from our journal
How to Survive the First Week of School: A New Teacher’s Guide
Let’s get one thing out of the way. The goal of your first week of school is not to prove you’re the best teacher in the building. It’s to build a classroom where students feel safe, routines begin to…
What Are Socratic Circles? A Simple Way to Teach Critical Thinking
A New Teacher’s Guide to Socratic Circles and Student-Led Discussions Have you ever finished teaching a lesson and wondered, Did my students really understand it, or were they just repeating what I said? That’s one reason I loved using…