classroom community

Music can be magic in science class

Music can be a wonderful tool for proactive classroom management and building community in science.

What teachers can do about feelings of isolation

Teaching is a strange combination of community and isolation. We work hard at establishing a welcoming community in our classroom for students because we know how important it is. We need to have the same for teachers as well. Here are six strategies that teachers with long careers have used to banish feelings of isolation on the job.

When I was a brand-new teacher, I knew it was important to have my lessons planned carefully, and to learn my students’ names. Like most new teachers, I worked hard my first year developing curriculum and figuring out my classroom management strategies. I loved teaching biology to teenagers, I was fired up about inquiry teachingContinue reading “Classroom Community”