On February 1, 2016 we’re introducing a subscription service to our readers to help support and solve common problems teachers face. You may ask, “Why us?” Well, behind The Educator’s Room is a group of teachers who have more than 500 collective years of teaching under our belt. As a matter of fact, on average […]
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What My Second Graders Have Taught Me- A First Semester Reflection
Well, I can officially say that I survived my first semester of teaching. I’m not sure that if I had climbed Mount Everest I’d feel much different. Averaging about five and a half hours of sleep a night, I have to thank Starbucks for helping me through the days where caffeine was my only hope […]
Posted inCurrent Events in Education, Featured, Opinion, Professional Development
An Educator's Checklist: 16 Things To Do in 2016
We’re halfway through the second decade of the 21st century, and, with it, we have much to look forward to: 1.Gaining a fresh start – singer Brad Paisley is credited with saying, “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” Far too often we need a breaking point. Sometimes […]
Posted inAsk a Teacher, From the Front Lines, How to Fix Education, New Teacher Bootcamp, The New Teacher Chronicles
Five Fabulous New Year's Resolutions for Teachers
It’s time for us to start another new year and start making our New Year’s Resolutions again. Americans everywhere are making resolutions like “lose weight” or “get a better job,” but, aside from the clichéd resolutions of years past, what goals can we educators make to improve our lives from this point forward? Here are […]
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The Traveling Teacher with Oneika the Traveller
Check out our interview with Oneika the Traveller, an English Teacher who works in International Schools across the world. In this interview she details how to: position yourself to work in an International school, earn upwards of $100,000 per school year AND get all of your expenses paid, be happy in your career as a […]
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Precision is the Key: My Experiences as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in Taiwan
At JinNing Elementary School, there are no custodians. I arrive on my bike each morning around 8:15 to find students, from pre-school to sixth grade carrying out their daily morning cleaning chores, frolicking throughout the school yard raking leaves, mopping floors, or collecting trash. It’s funny to see the students playing in the sudsy […]
Posted inConfessions of a Teacher, Current Events in Education, Featured, From the Front Lines, Opinion, Social Justice
A Sit Down with BadAss Teachers
Some of the most vocal teachers today are self-professed Badass Teachers, or BATs for short. They’re full of opinions with action to match. We at TER sat down with Marla Kilfoyle, Executive Director and Melissa Tomlinson, Asst. Executive Director to learn more about this movement. Jake Miller, The Educator’s Room: How did Badass Teachers […]
Posted inClassroom Management, Featured, Instruction & Curriculum
Five Ways to Increase Student Engagement
Not everything in life comes easily, we know this and we harp and harp on students to “try harder” while sometimes they are giving it all they got and it is not good enough. We all have those moments where we feel like nothing we do is ever good enough. Imagine how it feels to […]