Posted inPedagogy

The Secret Ingredients of Lesson Planning

Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! This past Christmas, my family decided to organize our own version of the Great British Baking Show (or GBBS). We each had to make our own Signature dessert for the approval of three judges, my in-laws, and my oldest daughter. The […]

Posted inInstruction & Curriculum

What Teachers Can Learn From a Disney World Ride

Part 1: Overcome Resistance With Excitement and Encouragement Suzy Winter is an 18 year veteran Middle School English teacher from Texas. She seriously loves working with students, but also loves encouraging those in the education field either through writing her posts on TER, or leading professional development courses. Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily […]

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Opinion: What Public Schools Can Learn From Private Schools

Students each wearing matching uniforms calmly making their way to classes. Classes full of well-behaved, eager-to-learn children. Or classes full of snobby, entitled students daring you to challenge them.  The latter are some of the ideas – albeit – mostly wrong I’ve had about private schools in my hometown and in general.  Last Spring, I […]