secondary school teachers in the United States serving nearly 6 million students. In addition, there will be thousands of first-year teachers starting their first day of school along with the millions of students attending school following their summer breaks. These new teachers…
I don’t have time to… One thing is certain – nearly every teacher feels like they don’t have enough time to do everything that they need to do. Finding the time to organize supplies, develop lessons, find resources, discipline students, eat lunch, record grades, call parents, and – oh yeah – teach is a problem…
The new school year is around the corner, you may not be ready mentally and are wondering where the past few months have gone. Either way, the start of another school year is upon you, and though it is possible you have had this experience many times before, there is inevitably some preparation involved. Your…
Often, teacher burnout becomes a problem not only for the teacher but will obviously affect students as well. It is important to remain motivated day after day, month after month, year after year, and even hour after hour throughout the day as well. It can become mentally challenging and affect a teacher’s physical health too. …
As nearly every teacher knows, a motivated student is much easier to teach than an unmotivated student. Many students, however, may come to school unmotivated for a wide range of reasons. They may not have parental support, have larger concerns than passing a science test, or simply are bored. The reasons a student is unmotivated…
Interacting with difficult parents is something almost every teacher has to deal with at some point in their career. That’s right, you know who they are, you may try to avoid them throughout the school year, but often that is impossible to do, plus they should not be avoided. I am referring to the parents…
Whether you call it constructive criticism or feedback, the words you use, the information you present, and the errors you point out to students, will be subject to their interpretation more than yours. Therefore, it is important to find ways to help your students receive and manage feedback, which will not only benefit them but…