Even if you're not a naturally organized person, you can overcome! These organizing tips from a vet are brilliant and time-saving!

New to teaching high school? These 5 tips will make your life easier!

Happy August! We got home from our six day road trip last night, and now it’s time for me to buckle down and start thinking about BACK TO SCHOOL. Our first teacher work day is August 17th, so I’m less than two weeks away now… In honor of that, I thought I’d bring back “Teaching Tuesday”...Read More »

A great blog of secondary English teachers helping you find great ideas to enhance your classroom!

These things that should be at the top of Teachers' To-Do List for the Beginning of Year has great back to school ideas for all teachers.

Syllabus Bingo is a fun and engaging way to review course content. This resource includes 30 different cards, each with a different course-related topic. Students can use the cards to play a game of Bingo, or they can use them as a study tool. The cards are also available in a printable PDF format and as Google

Right after I landed my first teaching job back in 2009, my husband who had been teaching for four years at that point gifted me his copy of Harry and Rosemary Wong’s The First Days of School: How To Be an Effective Teacher. Even though so many things went wrong that first year, I am

When back to school season rolls around, I always have my guard up when it comes to shopping. There is always SO MUCH that I WANT, and so little that I actually NEED. What I’ve done for the past few years is this: I set a budget and I set a limit on my projects. The point of su

Are you looking for books to use in your high school English classroom that will actually engage your students? Books for high school aren’t always the easiest to choose, especially when you have a group of students who are reluctant readers. Try a few of these suggestions for novels to teach in high school English that will keep your students excited about reading.

An overview of 9 simple but effective classroom management tips secondary teachers can use to feel confident in their classroom and increase student learning.