The dreaded bathroom use issue! It can really throw off a lesson. In my 20+ years in grades 4-8, I’ve seen my share of “bathroom bluffs” and untimely “bathroom necessities”. For the sake of survival, I had to develop strategies to improve my classroom management and reduce interruptions due to bathroom issues…

Before I took graduate classes, I didn’t have classroom procedures. I created some for an assignment and never looked back. After implementing procedures for basic classroom activities, my room was neater, and I wasted less time quieting and corralling students.

Setting the stage with an “I can do it!” attitude helps inspire and motivate your students to work toward a specific goal. Best of all, you don’t have to be a yogi master to bring some of these benefits to your students…

I think most teachers would prefer a world where all students were intrinsically motivated, but it just isn’t an everyday reality. Many of us dig deep into our pockets and find extrinsic rewards to help change certain student behaviors. Guilty! Once I started adding up…

When I went back to school this year, I spent two full days in meetings. After a summer of relaxation and moving to the beat of my own wishes, I was required to sit for hours in a hard plastic chair while…