If someone told me 11 years ago that I could still be a teacher and not take home any papers to grade, lesson plans to write, or parents to call, I would never have believed them. How can teachers not take any work home? That’s part of the unwritten portions of a teacher contract of […]
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.
Posted inFeatured, Instruction & Curriculum, Literacy
Tackling the Infamous Research Paper: 4 Tips to Help Struggling Students Succeed
It’s that time again when  teachers across America take out their MLA Handbooks, their endless supplies of index cards and sources and assign the infamous research paper. In response, students groan and complain and many try to get out of the assignment but in the end the research paper “stands” and the student is the […]
Posted inInstruction & Curriculum, New Teacher Bootcamp, Teacher Branding
Teacher Branding: The 12- 18 Month Rule
After effectively launching The Educator’s Room, LLC and spearheading (and then helped write) my first two  books, “Keep the Fire Burning: Avoiding Teacher Burnout and “Behind the Desk” ,” a lot of my educator friends always ask me the same question, “When am I going to leave the classroom?”  While I am flattered by the off-handed compliments, it got me […]
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{Book Signing} Keep the Fire Burning: Avoiding Teacher Burnout!
When: April 25th, 2013 5pm-7pm Where: Michon’s Smokehouse Restaurant, 1583 Virginia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337 Join us as we celebrate the book release of The Educator’s Room first book, “Keep the Fire Burning: Avoiding Teacher Burnout.” During this event we will have books available to purchase, a meet and greet with the authors and […]
Posted inFrom the Front Lines, Instruction & Curriculum, Uncategorized
4 Myths About Unions That Most Teachers Believe
Before I entered education 11 years ago I never thought I’d be in a union. I believed unions were only necessary in the movies or years ago when bosses wanted workers to work in factories for 12 hours a day for pennies on the hour. So when I signed my teacher paperwork I was hesitant to sign […]
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10 Reasons the ASCD Conference Rocked!
I’m one of those educators who is cautious of any conference put on for educators. I’m always suspicious that these conferences are backed by some corporate giant that wants to feed me test rhetoric all day. So  imagine my surprise after attending the ASCD Conference in Chicago and realizing that many big conferences can be informative and beneficial to […]
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Day 1 at the ASCD Conference!
[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”] What a busy day! What does 10, 000 teachers, over 400 workshops, and a facility that rivals any college campus all have in common? Of course the ASCD 68th Annual Conference! […]