All ELA teachers know the importance of teaching writing. You have to teach students how to form ideas for writing, how to organize their ideas, and how to edit their writing. However, possibly the greatest challenge for English Language Arts teachers is to teach their students how to overcome writing anxiety. Writing anxiety is debilitating … Read more
If you’ve ever struggled with finding engaging activities to assess students’ speaking and listening skills, then this blog post is for you! I’m sharing my 3 favorite ways to include speaking and listening practice in the classroom. Have you ever uttered the words, “ You need to listen” to your students? Or “You shouldn’t be … Read more
Is anyone as excited as I am after seeing the trailer for the new Friends reunion that was just released? The sight of the characters of friends immediately made me want to go back and rewatch the show from the beginning. Let’s be real, I can recite every piece of dialogue on all pages of … Read more
Standing naked while doing a presentation. Dropping your 3-D model of Moby Dick on your way to school. Forgetting everything the moment you begin that final exam. There are 4 types of assessments for students, and it seems that we have all had these momentary (or maybe not just momentary) fears for each of them. … Read more
If you teach elementary school, you most likely think about your job a lot. Like, a lot a lot. I would be willing to bet that those thoughts can be quite negative if you’re within your first 5 years in the classroom. For me, those used to build up over the week, and would show … Read more
Got an interview coming up? Congrats! Now’s the time to research and prepare answers to questions for teacher interviews. While you cannot predict scenarios that may be thrown at you during the interview, you can prepare for questions such as “what is your planning style?” or “how do you plan?”. New teachers dread this question … Read more
