This week on the blog we're talking about the importance of showing up authentically for your high school students.

How to navigate the emotional burden high school teachers carry.

If you want to be the best teacher you can be, you need to let go of these 5 things NOW.

Ever stand in front of your high school classroom and have a difficult time getting them back on task? Read more to learn how to change that

Here are the best things you can do to make your student teaching experience amazing and leaving more likely to get hired.

How to make the most out of your student teaching experience so you start feeling empowered in your own classroom.

It’s that time of year–the days off from school are beginning, the holiday magic is starting to fill the air, and sometimes the idea of a...

When I was hired for my first teaching position, I immediately went to the school, got the curriculum guides, and started planning units....

It’s been a few weeks since I blogged after an almost year-long streak. It’s interesting how imposter syndrome can sneak up and make you...

There were so many years that, the days after school let out, I would reflect and think about how I rushed the end of the year. I was...

It’s been two years since I’ve been in the classroom connecting with students. In the years prior to me leaving the classroom to have my...

It’s the end of the school year, the weather is getting nicer, the end-of-year field trips have started, and you see the light at the end...

This is the time of year when your classroom should be a well-oiled machine. Your students understand the expectations you have, they...

Teaching middle and high school students at the end of the school year is not for the faint of heart. It can be DIFFICULT. There are so...

The return from Spring Break pretty much means one thing: you're in the final stretch. First of all, let me offer you a huge...

I talk a lot about systems because I know that for me, and many, many others, systems make life so much easier, and isn’t that what we...

This weekend, I swapped out my winter sweaters for my spring and summer clothes. This is a love/hate process for me. I love the idea of...

If you're like the many teachers who are burnt out, I just want to remind you of two things: the first, you aren't alone. It has been a...

Last week we spent time going over five things you needed to stop doing to start healing yourself from teacher tired and burnout (check...

There’s been a lot of chatter about what teachers need: more support from administrators, an increase in salary, more school supplies,...