TEACHERS' VOICE blog

"If you can read everything your students write, you're not assigning enough writing" - Doug Fisher.

I love lesson planning. There is something magical about taking rigorous curriculum and making it...

Recently, I was at the Teacher of the Year Annual Meeting where Teaching Channel had the...

I often wonder why, as a student, it feels like some lessons go on forever, while others fly by....

My classroom was a pretty organized place. My students had cubbies and folder boxes where they kept...

Study skills. They're part of the hidden curriculum, those strategies that students must learn in...

Learning is magical and mysterious. It's hard to know when we're getting better and how we've done...

Want to spend class time wisely? Formative assessments can help. The trick: taking the time to...

Ever felt like your classroom was the arena for a tug of war between you and your students? Chances...

Confession: I look forward to parent conferences. I value the opportunity to connect with families...

I'm afraid of mediocrity. That too-comfortable place where repetition and apprehension meet. In an...

As this year comes to a close, I want to share the results of our final Tchers' Voice Survey of...

I hope your school year is off to a great start and you are spending time getting to know your...

About six weeks ago, I let off some steam and told you all about a teaching norm that drives me nuts