TEACHERS' VOICE blog

What if you could engage reluctant readers by asking them to play a video game? On this episode...

I used to believe that I was the most important element in the classroom. As an ambitious and...

After a year of challenge, there is hope on the horizon. The vaccine is reaching communities in...

“I’m not looking forward to the BORING grammar lesson today,” moaned my intern teacher, Gina,...

Music is one of the most powerful tools for helping students memorize important lessons. Listen...

In today’s digital reality, our students are more distracted than any other time in human...

April is National Poetry Month, and unfortunately, poetry has a bit of an optics problem.

It’s...

Over 10 years ago I first explored the educational benefits of using improvisation in the...

In Drive, Daniel Pink outlines that true motivation comes from having opportunities for...

Please note: This blog was originally published on Learners Edge’s blog (link to blog) on August...

“The Chat” is one of the key tools available to educators teaching online, and one of the best...

Whether you’re ready to admit it or not, this election is going to affect your classroom. You...

"You have to remember that as an educator, you have the responsibility to build a community of...

The overall wellbeing of a child can make or break their academic success. While there are many...

During these times of distance learning, teaching is hard; and closing the feedback loop is...

A month ago, you might have been thinking about prepping your classroom for testing season. Now,...

In our world today, it’s critical that students become globally minded with the capacity to...

What if there were an easy way for any teacher to boost their students' statistical literacy,...

Across the country, states are holding schools accountable for student absenteeism rates. This...

I incorporated Hip Hop For Change Inc (HH4C) in 2013 with the idea that I could use grassroots...