Book Review: For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood by Christopher Emdin In For White Folks Who Teach in…
November 2, 2017
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood by Christopher Emdin In For White Folks Who Teach in…
November 2, 2017
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon is a careful, thought-provoking portrait of the aftermath of a shooting,…
October 3, 2017
Plot, structure, characterization, allusions, foreshadowing… all of the things we work to teach our students are found in…
September 12, 2017
Need a new pick for your classroom library? Check out The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy. After the death…
September 5, 2017
You gingerly lift a new arrival off the shelf and flip it open, trailing your finger across the…
August 29, 2017
How would you like to chat with an author whose work you love? Well, your students definitely would,…
August 22, 2017
I love using Interactive Notebooks in high school and sharing this love with others. Still, the number one…
August 15, 2017
Want to expose students to new songs, or make them think about old songs in a completely new…
August 8, 2017
Unreliable narrators in YA Lit abound, and novels with these characters make great additions to your classroom library.…
July 31, 2017
It can be isolating being a teacher. Maybe you’re the only one teaching Romeo & Juliet in your…
July 19, 2017
The clock is ticking down and you can’t find the blacklight clue that will lead you to the…
July 10, 2017
Now, let’s talk about the best part of doing a class play: the performance! This is the fourth…
May 30, 2017
I love independent reading (or student-selected reading), and I love talking about books! It only makes good sense…
May 16, 2017
I’ve teamed up with some amazing teachers to bring you free end of year gifts for secondary students.…
May 15, 2017
If you love the idea of assigning differentiated research projects, but find the actual research process daunting, then…
May 2, 2017
When you sit down to plan your lessons for the day, week, or year, you don’t want to…
April 24, 2017
I’ve talked before about why I stopped writing on student papers, but today I want to talk about…
April 18, 2017
Every year, I surprise my students by using pop culture in ELA. They act surprised at first and…
April 4, 2017
I love poetry, and I always want to share that love of poetry with students. Last year, I…
March 21, 2017
Teach Public Speaking with small group presentations to boost speaker confidence, keep the audience engaged, and improve usage…
March 7, 2017
I used to live in constant dread of my grading load, struggling under the weight of it all.…
February 21, 2017
Introducing Shakespeare’s Language Understanding Shakespeare’s Language can seem like a daunting task for students, and many of them…
February 7, 2017
How to Download TeachersPayTeachers Product Updates Do you have a resource that you purchased two or three years…
January 31, 2017
Persuasive Techniques & Critical Thinking I’ve taught persuasive techniques every year, but it feels more necessary than ever…
January 19, 2017
Teaching & Learning with Martin Luther King Jr. If you need a motivational, reflective activity, you’ve come to…
January 10, 2017
Using puzzles and games in the high school classroom is a great way to build collaboration, critical thinking,…
December 13, 2016
Tips to Save Your Sanity Before Winter Break Teaching in the weeks leading up to Winter Break can…
December 9, 2016
Do you love the idea of Interactive Notebooks but are unsure of how to use them to teach…
November 22, 2016
It can be tough to get students engaged with poetry, but I have found a solution! Poetry Bellringers. I…
November 1, 2016
Last fall, I did a Writer’s Workshop with my 9th graders to help them write their own short…
September 27, 2016