Prepping students for the New York State U.S. and Government Regents Exam can be stressful. Your effectiveness as a teacher is often tied to students' results. Experience helps; every year you become...
Take the ACHE out of TeACHEr
Recent Posts
Close your eyes and picture the world. Can you see all 7 continents including their approximate shapes? Can you identify many of the countries on each continent as well as some of the geographic...
What Should My Bathroom Pass Policy Be as a High School Teacher?
Bathroom Pass Philosophy To pee or not to pee -- that is the question. Bathroom pass philosophy runs deep and divides. Should you monitor and micromanage that magical pass? Or should students...
Have you gotten a new job teaching high school? Congratulations! You have entered a unique profession that is full of thrills, chills and spills — literally and figuratively! Starting any new job...
Why should you use games as review in your class? -Games are fun, and test review games are useful and AWESOME. Reviewing for an exam can be an enlightening formative assessment in...
What is Close Reading? When a student engages in a close read they are doing the opposite of skimming. Close reading entails really delving into the document, usually reading it several times in...