I remember when I was teaching 10th Grade World History and one of the topics was India.  If I am honest the topic itself was never one of my favorites but what I did enjoy was talking about Gandhi.  I even showed the entire Gandhi movie which is several hours long.  

I don't know how much my stu...

I was listening to a Teacher Podcast a few weeks ago and somebody reached out with a problems.  "I have 4 preps and I don't know what to do".  

First of all let's clarify what a prep is.  It takes time (a lot of time) to prepare lessons for our class.  A normal schedule for Secondary Education woul...

My first 3 weeks of school are in the bag and so far all is going well.  Every time I pass another teacher they always ask, "How are the kids this year".  My response is always the same, "They are always good the first 2 weeks.  It is the honeymoon period".  There is a lot of truth to that statement...

Can you believe it.  Another school year has begun.  This is my 20th year teaching and I am glad to say I am just excited about teaching this year as I was my first year.  To be honest I am more excited about this year than my first year because I almost got fired my first year.  We will save that...

Procedures, Procedures, Procedures.  That needs to be the mantra of every teacher.  I can promise you this.  If you have solid procedures in your classroom you class will run better.

I once heard another teacher say that running your class is kinda like a dance and procedures are the dance mov...

As a teacher we have some many expectations on how we do are job, it is crazy.  Our district expects us to run our classroom a certain way and our administration has their own opinions.  Parents also want us to run our classroom a certain way.  Ultimately the responsibility of what happens in our ...

Before I started teaching I thought my days would be filled with me sharing all of my knowledge with my students and finding ways in which to make the content relatable and creative.  

I knew there would be some issues of talking and disruption but I thought a quick reminder to get back on task w...

There is so much truth to the saying, "It is not what you say but how you say it". 

Let me be the first to say, that students need consequences.  Heck I still need consequences for my actions.  I do my best to teach my students and my own kids that our actions effect others and we need to take r...

I just read a Facebook post from a new teacher stating that school is not starting for a couple of more weeks and they can't stop thinking about all the things they need to do.  

I know how they felt because last night I had a dream that I was teaching class and I forgot my lesson and I was st...

In my course on classroom management one of the topics is "Knowing Your Threshold".  In other words, what are your expectations of your students.  In my latest video I discuss the importance of being crystal clear on how you want your classroom to be.  

It is easier said than done because we are ...

Two weekends ago I saw my son walk across the stage and accept his High School Diploma.  I swear it was just yesterday that I was teaching him to tie his shoes and ride his bike.  The time goes so fast but I enjoyed every moment of it.  

This is not my first rodeo since my oldest graduated two year...

I was getting ready to go for a jog last weekend and as I was putting on my shoes, I was preparing my mind for the discomfort.  You see, I knew it was going to hurt.  I have not been jogging in a while and when you first start jogging it is painful.  I knew my lungs would start to burn as they try t...