Student choice and ownership is a way of passing the leadership baton to students in the classroom. Of course, this is an earned privilege over time that has required a lot of work on the part of the teacher. For example, teachers must thoroughly plan lessons to prevent misunderstandings and misbehaviors. They then must execute…

Student engagement is the art of keep students’ attention while simultaneously involving them in the process of their own learning. Teachers find student engagement to be an inviting challenge year after year as student interests and pop culture change. To be successful in engaging students during a lesson, a teacher has to know their content,…

Classroom management is a way to create structure for students to successfully operate in the learning space. The strategies teachers use are in efforts to create a positive and productive learning environment. Some aspects include building relationships, clear expectations, routines and procedures, and positive reinforcement. The goal for implementing a strong system is that it…

Lesson Design is a foundational process teachers engage in daily to meet the needs of the students they teach. Designing a lesson is not just filling in a lesson plan template. It is thinking through every inch of a lesson from start to finish- transitions, student pairings, higher order thinking questions and so forth. The…