Pros and Cons of Teaching High School, Advice From the Trenches
Do you prefer vomit or profanity? This is a fundamental question you'll have to ask yourself when deciding which grade level you want to teach. If you're confused, little kids throw up and big ones...
It's Tuesday night, almost dinnertime. Here is a common planning process: Next Saturday a few couples are coming over for dinner. Let's listen in on the preparation: This is a simple...
How to Infuse Student Choice in Secondary Grades, with Examples
Most people like choice. When is the last time you went to a restaurant and there was only one thing on the menu? That would be bad. You can, however, have too much choice. And so, too, can...
How to Differentiate Reading Passages in High School (With Examples)
Differentiation is the 2020 call-to-action for teachers. As self-contained classes disappear and more special needs students are enrolled in gen ed classes it is incumbent upon us to learn how to...
A learning target seems so benign; it's just one sentence explaining what your lesson will be for the day. But behold, my fellow teachers, this little baby can make or break your observation rating....
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...
