Proactively building parent teacher communication can be a cornerstone of your success in building a strong classroom community. Just as positive communication builds a thriving classroom, positive parent-teacher communication can …
Not one, not two, but three teachers were watching me, kind of stunned by how I was just standing there with my hand in the air. There was no way, …
“I just don’t have it. I have had the opportunity to watch all of the teachers, and I don’t have the posture, or the teaching tone and voice.” During covid …
Is it ethical, as a teacher, to waste an entire week (or maybe two!) on incorporating fun little seasonally themed math facts colour by code worksheets when we could be …
Did you ever put your whole head into your Hallowe’en treat bag, and count how many chocolate bars, chip bags, and pieces of gum you had received? My parents weren’t …
Your colleague gives you a nudge and a wink, and you follow their eyes as they look around the classroom. Both your class and your colleagues class are fully engaged …
Imagine this: your students huddled together, creating, problem-solving, and having a blast – all thanks to classroom STEM activities. This is the way to build classroom community! But that’s not …
Build Classroom Community From Day One My heart breaks when I see assigned partners in the classroom announce to the classroom verbally or visually that they are only working together …
Classroom communities are everywhere! Literally everywhere, but not all classroom communities are the same. A healthy classroom community is a group of adults and children who come together to learn …