A couple of mornings ago, I happened to be listening to the radio while a popular education pundit was being interviewed. After  listening to him tout his own personal accolades and his ideas for educational reform, he said something that struck me. He claimed that at his school, he did things that were beneficial for the students, instead of the teachers in the building.  He continued to brag that  at his school, students attend during the summer  and during the year they not only have extended day (every day of the week), but students come to school almost every Saturday for  more content enrichment. As I listened I thought, “How can a […]
Franchesca Warren
For fifteen years Franchesca taught English/Language Arts in two urban districts in Atlanta, Georgia, and Memphis, Tennessee. Increasingly frustrated with decisions being made about public education from people who were not in the classroom, in 2012 she decided to start a blog about what it was really like to teach in public schools. In the last four years, The Educator's Room has grown to become the premiere source for resources, tools, and strategies for all things teaching and learning. To learn more about Franchesca Warren's work, please visit www.franchescalanewarren.com.
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The Educator's Room Books are 50% Off! Hurry for This Great Deal!
 We want to kick off this week with a bang and help as many teachers across the globe as we can, in the process. Since this week starts summer vacation for thousands of educators across the country, we want to give you quality content (written by teachers) to read during your break. For this […]
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When My Son Couldn't Read
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] For the past decade (and some) that I have worked in public education, I have always been exposed to children that despite all measures do not read on grade level. Some […]
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Strategies to Help With Literacy and Math in the Summer- The Educator's Room Lunchtime Hangout
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{Watch Live} The Educator's Room Lunchtime Google Hangout Dealing With Teacher Unemployment
Join The Educator’s Room as we have our first Google Hangout Lunchtime Series on Thursday, June 6th at 12pm EST. This week we will be talking with Cari Harris about her book, How To Finish The Test When Your Pencil Breaks, and she was able to overcome teacher unemployment. Follow The Educator’s Room on Google […]
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I Like the Idea of the Common Core Standards, But…
“The Common Core standards are not evil; however, the implementation and everything afterward is questionable.”These were the words of a teacher in training I led about one of the founding tenets of the common core standards, Â text complexity. As soon as this fellow educator said those words, the discussion changed from text complexity, to how […]
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Do You Want to Write a Book? Contribute to Our Next Group Book by The Educator's Room
In March of 2012, The Educator’s Room published its first group book entitled, “Keep the Fire Burning: Avoiding Teacher Burnout”. The book tackled the topic of teacher burnout through the eyes of actual teachers who gave real strategies to help empower their fellow teachers. The book was met with great success and acclaim from […]