Teachers have good intentions for using writing rubrics. But rubrics can stifle students from becoming proficient and authentic writers.| The Educators Room
A no-cell-phone policy can help students succeed academically, and teach them a valuable lesson about their relationship to technology.| The Educators Room
This describes the LD child, young adult and adult who often feels lost and frightened because they often will and have suffered years of despair, discouragement, and frustration.| The Educators Room
It was just a lesson on folktales, really. We’ve been reading a variety of stories from around the world in my 8th grade English classroom – sometimes with partners or small groups, but yesterday I asked my students to tackle reading “Davy Crockett” alone. Their essential question was familiar at this point: “What do folktales […]| The Educators Room
Teachers, have you thought about how you'll educate the heart this year?| The Educators Room
You might not understand what it was like to grow up as a military brat. Here are a few lessons for teachers from my life as a military brat.| The Educators Room