We all have grand ambitions at the beginning of the school year to keep our students organized. We diligently mark notebooks, binders, and folders. . . we use our best markers and our biggest labels. . . we buy a fancy 3-hole punch for the writing center. This year,...
I try to spend a good chunk of time each month visiting schools and shadowing teachers, looking for the systems and tricks folks use to make their buildings more “Together.” This post will kick off a series of Together Tricks on the little things school communities...
We teachers are always trying to make our classrooms more efficient—and less expensive! I recently visited several great schools in Brooklyn where I spotted multiple uses for blue painter’s masking tape. Check out the mileage you can get for just $3.87! You can… Mark...
Not only do you have students to keep track of, colleagues to meet with, and administrators to manage, but there’s another HUGELY important group of people who require your attention—the families of your students! Some of you are fortunate enough to have a...
Thanks so much, everyone, for your awesome entries in our Desk Survival Kit Contest! Our lucky winners (also announced in last week’s Newsletter) are. . . Arsheen M. from Michigan! Arsheen is returning to her work as a first grade teacher after taking time off to...
