Articles Index

School Uniforms

School uniforms are a hot political topic right now in the wake of violence like that at Columbine High School. What are the potential benefits and problems associated with school uniforms?

Year Round Education

Year round education is an idea that's been around for a long time. Look at the pros and cons of using this system.

Halloween Math

Halloween Math Word Problems.

Halloween Analogy Questions

Here is a quick worksheet that you can use with your students to help them work on analogy questions using a Halloween theme. This is great practice for standardized tests.

Halloween Lesson Plan Ideas

A happy assortment of Halloween lesson plan ideas across the curriculum.

Classroom Rules for Teachers

Classroom rules for a high school class.

Managing Student Conduct

Managing student conduct can seem scary, especially to newer teachers. However, it is one of the main tasks teachers have in order to maintain an academic classroom environment. This article looks at the steps teachers need to take for effective classroom discipline and classroom management.

Academic Expository Essay Topics

Expository essay topics for various disciplines.

Teacher Housekeeping Tasks

One of the six key teacher tasks is taking care of housekeeping and record keeping tasks. The way that a teacher handles these tasks says a lot about their classroom organization skills. With effective and easy-to-use systems in place, teachers will be able to spend more time focusing on actually instructing and interacting with their students.

Sample Persuasive Essay Topics

Sample persuasive essay topics that you can use for courses across the curriculum.

Effective Praise

Giving students effective praise is an important part of teaching. This article looks at the steps and the tips for giving effective praise.

General Expository Essay Topics

General essay topics that can be used in any discipline.

Student Portfolio Planning Checklist

Student portfolios provide an excellent way to measure the growth of student work over a period of time. This student portfolio planning checklist helps teachers as they plan how to create an effective student portfolio assessment for their classroom.

Student Portfolio Items

Here is a list of possible items that could be included in a student portfolio.

Classroom Checkout List

Use the classroom checkout list to help as you close out the school year.

My Best Teaching Experience

Every teacher can recount numerous highs and lows in their teaching career. Here is my best teaching experience by far. It taught me a lot, and I hope it can help you in areas of student misbehavior also.

Student Portfolios

Having students create portfolios can be a rewarding endeavor. This article looks at how to get started creating portfolios and the benefits of student portfolios.

School Violence

School violence is something that concerns the entire community. How widespread is the problem? What can we do about it?

Example Teacher Planning Periods

Here is a week of typical planning periods culled from an actual teacher's routine schedule. It is useful to see why this time is necessary and also why teachers end up taking a lot of their work home.

Budget Cuts and Teacher Planning Time

Some school districts have proposed reducing teacher planning time in an effort to fit more classes in the schedule and help with budgetary concerns. However, this is a big mistake. This article looks at the importance of teacher planning time.

English I Course Outline

Here is a course outline for English I. It includes major topics of study along with links and further information to help teachers of English.

Brain Teasers

Brain teasers are an excellent way to spend extra time in class. They help increase students' critical thinking skills too!

Compare-Contrast Prewriting Chart

Here is instructions for creating a compare/contrast prewriting chart that you can use in class today.

Robber Barons of the Late 19th Century

An easy way to compare and contrast individuals or other items is to use a framework. Here's a compare/contrast framework example using 19th century Robber Barons.

Teaching the Compare/Contrast Essay

Teaching the Compare Contrast Essay. Use these great worksheets to help your students write excellent compare/contrast essays.