August 24, 2016
An Effective Bellringer For Your Science Class
You already know the first few moments of class are critical. It’s when tone is set and students are most…
Category: Effective Teaching
Improving Your Teacher Time Management
It’s mid-morning. The bell just rang, and you just started a 45 minute prep. Should you: A. Grade papers, B.…
May 5, 2014
‘Better or not’ decision making
My 7th graders just started learning about the cell. I wanted them to do more than just look at the…
March 7, 2014
Just 1 question
Plagued by students who ask non-stop questions? For just one class period impose a one question limit, where each student…
December 18, 2013
Quote-Success
“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to…
November 14, 2012
Advice, II
Sometimes new teachers do ask me for advice. It’s humbling, and even though my words to them are far from…
November 8, 2012
Advice
If a brand new teacher asked you right now for advice, what would you say? If your first impulse is…
November 1, 2012
Don’t Fall, II
Continuing with the theme of hubris, let’s not forget that we teachers are real people who can also be influenced…
October 25, 2012
Don’t Fall
My new toy is a pole saw. Think of it as a small chain saw on the end of a…
October 9, 2012
Leadership
A few of us gathered to clean up a fallen tree. Things were chaotic as we started tossing the cut…
September 26, 2012
Their Shoes
Last summer I had some work done on my truck. They kept it for a week and a half, most…
September 11, 2012
Keep It Real
Driving home today, a tiny fawn jumped out in front of me. I hit the brakes and swerved hard, and…
