When you’re in the classroom, that’s where you want your mind to be. After all, it’s hard to focus on the students in…
By Gillian Woodhouse Australia’s schools are still too often measured by ATAR scores, NAPLAN results and exam rankings. But those numbers tell only…
Originally published in TEACH Magazine, April 2026 Issue By Karen Wilfrid Monday morning, I open the weekly calendar that our school secretary sends out,…
The longer the semester wears on, the harder it can be to focus on grading, planning, or other admin-centric tasks that don’t directly…
As artificial intelligence continues to expand its presence in schools, the need to educate educators and support staff also continues to grow. And…
President Trump and his team value multilingualism As automated translation improves and college language program enrollments drop, it’s encouraging to hear how valuable…
Most of today’s students have never known a world without technology, which significantly impacts their attention spans (“Digital Dementia: How Screens and Digital Devices Impact Memory” 2023). Microsoft…
Barrie Olson moves us beyond linear literacy instruction For decades, reading instruction in the US has been the subject of debate while student…
Cultural humility Not cultural awareness but cultural humility. The most effective leaders arrive ready to learn before they lead. They listen to understand…
Knoword is a gamified platform that’s built to help students progress in building vocabulary. The idea here is to make things so fun…
As you read the content of this article, you may wonder why you are yet to implement the strategies outlined here. But the fact is many of us were not taught in doctoral school how to teach or build our…
There always has been longstanding debate in education about what skill sets students should learn and how their learning should be assessed. The advent of AI, however, has created an immediate need to reexamine…
While national coverage continues to focus on acute shortages, particularly in regional and disadvantaged schools, new analysis shows that nation’s teaching workforce could…
While students may recognize the names of famous American poets such as Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, there are lesser-known yet prominent poets…
Who, what, when, where, why? Poets use brainstorming and structure to write funny, serious, and sentimental poetry. Show students how it’s done as…
By Dr. Grant Atkins School and district leaders have spent years instilling in teachers the importance of personalizing learning for students by differentiating…
Teachers need to understand that young people can only think about a limited number of things at once – and new national teaching…
A teacher responding to recent reporting about parents asking schools to return to pen-and-paper learning argued that after banning laptops in his classroom,…
Every teacher has students who insist they can’t write poetry because they just can’t think of the right words. That’s why blackout poems…