No one wants to admit it, but it happens. If you work in education, chances are you’ve had a student or two that you just felt you didn’t like. No matter how hard you try not to let them, some...
Category: Management & Organization
Unit plans and lesson plans are distinctly different documents. There is no chicken and egg question here; a unit plan MUST come before the lesson plan. A unit plan starts life as a brain dump on a...
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 IS LESSON PLANNING SUCH A CHALLENGE? One 45 minute lesson can EASILY take 2 hours to plan. This translates to 10 – 30 hours per week of planning, depending upon how many courses you teach. The...
7 Effective Classroom Management Strategies for New High School Teachers
I wish that there was one secret trick to achieve a classroom culture that is respectful and conducive to learning. There’s not. This is an area where a lot of little...