Secondary teacher

In my ‘Organization in the Secondary Classroom’ series, I’ve written about how I manage the paperwork in my classroom (this post has been viewed an incredible 81,000+ times) and how I tackle lesson planning. Today I’m sharing how I manage student absences! *Update: Due to multiple requests, the two forms I use that are mentioned […]

Every line of work has their own FAQs, and the longer you’re in the biz, the more answers you have; some you could answer in your sleep. Teaching is no exception.

Teaching can be hard. But I don’t have to tell you that. You get it. That’s why sometimes it’s good to just chat with another teacher about some things that work well for them. So that’s what this post is, really, just a little chat, from me to you, that I hope will offer you some simple teacher survival ideas to save your sanity this year.

An overview of 9 simple but effective classroom management tips secondary teachers can use to feel confident in their classroom and increase student learning.

Right after I landed my first teaching job back in 2009, my husband who had been teaching for four years at that point gifted me his copy of Harry and Rosemary Wong’s The First Days of School: How To Be an Effective Teacher. Even though so many things went wrong that first year, I am

Today, on the blog, I am sharing 15 of my favorite Amazon finds that I use in my classroom.

Put up your hand if you love nothing more than spending your Sunday afternoon grading a pile of student papers. What? No takers? Of course not. As much as we know the importance of assessment in the learning process, we all want to spend less time doing it, right? So, in the hopes of helping you all out with that grading beast, we thought we'd compile some of our best tips. 1. USE RUBRICS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT As a first-year teacher, I spent tons of time writing meticulous notes on each…

There are so many positive classroom ideas for high school that high school teachers should steal from the elementary world...

As secondary teachers, when it comes to decorating we often don’t know where to start. Sometimes, we just don’t have the time or energy to devote to another long project with possible m…

10 mistakes I made as a first-year teacher, what I learned my first year of teaching, and how I've grown as a teacher since then.