The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a favorite of my students, so I was excited about the movie that was released in August. I'm h...

The bane of my existence in teaching is plagiarism. I do everything I can to explain to students why they should not plagiarize, and I sp...

The most common mistake I see in commercial signage, besides apostrophes, is using "everyday" instead of "every day."...

I am a big proponent of learning students' names early on, and several studies bear out the importance of this. In a recent small st...

I had my first class with severe behavior issues this past semester. I've had individual behavior problems and small groups with atti...

Fidget spinners are everywhere, but do they belong in the classroom? Some say yes, as they are thought to help students with ADHD, a...

Critical reading of any text is an important skill for secondary students, and recognizing bias is a fundamental part of the process. It...