When I accepted a teaching position last May I was so excited to finally be setting up my first classroom. I envisioned a space where the students could feel comfortable and inspired and I wanted the ...

Earlier this year, I designed a “book tasting” for my middle school class that changed my career in a matter of days. Inspired by a National Council of Teachers of English initiative, I generated a ...

Teaching in the fall semester was miserable — that frequent feeling of a student’s fingers slipping between mine, pulling away, and spiraling out into nothingness ...

In this video I walk through the non traditional rules I use in my classroom to keep things fair and respectful. I talk about how I handle phones, bathroom breaks, seating choices, and why I let ...

Recently, lawmakers in Iowa penned a bill that, if passed, would have required cameras in every K-12 classroom in the state. These cameras would allow parents to livestream their children’s lessons ...

Fulfilling IDEA’s promise often requires more than dedicated educators and traditional resources; it demands innovative approaches that adapt to each student’s unique strengths, needs and interests.

Stacks of worksheets sit atop desks and tables in Chanea Bond's Fort Worth classroom. Her students all have their own school-issued laptops, but Bond has swapped computers for paper — lots of paper.