In the first five years of teaching, writing lesson plans was absolutely necessary for me. Meticulously I planned the period, minute to minute insuring that everything was covered... just in case.

Extension 1, Poetry Focus: Days before 9/11, poet Lucille Clifton welcomed a granddaughter into the world and remembers ...

A whopping 97 percent of respondents in a recent survey say they ‘frequently’ or ‘sometimes’ use ChatGPT to write lesson plans. Likewise, 93 percent of teachers say they use the AI platform to grade ...

My first year as a teacher began with a three-day new-teacher training that was essentially an Education 101 crash course. It included tips on writing lesson plans, how to use a K-W-L (Know, Want to ...

From the lesson author: 9/11. "The second day of my being a student teacher and a day that will impact me, and so many others, for the rest of my life. But how do we teach the importance of this day ...

To help students improve their writing style by teaching them how to say more using less words in a fun writing exercise Students will have completed and received back a graded "Interview and Analysis ...

Hold a short discussion about whether or not they liked the article read for homework so they have an opportunity to air their opinions. Ask each student to sum up their initial "gut" reactions to the ...

An elementary school teacher smartly used food to teach her students a lesson. Kayleigh Sloan teaches a creative writing class to first and second-graders. To teach a valuable lesson about where the ...