Inspiration

The start of a new year, new semester—even a new week!—calls for a blank slate. This New Year, focus...

Despite the trappings of modern life, it turns out our brains are still largely animal-like in the w...

No matter how cohesive the class, there’s usually one student who just isn’t, let’s say, feeling it....

As recent graduates and intrepid career-changers take their first steps as teachers, we thought it w...

We know the beginning of a new school year can be nerve-racking, but remember, it’s also a chance to...

A new year. A blank page. (Or perhaps a clean whiteboard?) For some, the new year is incredibly insp...

The semester is well and truly underway; bringing highs (student light bulb moments, a surprisingly ...

Projects take students’ noses out of their workbooks and help them foster writing, speaking, listeni...

While it’s been a long time since I read Yvonne Bender’s book “The power of positive teaching,” I do...

Teachers usually have a gut feeling about their lessons. (Which may swing between commiserating over...

In education, we often talk about how to challenge our students—but what about ourselves as teachers...

A teacher’s work is never complete: New lessons, students, semesters, years, and subjects continuall...