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5 Digital Goals for Summer
5 Digital Goals for Summer

Summer is the perfect time to explore new tech tools. Let our handy list of digital goals inspire you to become a tech superstar!

8 Activities to Make the Last Days of School Memorable and Fun
8 Activities to Make the Last Days of School Memorable and Fun

Here are eight fun and unique ways to spend the last few days of the school year. The activities will leave your students with fun, positive memories of their experience in your classroom that they will take with them when they go.

20 Inspiring Quotes for Graduates
20 Inspiring Quotes for Graduates

We've compiled a list of memorable quotes you can work into any speeches you may be giving this graduation season, write in student yearbooks, or simply share with students as their final days in your class come to an end.

Celebrate Children's Book Week
Celebrate Children's Book Week

Children's Book Week is an annual celebration of books written for young people, and hopes to inspire a love of reading. Here are a few ways you can celebrate this longstanding tradition in your classroom.

Discounts and Deals Just for Teachers
Discounts and Deals Just for Teachers

Indulge your passion for fashion, crafts, and travel by taking advantage of these amazing Teacher Appreciation Week discounts.

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Latest Interviews & Excerpts

When Life Gets Busy, Just Remember the Mason Jar
When Life Gets Busy, Just Remember the Mason Jar

In this education news article, we share an inspirational story that reminds us about life's...

Taylor Mali Interview
What Teachers Make: Interview with Teacher, Poet Taylor Mali

Taylor Mali is a poet and former teacher that went viral when his poetry performance defending...

One Teacher's Juggling Act

If you feel like your juggling skills are worthy of a Ringling Brothers Circus...

Student Teacher Interview
Tales of a 40-Something Student Teacher

After over 25 years in the high-tech field, Dave, aka Mr. Math Teacher, left his long term...

Featured Top 12 Lists

Top 12 Effective End of the Year Activities
Top 12 Effective End of the Year Activities

Ah, the end of the year. Everyone’s tired and losing focus. Some tests are behind you (state...

Fierce Fashion Tips for Teachers on a Budget

Teachers certainly face fashion challenges....

Valentines Day Lesson Plans
Original Valentine's Day Lessons for All Grades

Looking for a way to celebrate Valentine's Day in your classroom without giving up valuable...

Tickling Your Funny Bone: Top 12 Hilarious Teacher Jokes
Tickling Your Funny Bone: Top 12 Hilarious Teacher Jokes

If you're a teacher, or are close to one, you might want to lighten the load with some teacher...

Latest To Do Today Tips

To Do Today Tips: Writing Across the Curriculum
To Do Today: Writing Across the Curriculum

If we want students to succeed in school and professionally, they have to be able to express...

Passport to Education: Exploring World Calendars in the New Year
Passport to Education: Exploring World Calendars

It's the start of the New Year. For those of you that follow the Western calendar (Gregorian...

To Do Today: Thinking about Temperament in the Classroom
To Do Today: Thinking about Temperament

Many researchers who have studied sensitive children, spirited children, and introverted...

Christmas Movie Curriculum Connections
Christmas Movie Curriculum Connections

Just because you're showing a movie before the end of term doesn't mean you are abandoning...

Latest Hot Topic Articles

Teachers Must Encourage Student Creativity
Teachers Must Encourage Student Creativity

Everybody talks about creativity in the classroom, but very few teachers actually embrace...

Teacher Reminder: Students Didn't Choose Their Parents
Teacher Reminder: Students Didn't Choose Their Parents

“They did not choose their parents..."

“They didn’t choose their genetic pool.”

“...

Latest Quick Guides

Special Education: Success Story with ADD And ADHD
Special Education: Success Story with ADD And ADHD

In our rapidly moving culture, special education students diagnosed with ADD or ADHD are an...

The Path of a President: Abraham Lincoln's Rise to the Top
Path of a President: Abraham Lincoln's Rise to the Top

As sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln guided the nation through the...