Guest Post by: Cindy Bourdo, NBCT As each new school year begins, I seem to get a few more students than the previous year in my classroom who suffer from anxiety. It is not always a formal diagnosis, but I usually hear about it from previous teachers or parents just giving me a “heads up” which […]
TER Staff
The Educator's Room is a daily website dedicated to showing that teachers are the experts in education. If you are interested in submitting a piece for publication, please send a draft to info@theeducatorsroom.com.
Posted inMidPacific Institute
Teaching in a Virtual Reality
For the 2016-2017 school year, The Educator’s Room has joined a partnership with Mid-Pacific Institute, an independent private school that serves students in grades K-12 and is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Throughout the year, various teachers, administrators, and stakeholders will share their experiences using the theme, “Learning in a Virtual Reality”. To listen more to […]
Posted inAsk a Teacher, How to Fix Education, Instruction & Curriculum, Principals' Corner, Teacher Leaders
Teacher Resignation Accepted
Guest Post: By Patricia Wood August 2004- Jan 2016 Resigned. My teaching career is over. “Hey Mr. S, can I talk to you for a minute?” I poked my head into my principal’s office, hoping I could ask his advice. I wanted to know how to proceed on taking advantage of the unpaid family leave […]
Posted inInstruction & Curriculum
Dear Principal
Every year when school comes to a close, I feel I must reflect on my own actions and decisions as well as the actions of others on my campus. I understand that it takes an extraordinary kind of leader to navigate the lanes of district mandates, student needs, and teachers wants. This letter is intended […]
Posted inConfessions of a Teacher
Confession of a Self-Conscious Teacher: I’m Afraid to Turn Around in Class
I am a middle school teacher and have taught for almost nine years now, but I have a confession to make. Turning my back on my students terrifies that crap out of me. I manage to keep my cool when I go up to the board to work out problems, but the minute I turn […]
Posted inUncategorized
Nine Tips for Education Majors and New Teachers
Dear new teacher, first-year teacher, education major, and everyone in between, Welcome to the world of teaching. We are excited you have chosen our profession. You must have had an amazing or several amazing teachers that inspired you to join our world. Make sure you tell them. We all need to hear that we made […]
Posted inUncategorized
5 Writers That Every High School Student Should Read Right Now
My favorite class to teach was (and will always be) American Literature. There’s something about teaching the sordid history of our country that gave me not only chills but opened my student’s eyes to the meaning of how literature can shape a country. In anticipation for my new group of flippant juniors who were counting down […]
Posted inFeatured
Why I Teach
By Guest Writer Amanda Elizabeth Austin, Ed. D The moment I knew I was going to become an educator was when I got to experience a service learning course during my last year of college where I volunteered my time at a local elementary school. This school was located in an area, which was considered […]