Tales from the ClassroomSep 223 minTeaching Mindfulness During Distance Learning Mindfulness is one strategy that we can teach our students that can support them in dealing with the stress and anxiety they feel today...
Tales from the ClassroomSep 165 minHow to Use the Overlooked Frameworks to Forward Your and Your Children’s ThinkingThe tools of the national frameworks can create potential through-lines for the construction of knowledge and skills.
Tales from the ClassroomSep 104 minThree Resources for Bringing the Joy Factor to Your Online ClassroomWhen I think about my classroom in previous years, I have always prioritized the joy factor through the use of humor and games.
Tales from the ClassroomAug 266 minAsk a Teacher: Four Tips to Support Your Student with Distance Learning Although distance learning may feel overwhelming...these four tips can provide a starting point for finding success this school year.
Tales from the ClassroomAug 207 minMy First Peek from the Other Side of the Desk: Perspectives of Beginning Teacher Education StudentsEdited by Kathleen Watson Teacher Education students at Capital University have the opportunity to begin field placements very early in t...
Tales from the ClassroomAug 114 minImproving the School to Home Connection Through Positive CommunicationI have shifted from being an unwanted phone call, to becoming not only a consistent point of contact for my families’ needs
Tales from the ClassroomAug 57 minRethinking What it Means to Be Culturally Relevant in SchoolsAs teachers, we are not the ones to define our student’s identities, rather we are the facilitators of such journeys.
Tales from the ClassroomJul 305 minWhy Local Control is Detrimental to Rural CommunitiesRural administrators will not be perceived as opposing an idea in their decision making, they will be perceived as opposing individuals.
Tales from the ClassroomJul 235 minThe Trouble with Grading: Visions of a Gradeless ClassroomWhen I started caring LESS about the percentage and MORE about my students learning, I began to let go of control.
Tales from the ClassroomJun 305 minUsing Humor to Support Students’ Well-Being and Create a Rigorous ClassroomTeacher Rachel Fuhrman shares how teachers can use humor to support students intellectual and social-emotional growth.
Tales from the ClassroomJun 253 minHelping Students Become Independent Learners with Interactive LessonsIf the last few months have taught us anything, it’s that we need to make some big changes in the ways we teach and communicate...
Tales from the ClassroomJun 165 minEquitable and Trauma-Informed Math TeachingI have a 13-year-old daughter, and she asked, “Daddy, will those incidents happen to us because we are not white?”
Tales from the ClassroomJun 47 minTales from a Reclusive Teacher: A Call to Action in the Fight for Racial EqualityNo matter what we do, so long as we have love in our heart and a belief that we are all equal, we are acting.
Tales from the ClassroomMay 276 minManaging the Classroom Through Positive Relationships and Reinforcement Teachers can use a positive classroom environment, based high expectations combined with positive student teacher relationships...
Tales from the ClassroomMay 223 mineBook Download: How You Can Teach for Long-Term LearningApply Yup Teaching Methods to Help Your Students Master Math and More The Tales from the Classroom team is excited to share this invited ...
Tales from the ClassroomMay 127 minCurating Happiness in Education During a PandemicHappiness as an aim is often overlooked in education. We consider behavioral objectives, and even economic goals for educating generations o
Tales from the ClassroomMay 84 minWhat Really Matters? Teaching English During a Pandemic In the heart of chaos we have rediscovered an educational truth: the students matter most.
Tales from the ClassroomApr 167 minResearch That Makes Sense for Educators and Parents: Introducing Ed CritBy Ali Manion During my years as a teacher, I frequently found myself stymied by the educational research that occasionally floated acros...
