These days, I am an Educational Consultant for Outliers Publishing. I create leadership curriculum that pairs with the Outlier Series of leadership and career books. I also teach math courses at a local community college. But I used to be a high school teacher. When I was teaching, I typically struggled finding the time to hunt down a quality conference for professional development. Let’s face it, between lesson planning, preparing, creation of material, tutoring and grading, teachers don’t have much time in the day to find quality events. Personally, I have been both motivated and … [Read more...]
Controlling the Classroom with Reactive Classroom Management Tips and Tricks
Nailing down classroom management is extremely important for teachers. There is not an exact science to it, and several classroom management techniques may need to be tested before a teacher figures out what works best in their classroom. Testing out different techniques is by far the hardest part about classroom management. As much as you read and learn about it in college, there is no teacher like experience. Testing out strategies, refocusing, analyzing effects and testing again seems to be the tried and true way to achieving a managed classroom. What seems to work for one teacher may not … [Read more...]
15 Teaching Hacks: Tips To Make A Teacher’s Life Easier
In the spirit of our next book, Outliers in Education, we thought we would devote the next few blogs to making teachers lives easier. Being a teacher is one of the most challenging jobs on the planet. With so many things to get done to ensure that students are intellectually challenged and inspired to continue to learn, teachers deserve a few efficiency tricks that will help them work smarter, not harder (they already work pretty darn hard). Here are fifteen teacher hacks every educator should know! 1. Dollar store table cloths = Instant Bulletin Board Background. We all know that many … [Read more...]
The Student Teacher’s Survival Guide
I remember student teaching very clearly. I was a ball of emotions: excited, nervous, joyful and scared, just to name a few. Teaching is an important job and I was ready for the challenge… ready to change the world one student at a time. Although I had heard horror stories about student teaching, I knew my classmates and I would be able to have a positive experience. I learned a ton during student teaching and you, too, can have a successful experience by using these helpful tips to survive your time as a student teacher. The following tips are a compilation from my own personal experience, … [Read more...]