Classroom Management · 6 Back-to-School Classroom Management Tips for Teachers Becca Foxwell| 8/24/23||Back-to-school time is upon us. As we get our classrooms ready in anticipation of a new group of students, it’s essential to remember that the…
Teacher of the Year · 10 Qualities of Highly Effective Teachers Becca Foxwell| 7/28/23||What makes a teacher highly effective in the classroom? I get asked this question quite often! As the 2016-2017 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, I…
Music · 3 Ways To Use Music In Your Elementary Classroom Becca Foxwell| 11/26/22||A couple of years ago one of my student’s parents called me at school to tell me a funny story about her son. She said…
Music · Why You Should Use Music in the Classroom Becca Foxwell| 11/19/22||I have used music in my classroom since I started teaching and always knew music was important, but it wasn’t until a close family member…
Teacher of the Year · 4 Ways to Guide Students to Success Becca Foxwell| 10/3/22||Times have changed, and in order to prepare our students for 21st century success, our classrooms cannot look like the classroom of yesteryear. Our students…
Teacher of the Year · A Call To Support Students – Whenever and Wherever They Need It Chris Gleason| 1/27/20||It was a week before school started, on a sun-drenched day in August when I sat down to read some information about my incoming students.…
Teacher of the Year · Leave Comparison in Math Class Becca Foxwell| 1/21/20||One of the first-grade math standards is to teach our students how to compare numbers. We do lots of fun things to make the abstract…
Social Emotional Learning · 5 Sayings I Tell My Students Every Day Becca Foxwell| 1/2/20||When I won Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, my school put on a beautiful celebration assembly. At the assembly they had two students from each…
