Articles For Teachers

10 Tips For A Successful Classroom Environment -- To promote student learning and an environment that encourages success keep these 10 things in mind.

Mindfulness and Education: Teachers, Make It Fun -- As a mindfulness trainer, I’m a big fan of promoting greater mindfulness in the classroom. However, it’s interesting to me that those who seem to be the most thoughtful and passionate proponents of mindfulness in education are the ones most likely to be trapped by their limited thinking.

School Bullying is Not a Normal Part of Growing Up! -- “Boys will be boys” and “Girls just do that” is what we hear from so many people. As a kid myself, I remember getting teased and no one came to help or told me what to do. And, you know what? It hurt me then as much as it hurts kids today.

School Bullies: Hit 'Em Where It Hurts! -- School bullies never seem to stop! Sometimes you have to “hit ‘em where it hurts” as we say! So you have made a dent in the bullying at your school! Congrats. But, you still have a hard core of 5-10% of the bullies that you are trying to reach?

School Bullying: Are You Frustrated You Have not been able to Stop the Bullies -- You are frustrated as a professional! You have given these bully victims all of your best techniques, and they are still being bullied. What should you do?

Seeing Purple: On Pens and Paying Attention -- It's back-to-school time once again, and purple is IN. I'm not talking about fashion trends--though the September issues of most magazines are singing the praises of plum and berry shades. No, I'm referring to the hottest item at Office Depot, Staples, and other school supply meccas...Purple pens.

Break Through Strategies for Teaching Social Skills -- As any parent or teacher with the responsibility of teaching individuals with social skills deficits can tell you, “It ain’t easy.” The reason that teaching social skills is so difficult is because those who need it usually possess mental and emotional barriers to learning.

Teaching the Traditional Curriculum from a Multi-Cultural Perspective -- As a history teacher, I strongly feel that teaching is much more than a list of facts and dates. In fact, I tell my students that what makes social studies such a great subject is that there are not always right and wrong answers.

The Integration of Social Studies and Language Arts is Long Overdue -- In order for students to truly become readers who “read for understanding”, teaching reading must not be the sole responsibility of the language arts department. Teaching reading must be incorporated into every subject area.