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7 Tips (and Lots of Links) for Organizing Your Classroom and Staying Sane

posted 12 days ago
By Joyce Wilson Teaching is a challenging profession, especially if you’re a new teacher. Fortunately, you can implement strategies to stay organized, ...

The Teacher Advocate Back-to-School Special

posted 19 days ago
The Teacher Advocate has more than 100 searchable articles on everyday topics that will always be relevant to new and returning teachers. Here are some ...

Stand Out as a Leader, Even If You Don’t Think You Are One—Yet!

posted 06-06-2023
By Jacek Polubiec Most of us agree that the idea that leaders just lead, teachers just teach, and students just learn is a thing of the past. Innovative ...

3 Keys to Safe and Connected Classrooms

posted 05-23-2023
By Kyle W. Lickel “Explosions.” That’s what popped in my head as I pondered the question: “What is going to get students to actually want ...

Great Classroom Management + High Teacher Confidence = An Effective New Teacher

posted 05-02-2023
By Grace Kibe Novice teachers aspire to have a great classroom, with students who are well behaved and academically successful. ...

ELLs 101: Debunking 5 Myths About ELLs, and Simple Practices to Reach Them

posted 04-25-2023
By Lisa Brizendine It is December in Tara’s first grade classroom, and 6 out of 18 students are English learners (ELLs). Tara reads aloud the story ...

Why “Print Culture” and “Emergent Literacy” Are Important to Literacy Development

posted 04-18-2023
By Jennifer Martin “A World Without Print”: This phrase is the title of a chapter from Victoria Purcell-Gates’ text, Other People’s Words: The Cycle ...

Classroom Library 101

posted 04-04-2023
By Julie Hoffman The classroom library is a fundamental component of the literacy-rich environment we want children to access at school. In essence, ...

Activate Students’ Minds with Active Reading

posted 03-28-2023
By Brian Williams, Rebecca Kavel, and Kyle Graham “I don’t understand! My students can read well, but they struggle to make sense of the text. As a ...