I remember my first year of public school teaching well. I was excited, thrilled—ready to meet my new families. But alas, there was an outcry from parents about their students getting a brand new ...

What would you say is the hardest part of teaching? For me, it is lesson planning. It takes me on average six hours a week to plan instruction for the nine science units I teach each year. It’s not ...

An on-going department training program is essential to maintain skills, reinforce knowledge and to present new materials to the membership. Developing a complete, specific course objective insures ...

Planning an impactful class session requires preparation. While the specifics may vary based on your unique teaching style, every class has typical stages that necessitate careful planning. The above ...

These instructional materials offer many advantages such as ensuring that students experience mathematics instruction aligned with grade-level standards, providing teachers with consistent, ...

For a Google version of this lesson plan, click here. (Note: you will need to make a copy of the document to edit it.) In this lesson, students will be introduced to the media literacy concept of ...

Laura is a contributor to edtechmagazine.com/k12/. If the idea of squeezing even one more thing into an already jam-packed curriculum — and teaching day — seems ...