Teaching

As an educator who loves to share tips for teachers both inside and outside the classroom, you can follow this page to find all my education-related posts. You will find tips, tricks, lesson plans, inspiration, and more.

  • Fake Test – I pranked my class!

    Yesterday was April Fool’s Day so I decided to play a prank on my class. I designed a fake test. Here it is… ——————————————————— Basic Skills Test Name:__________ Date:__________ – Read the instructions carefully before beginning this test. – Read through all the questions before you start. 1) Write your name in the correct place […]


  • A+ Forget it! A’s are a Thing of the Past!

    Earlier this year, I wrote an entry about the differences between coaching and teaching. I wished that teaching could be more like coaching in some aspects. I now see that there are too many differences between the two jobs. First off is the commitment. If students want to join a team or learn a sport, […]


  • How to Listen

    Believe it or not, students need to be taught how to listen. Here is a poster I made up, (well actually I borrowed the idea from somewhere) to help focus on what we should do to listen well. Once again, being succinct is key. We listen with out eyes – look at who is speaking. […]


  • Digital Woes

    I took pictures of my first day of school that I wanted to post up here. After school was over and the students had left, I tried hooking my camera up to the computer to download the photos. I got an error message that said there was no data to transfer. I said, “What?!!?,” unplugged […]