As educators, we enter every class with a plan. We also enter these spaces with our personal traits and quirks. One of the most foundational yet underrated traits in classroom interactions is empathy.

After an experiment of abolishing computers from my public high school classroom from September to February, students ...

Our students are driven by a need to belong. In classroom environments where the need to belong is thwarted, however, young people may grasp for power and prestige rather than learn how to form ...

Having the opportunity to create a learning environment that encourages creative thinking, teachers are in a unique position to help students develop one of their most important life skills. Although ...

Valentine’s Day: Possibly the second-most dreaded day of the school year—after Halloween—for many teachers. Candy hearts and raging hormones aside, “love” is not a word we often hear in education. But ...

Classroom-management preparation is intricately tied to beginner-teacher success. Beginner teachers are more likely than their experienced peers to work in challenging schools. When they do not have ...

What is Inclusion in the Classroom and Why is it Important? Inclusion in the classroom means that all children, no matter their racial, religious, or ethnic background, gender, learning style, or ...

Fostering a culture of kindness enhances the connections made peer-to-peer and student to teacher. Carving out time to intentionally promote kindness cultivates empathy and understanding between ...

You've logged in to Google Classroom, have joined a class, and accessed class materials. Now, it's time to submit an assignment. To submit an assignment in Google Classroom, you'll first need to ...

The Confederate flag. The Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage. Policing minority communities. Nuclear weapons and Iran. Summer often brings a lull in the news, but not this year. And, come September, ...