by mindroar | Jan 28, 2021 | blog, reasons why you should, teaching, teaching strategies, teaching study skills
“This is boring!” said Billie-Jean to her friend seated next to her. I wasn’t supposed to hear it, but I did. And my heart sank a little. Medieval history was one of my favorite topics to teach in my Year 9 Social Sciences class. All those castles,...
by mindroar | Jan 24, 2020 | #teacherlife, classroom management, teaching, teaching strategies
In my fourth year of teaching, I had a lightbulb moment. Positive praise works. I should’ve known: I’d had professional development sessions on it and read about it in teaching manuals. But somehow it didn’t sink in until I had a student approach me...
by mindroar | Nov 29, 2019 | #teacherlife, classroom management, teaching, teaching strategies
As a beginning teacher, I would’ve forefeited my first year’s salary to find out easy, effective classroom rewards for students. But I’m going to give it to you for free: positive praise. What? Positive praise is the best reward? And it’s free?...
by mindroar | Nov 18, 2019 | #teacherlife, blog, Crash Course Literature, Crash Course Study Skills, free resources, teaching, teaching resources, video resources
It’s 4pm and you were supposed to pick up your kids from daycare half an hour ago, but you still have to figure out how to introduce that content-heavy lesson for tomorrow’s third period Year 9 English class. Your stomach sinks because you need to be...
by mindroar | Nov 11, 2019 | #teacherlife, blog, classroom management, parenting, teaching, teaching strategies
Are you a beginning teacher struggling with managing your class? Or are a parent of a threenager who pushes every.single.button? Read on to find out 5 strategies for classroom management that parents can use too. Set boundaries Classroom management strategy one: set...
by mindroar | Nov 3, 2019 | #teacherlife, blog, teaching, time management
The first time I experienced that bone-deep exhaustion that is the hallmark of parenthood was when I was pregnant with my first child. Driving home most days, all I could think about was napping on my comfy couch. I definitely could’ve used some time-management...
