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Life Tips for Teachers ► June 13, 2021

5 Tips for Any Teacher on Summer Break

Is there any better feeling than leaving the school building on that last workday? I think not! But, if you’re like I was during my first few years, the glow of summer wears off quickly. Suddenly, it’s been a month, you’re sleeping too long, and nothing is getting done. The worst is getting to the end of summer only to feel like you’ve wasted it. In this post, I want to give away some tips for any teacher on summer break who wants to make the most of their time off.

Life Tips for Teachers ► March 21, 2021

4 Tips for Any High School Teacher with Social Anxiety

An aspiring teacher with social anxiety might not realize how triggering the profession can be, until it's too late. At least, that's what happened to me.

Life Tips for Teachers ► June 4, 2019

5 End-of-the-School-Year Tips to Make Back-to-School Teaching Easier

Do you want to walk into a disorganized mess in September when you’re stressing about new students and new units? Or do you want to walk into a beautiful space, perfectly organized for educational success? This blog post is going to cover a few end-of-the-school-year tips for closing out your classroom to make coming back to school easier.

Creative Writing ► October 28, 2018

Scaffolding Creative Writing: Everything You Need to Know

In a creative writing class, however, where rules are meant to be broken, creativity is unrestrained, and student skill levels vary wildly, providing that scaffolding can be a challenge. How, then, do you guide students and provide support without limiting their creativity?

Teachers Pay Teachers Tips ► October 10, 2018

How I Made $1,000 in my Sixth Month Selling on Teachers Pay Teachers

Don’t think about “the market.” Think about you. Make the product that YOU would need and YOU would use and forget the rest.

Literature ► July 12, 2018

How To Close Read a Whole Novel with Student of Any Skill Level

When I went to high school, it was easy to spot the honors and AP students. They walked around with classic novels, probably written by old white guys, practically exploding with post-it notes and rainbows from all the highlighting they’ve done within the pages. ....Meanwhile, in the regular class, they watched the Odyssey for the third time.

Life Tips for Teachers ► June 20, 2018

5 Self-care Tips for Teachers from a Real Teacher’s Pet

This blog post may seem a little silly, but I think you'll be able to find some value in these self-care tips for teachers taught to me by a real teacher's pet.