TEACHERS' VOICE blog

"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 puts...

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

I’ve always had students who could not wait to find out what classroom job they would be picked for...

Fire. Water. Earth. Space. Crazy patterns. Subtle colors. Trust me, my classroom themes have run...

Ever wanted to know what project-based learning looks like in a school that connects classroom...

In January of 2008, I began student teaching in the Washington, D.C. public schools. It was a...

Consistently including each of the interwoven Elements of a Socratic Seminar guarantees that our...

Historians often say the best way to understand the present is through the study of the past. At ...

In New York City, educators attend thoughtfully designed learning visits at schools in order to...

As an educator for over 36 years, I have participated in thousands of hours of professional...

Editor's Note: This series is a great collection of genuine and productive ways of engaging kids,...

We talk a lot about shaping student mindsets for learning, but equally important, is the role that...

We all know Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is deeply important for all students (and all of us...

Today’s lesson: Turning student “mistakes” into “teachable moments.”