Earlier this year, I designed a “book tasting” for my middle school class that changed my career in a matter of days. Inspired by a National Council of Teachers of English initiative, I generated a ...

When I accepted a teaching position last May I was so excited to finally be setting up my first classroom. I envisioned a space where the students could feel comfortable and inspired and I wanted the ...

Teaching in the fall semester was miserable — that frequent feeling of a student’s fingers slipping between mine, pulling away, and spiraling out into nothingness ...

Gamification is one of the biggest in education trends right now in education. According to ISTE, “Gamification is about transforming the classroom environment and regular activities into a game” ...