TEACHERS' VOICE blog

Over the next 20 years, the science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) field is...

As students walk into class, they gather all their materials and get to work right away on their...

My father is my hero, my inspiration, and one of several people I credit for my journey to becoming...

Have you ever taught a lesson and realized too few of your students learned what you taught? You’re...

Learning from Teaching

As teachers, how do we learn in and from practice?

I’m sure by now you’ve heard -- a brilliant star went dark in the cosmos.

Hour-long lessons? Asking students to work quietly at their desks? Not in early childhood!

So much science to know (Teacher, it’s cold outside.)

It may seem far down the line when we talk about career prospects for elementary school students --...

"Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up it’s…”  Olympics time!

~ Sanka Coffie, Cool Runnings

Children, even the very young, engage with the world in mathematically-rich ways. As researchers...

Anyone who has spent time learning about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is familiar...

There are many teachers who serve as sources of inspiration in our lives, but the one that we hope...

What are the KLEWS to real learning in the classroom?

I recently spent some time working with third graders on motion stations.

When you think about STEM, you might think about high school students doing an egg drop design...