“I covered that unit.” “We talked about the vocabulary words.” “I touched on grammar last week.” “We went over the test.” “We did an activity on that.” “We went through the discussion questions.” These common phrases by some teachers are, unfortunately, becoming all too common. Our verbiage as educators is powerful and also an interesting […]
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An Open Letter to Bill and Melinda Gates: What Students Really Need
Dear Bill and Melinda Gates, I’m not one to dismiss those willing to help, and I have a tendency to believe the best in people until proven wrong. You certainly use your money to do a lot of good, so I have to believe you want good outcomes for public school students. I’m just waiting […]
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No Kidding: Making April Fools’ Day Educational
Yes, you read the title correctly. April Fools’ Day can actually be educational! Typically, around this time, articles and ideas circulate providing teachers with ideas on how to prank their students and colleagues. You’ll see posts and videos of teachers trying their best to outwit their students on this day. While it is great to […]
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Spring Fever: Teachers, Take Care of Yourself.
The weather is warming up. The trees are blooming. The days are longer. Spring is in full effect. Most school districts here in Georgia are gearing up for Spring Break in the next week or so. If you’re not in the school system, you don’t really understand the great need for teachers (and students) to […]
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It’s Time to Spill The Tea About Education…
“Spilling the tea” is teenage slang that this history teacher can appreciate. Like those 342 rebels that protested taxation without representation on December 16, 1773, in Boston harbor, it is time for educators (teachers and administrators) to become revolutionaries. Although the slang of the terms is typically about gossip, the “T” in tea is also […]
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Dear Black Students, I’m So Sorry…
Dear Black Students, I’m tired. I’m tired of sitting in meetings where others discuss you, yet they don’t understand you. I cried for you today. I ache on your behalf because I know you’re tired too. I know you are more than what others think of you. I also know what your journey feels like….and […]
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Teacher Self-Care Calendar- March 2019 and TER Calendar of Events
As promised, here’s our March Teacher Self-Care Calendar. Please download and tag us in all of your photos. To download the PDF, click here.
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If They Are Choosing the Family Car, They Are Going to Want Choice in the Classroom
Know your audience! This is what marketers and educators have in common, especially as they both are focused on Generation ZÂ (Gen Z)Â students, children born 1997-to the present. The one defining characteristic of Gen Z? These students (K-12)Â have never known a world without the internet or cell phones (mostly smartphones). For them, Google and Wi-Fi […]