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Tips for New Teachers: Finding a Teaching Mentor

Mentors can make all the difference for a first-year teacher. Mentors provide you with support, guidance, and advice on things like classroom management to help your teaching career get off to a good start. They can also be helpful to second or third year teachers, or experienced teachers looking to take on a bigger leadership role.

Student Teaching Ideas Your Students Will Love

One lesson that I quickly learned when working with students is that it’s important to build a...

How to Set Goals as a Student Teacher

As I’ve mentioned before, student teaching is a very important step in your career. So you’ll want...

What Is Student Teaching?

If you’re thinking of becoming a teacher, you’ve probably heard the term “student teaching.” But...

Fun Teaching Games to Try in Your Classroom

Incorporating games into your lessons is one of many teaching strategies. And it has many benefits....

How to Deal with Parents as a Teacher

Research organizations, government agencies and news reporters all concur: parental involvement is...

Can I Become a Teacher Without an Education Degree?

Good question! The traditional path to teaching is to earn an education degree and your teaching...

Student Teaching Outfits: What to Wear

What should your student teaching outfits look like? What to wear may sound like a silly question,...

What Subject Should You Teach? How to Decide

So you want to become a teacher. But what subject should you teach? This is a big decision...

Student Teaching Gifts for the End of Your Experience

We've already taken a look at ideas for student teaching that will help engage your kids and make...

Must Have Technology in the Classroom for 2018

Technology advancements have changed the way teachers do a lot of things in the classroom. Not only...

What Are My Options for Alternative Teacher Certification?

The National Education Association and the U.S. Department of Education both report that...

Grants for Classroom Supplies

It’s no secret that teachers are often stuck paying for classroom supplies from their own pockets....

All About IEPs

When I was a new teacher, I had several kids in my class that had something called an IEP. Trouble...

Inclusion: Helping All Students Belong in Your Classroom!

Inclusion is creating a community in your classroom that includes both students with and without...

How to Be a Culturally Responsive Teacher

In order to help each student, it’s important to get to know them. How they learn and the things...

Tips for New Teachers: Staying Organized

As a teacher, you have to keep track of a lot of different things at once. Every student has their...

Interview Questions for Teaching That You Should Prepare For

As you prepare for your teaching interview, it’s important to know what questions could be asked of...

How to Individualize Lessons

Teaching can sometimes feel like a frustrating exercise in “teaching to the middle.” By knowing how...

Top 5 Stress Management Techniques for Teachers

Teaching is a stressful job. Even if you're good at staying organized, the stress just seems to...

How Much Do Teachers Make in Each State?

Teacher salaries are a political “hot-button” topic these days. With education reform and state...

How to Create Fun Teaching Worksheets

How do you create fun teaching worksheets? Do fun and worksheets even belong in the same sentence...

Tips for New Teachers: Classroom Management

For a new teacher, nothing’s more terrifying than an out-of-control classroom. Veteran teachers...

How to Grade Papers Faster

There are many different techniques that a teacher can use to assess their students' understanding...

Should I Get a Master’s Degree for Teaching?

As I’ve mentioned before, there are many ways to become a teacher. And the best way, when it comes...

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Tips for improving student ACT and SAT test scores.