“Ooh, Ms. Lane, I saw this TikTok Video that…” One of my students excitedly said to me after class one day. My first thought was to listen but not take the topic seriously. I mean, after all, it was TikTok – a social media platform very effective at making students social, but not in an […]
Instruction & Curriculum
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Finally An Afrofuturist Textbook!
An Interview With the Editor of Conjuring Worlds Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Afrofuturism is highly-desired, but frequently a missing puzzle piece in many English Language Arts curriculums. B. Sharise Moore, a veteran educator and author of Dr. Marvellus Djinn’s Odd Scholars, hopes to change […]
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History Matters in Schools. Here’s How I Taught it in my English/Language Arts Classroom
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Early in my teaching career, I attended a challenging and eye-opening conference on Holocaust education hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. I had taught Holocaust literature since the beginning of my career, anchoring most of my Holocaust units in […]
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Don’t Expect Your Students to Attend Your Funeral
Don’t expect your students to attend your funeral.
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A Picture Says a Thousand Words
I’ll never forget the swelling pit in my stomach, the heat radiating from my face, and the tears forming in my eyes as I sat uncomfortably in a chair across from my administrator. I was called into her office to discuss a student and family concern: my sexuality.
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Staying Afloat: Living on Two Teacher’s Salaries
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Education is the field I have always wanted to be in. I have a passion for reading and teaching, which is why I decided to become an ELA teacher. Most teachers can truthfully say that this is “our calling,” […]
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For the Sake of Trans or Nonbinary Youth, Teachers Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Pronouns
As teachers, we know that we accomplish more in the classroom when the basic needs of our students are fulfilled. When students have slept, eaten, and arrived with a baseline of contentment, they are much more likely to engage with the day’s lessons. Feeling safe and accepted can further accelerate engagement-especially for trans or nonbinary youth. […]
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Science Strengthens a Student’s Curiosity
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Science strengthens a child’s curiosity and enables them to grow and discover the world around them. It is the backbone of every discovery in our world and is responsible for past innovations which have made our lives simpler. Science […]