As a parent, I’m sure you often hear stories of how boring their classes are in school. They are not lying school is boring -you attend a set number of classes for 180 days, with the same instructors many times covering the same content. However I’ve mastered the art of keeping teenagers engaged. So when […]
Preparing Students for a Brand New School Year
By Jan Jackson For many parents, teachers and students the school year is starting soon–very soon. Gone are the late morning starts and endless evenings playing well into the night. Instead parents are attempting to enforce bed times and anticipating the upcoming school year. To help get our children prepared here are some simple tips […]
Parent's Corner: Teachers Need Our Help!
As a parent, it’s easy to get frustrated with the system that educates our children. We all know that there is no money in the state to properly fund what we parents need and want for their education. The burden then falls on the teachers to try to make up the difference in the best way […]
It Starts at Home: How Parents Can Support Their High School Students in Advanced Mathematics (Part 1: Rethinking Smartness)
“I’m always amazed that you are so good at math. I was so bad at it.” “You get the math gene from your father.” My mother has been known to say things of this nature to me when we discuss my career endeavors and future aspirations. Little does she know that she prepped me for success […]
How to Implement Deep Learning Characteristics in the Classroom
Deep learning is the foundation on which I instruct my students; whether it is through the use of practical thinking skills, human dimension activities, and/or data gathering. There are other deep learning characteristics I implement daily, but these are most commonly used in my classroom. These strategies help to keep me focused on one common goal […]
What is The Educator’s Room?
Have you ever entered a room and knew right away that you “belonged” and everything you ever needed would be available to you. That is the premise of The Educator’s Room– an online community that gives a “fresh, innovative perspective on education”. I spent the past ten years working in large, urban school districts across […]