When something is used for more than one purpose, it loses it power. Three examples can be found in lesson plans, observations/evaluations, and PowerPoint ...

When new faculty members cross paths on campus, there’s a shorthand they share. “You making it?” “Busy. You?” “Swamped.” Sometimes, there’s just time for an exchange of eyerolls. I thought I was busy ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

During my thirty-year career in the classroom, I occasionally worked with colleagues who resisted the contractual requirement that they turn in weekly lesson plans. As veteran teachers, they felt that ...

As a mom to twin three-year-olds, my house is rarely quiet and never still. In the early days, I felt a constant, frantic pressure to hit every milestone on a precise schedule. I treated toddlerhood ...