“You like me, you really like me.”
When Academy Award winner Sally Field said these words in her acceptance speech, the whole world…
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Exhausted and Introverted: Strategies That Work for Teachers
There is one thing we can safely say about teachers today. There are so many demands…
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Planning a Field Trip Experience
The issue I have grappled with is this: just how much planning should a teacher do…
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What Aspect of Learning Style Is Most Important?
There has been a great deal written about learning styles—and with good reason. Human beings do…
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Grading, Evaluation and Time Management
Should Teachers Take Marks Off for Late Work? I’m often asked whether teachers should take marks…
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Using Student Work as Curriculum
Today I’d like to share my response to a question I wrestled with, as have many…
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BEGINNINGS REALLY MATTER
Today I’d like to share some tricks of the trade around writing the opening to a…
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Safety First
Glasser’s Needs Theory A few email discussions ago, we focused on sharing power in the classroom….
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What Learning Style Differences Are the Most Important?
There has been a great deal written about learning styles, and with good reason. Human beings…
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Helping Students Turn a Three-Line Idea into a Full Narrative
Many teachers experience the same frustration: you assign a 2–3 page narrative, but what comes back…
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The Secret to Lesson Planning That Actually Works
It’s not the amount of planning that overwhelms teachers — it’s where they start. One shift…
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Healthy Introverted Teacher: Strategies for Energizing Grade Eight Classrooms
Hey English Teacher, “I’m an introverted teacher with a grade eight class of 25 students. I’m…
