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Happy Holidays! While you’re enjoying your holiday break, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to read (or re-read) some of our favorite professional development articles and explore a few of our most popular PD features. |
 Classroom Goal Setting: In this three part series, Laura Candler discusses how to teach children to set and achieve goals.
Teacher's Travels Inspire Young Artists
Art teacher Tim Wallace's driving tour of U.S. national parks inspired his students to create art and maintain sketchbooks about their own travels.
Friendship for Floating Teachers
Former "floater" Jodi McKay knows the challenges faced by teachers who have no classroom to call their own.
 Strategies That Work Looking for a new way to curb cheating? Teach poetry? Involve parents? More? Check out our proven teaching and management strategies.
 Math Cats Math Chat Math Cats creator Wendy Petti provides practical advice, creative ideas, and fun activities.
"Twenty Questions" for Math Class This word-on-the-back version is a great way to review new math vocabulary and concepts.
Math Mnemonics Memory aids for math formulas, concepts, operations, and more.
Go Figure These math-based puzzles, problems, and brainteasers make great morning activities or free-time fillers.
What's Your Angle? Test students' knowledge of angles with this clever puzzle.
 The Math Machine offers links to more than 50 online games to help you teach and reinforce math skills.
Look for more math resources, lessons, and activities in our Math Corner and on our Lesson Planning page.
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 Emma McDonald offers experienced insights and practical advice for new teachers -- and veterans too.
Don't miss her 6-part series on classroom management.
 Professor Joe Martin inspires and motivates as he encourages educators to maintain a sense of joy in what they do.
Teach in the Now Let’s make a pledge to adopt a “now mentality,” and leave the delay tactics to the bureaucrats.
 Dr. Fred Jones describes the strategies that make classrooms enjoyable and academically challenging.
Dealing With the Unexpected When things go awry, even the most experienced teachers feel as though they've done something wrong.
 Dr. Ken Shore answers readers’ questions about education issues and classroom concerns.
Ask Dr. Ken Shore…About a Student Without Friends "Dear Dr. Shore, A child in my third-grade class does not seem to have any friends. What can I do to help him?
 Leah Davies, creator of the Kelly Bear resources, explains how to teach character- and resilience building.
Encouraging Thoughts Remind children of ways they can encourage themselves and one another.
 Cathy Puett Miller, the "Literacy Ambassador," provides expertise in the areas of reading and writing instruction and emergent literacy. See her 4-part series on vocabulary instruction.
 Eric Baylin,
Education World’s very own teacher-songwriter, pens original lyrics to familiar melodies.
There's a Hole in Their Thinking This song also might be called “The Litany of Excuses.” You’ve probably heard them all through the years.
 Angela Powell discusses how you can get it togther to make your teaching more efficient and fun.
What can you do with SchoolNotes? Give it a try!
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These printable student work sheets inspire creative writing with fun and thought-provoking writing prompts.
