Whether you’re teaching in-person, remotely, or in a hybrid modality, it’s important to build a collaborative classroom community of mutual trust, respect, and understanding. It is a critical step in ...

I wasn’t expecting a math journal entry to shift my perspective. But as I scanned through my students’ reflections that morning, one response stopped me in my tracks: “It’s more important to me that ...

During my 57 years as an educator, I have unearthed many truths, but none as profound as the transformative power of intentional community building within the classroom. An uplifting learning ...

We all smiled and clapped as a student revealed she had finally heard the good news she’d been anxiously awaiting the past few weeks. She’d landed a role as a part-time substitute teacher at a high ...

One of my favorite parts of being an educator is the sense of community that is created with each new class of students. Fostering that feeling in person has its challenges of course, but is a bit ...

Colleges and universities often purport to pursue racial justice, diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, yet they offer few tools or strategies to support instructors in enacting truly ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Katie Knox, an English teacher at Ashley High School, starts class every day with independent reading for her students. The students choose books to read but so often when ...

It’s a dry, hot day in south Phoenix, but my dimly lit classroom is cool and comfortable. Quick footsteps approach outside the door and two-dozen 8- and 9-year-olds return from recess, sweating and ...